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2017 Garden Club Garden Tour

The Orcas Island Garden Club persuaded five fabulous owners to share their gardens.  This is the annual fundraising activity for the Garden Club.  The gardens are in top shape; obviously, thousands of hours of loving work was spent. Click on the images to see the full photo set for each […]


Oh, deer!

The other day, as I was headed into the garage, movement caught my eye through the window of the man door to my right. Looking through the window and the deck wires beyond, I caught a glimpse of reddish tan fur. Sure enough, one of our little island deer was […]


Indian Island

We were on our way out of town for a hike up Turtleback Mountain when we noticed that the tide was out, and the tombolo (Italian word for sand bar that shows up at low tide connecting an island to a bigger island or mainland) was exposed.  Normally, Indian Island […]


Tulips 2

  We moved to Orcas Island in mid-2015. We had visited the area for several years before that and had been here for every season but spring. We are accustomed to fields of wheat or corn. Wind blowing through wheat when it is green or golden is quite beautiful. But, […]