Hi Viv,
oh how beautiful,,,, the lighthouse actually reminded me of the east coast,,,,
until you gave the description
an orca whale, lavender fields, snow capped mountains
and the tree with that lovely cinnamon coloured bark can only be a tree we call "Arbutus"
,,,,now I'll have to look up what a Pacific Madrona is....
way too cool,,,,,that's exactly what it is....
Pacific Madrone,,,,, A. menziesii - Arbutus Pacific Madrone
they are native to western north America
and it's name means "Strawberry Tree' because of the red fruits it bears which stay on till December....
it does get a blight though,,,,I think it's called 'fungal leaf spot'
and tends to ruin the beautiful evergreen leaves....
there's a good sized one on the front of the property out by the road,,,and lots dotting the cliff side of the ridge where I live,,,,
but they are gorgeous,,,,the bark is so smooth...
recently Maria showed a picture of pandas,,,,,so this lady 'knows' how to do it....(so do quite a few others),,,,,but I haven't seen her post here yet.
I will give her a jog....
and if that's only a portion of the quilt, I can hardly wait to see the rest of it....
now,,,, (hee hee),,,put your avi back up...(only kidding - but soon hey!)
love and light to you and everyone here
pp
xoxo