Special Thanks to Tracie Cambell, art teacher at Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana.  She had her students pick a painting and recreate it in pastel….not easy to do.  They chose my Scarlet McCaw to recreate, and did a great job!!!

I wanted to mention I had a terrific time at the Dana Wharf Sportfishing and  Whale Watching event hosted by the Wyland Foundation.  This was a newer Catamaran event with limited guest, so it was like having a private charter.  Very reasonable in price, and part of the proceeds go back into the Wyland Foundation for environmental causes. The experience was marvelous in that you could stand on the bow of the Catamaran while watching the dolphins under the vessel.  It gives you the feeling of flying across the ocean.  The staff was friendly and very accommodating.  You could tell everyone loves his or her job.  The event starts with children drawing dolphins and whales in a private video created by Wyland.  I highly recommend this event for children and adults..it is wonderful to see children’s eyes light up when they see the animals of the sea.

It’s been an incredibly busy two weeks.  First of all I cannot say enough about the Wyland team at the Headquarters in Aliso Viejo.   Thank you again for my spectacular Wyland Original Water Color.  I won this near my birthday from their “Currents Newsletter” subscription…and it was a terrific surprise, since I have never won anything!  It is beautiful and I love it!!  Again, special thanks to Jennifer Small and Karla Kipp. Please see my Facebook blogs for more information and all the people I met, and you can always visit the wyland.com website to see more about the terrific things Wyland and his team are doing to help children, art and the environment.