Lanterns at dusk Painting

The place is the Maryland Eastern Shore. Specifically the town of Saint Michaels on the Chesapeake Bay. The population is much larger than Pueblo Edén but they are both charming towns where people live peacefully and in nature. St. Michaels is also known as "the town that fooled the British". During the War of 1812, the residents of St. Michaels, having been forewarned that British barges were positioned on the waters to attack with cannon fire, hung lanterns into the trees. This first successful "blackout" fooled the British into shooting at trees at nightfall, therefore erring the aim of the town's houses. My little niece Rosa proposed that on this night they were just rehearsing and enjoying the evening, therefore, no ships or cannons, just a peaceful scene, like any of the ones in Pueblo Edén.