Boggy Bottom Bayou: December 2014

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Back in the Saddle!

BACK IN THE SADDLE!
Well, Hello all my Pretties and Handsomes!!!
I AM HERE! (feels like I’m part of a bad re-make of Horton Hears a Who!) Please forgive me for my absence…truth is, I have felt too sick to be up at the computer. I just came back out of the hospital (after the usual “lights and sirens” trip into the hospital) This has gotten old! Complications from previous surgeries have left my body a bit ragged, but I am gaining strength again and miss my friends! You know the old saying “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger…well, it was touch and go for a few days and I was beginning to question the wisdom behind that one! But I should not…after all, I am this year’s version of the “Unsinkable Molly Brown! God is keeping me around for some reason and I truly believe you are all part of that reason…we are here to lift each other, and to grow each other into the best examples of people and Artists there are and I thank my group of friends for your contributions to my uplifting, during a difficult part of my life…yes,enough of this rambling…

One more thing before I go…

I am working on some new designs for a very important submission…well, important to me….I will let ya’ll know, when I know I’ve made t and give the juicy details right here…just don’t want to share too much yet as I don’t want to “Jinx” it, but I will start sharing some works in progress and would appreciate your feedback…be ready for some Teddy Bears and Prim soft dollies! Yes, I am taking it “back to the future”! Here is my first prim pumpkin…or at least its head!

Love and Friendship Always,

Carly Anne

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Allan graduates! Masters of Science!

Masters in Engineering from CU!!! Just last week we went to Colorado for my eldest son's graduation from Colorado University at Boulder. He now has his Masters in Environmental Engineering. He received his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from USF where he was the President of Engineers Without Borders.

He has always had an interest in providing sanitary drinking water to those in other countries who have none. His most recent trip took him to Africa for a few months! He had quite the experience!

Congratulations, Allan!!!

My Son Matthew, Birds of Prey!!!

This is a picute of my son,Matthew, who is the Coordinator for Eagle Watch in Florida!

Audubon’s Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors in 1979. Thirty one years later, the Center is the premier raptor rehabilitation facility in the eastern United States. Raptors treated at the Center include hawks, owls, kites, falcons and eagles. In addition to birds of prey, it also cares for vultures, taking every opportunity to educate the public about these very valuable members of the stork family.

Annual patient admissions average 600, with a release rate of 40%. Approximately 10% of admissions annually are Bald Eagles, and the Center is renowned for its eagle care. To date the Center has released 407 eagles back to the wild.

Non-releasable birds may live out their lives at the Center as education ambassadors. Young birds with permanent disabilities are trained to the glove and become “working birds”, traveling to schools, festivals and other events. They interact with over 20,000 people annually.

The Center is located in a suburban neighborhood on Lake Sybelia in Maitland. In addition to over 20 species of raptors and vultures on display, there are educational displays, a butterfly garden, gazebo and wetlands on the lake and Audubon House, a restored 1924 bungalow.