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August 2011

Tybee Island Sea Turtle News!

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photo thanks to the Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook Page

The summer season might be coming to an end, but Tybee Island‘s sea turtle season is still going strong! Our Nest 5 hatched Tuesday, August 16th, and the wonderful people with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project excavated Saturday evening. Excavations are open to the public, so there was a pretty good crowd there to watch and learn! There were no live stragglers or casualties found – just hatched eggs. Wonderful news! In all, 60 to 80 babies made their way to the waiting waves.

Nest 5 excavation, photo thanks to the Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook Page.

That’s not all either! Nest 6 hatched Wednesday, August 17th. It was a good thing Sybil from the Tybee Sea Turtle Project was there, too! The action began before the sun fully set, so she was able to make sure the babies made their way safely to the ocean. The Nest 6 excavation was held Sunday evening. Eighty-one hatched eggs were found, along with 11 undeveloped eggs, no stragglers, but on little guy that didn’t make it. That’s sad news, but not uncommon. Over all, the nest was a success!

photo by Amy Capello from the Tybee Sea Turtle Project

If you’d like to learn more about Tybee Island wildlife, especially our beloved sea turtles, make sure to check out the Tybee Island Marine Science Center here on the island. If you can’t visit in person, check out their website! There’s a lot of wonderful information, and you can even plan out your visit ahead of time. We really appreciate all the hard working scientists and volunteers with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project, and we are sure the sea turtles do, too! Stay tuned, the season isn’t over yet!

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We Can’t Choose So Why Don’t You!

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We’re exhausted!  We’ve tried our best to choose the best Tybee Island Beach photo for our contest, but we just can’t do it.  If it were up to Mermaid Cottages every photo entered would be declared the winner.  They were all that good!

Our staff worked all week to narrow the entries down to these five beautiful photos.  Please enjoy looking at them as much as we have and help us choose the winner.

Voting starts right now and ends at 8 AM EST on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

To cast your vote, please comment on our Facebook page and enter the number of the photo you like best!

Aren’t they all wonderful?  Thank you to everyone that sumitted photos.  Look for us to share them in upcoming posts and on our sites for everyone to enjoy!

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Sea La Vie

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PONY

     “There is no distance too great…there is no transgression too severe…there is no end to my love for you, son…you must always find your way home to Sea La Vie, for it is life…”

Tiercy’s words kept running through my head.  Fighting for my soul.  Her strength and power still trying to protect me.  Can my mother’s love carry me through…once again?  Tiercy, my mother, had been the strongest most powerful influence in my life.  Even while our family history dictated we must follow the teachings of my great grandfather, Erik, and honor his commitment and debt to Roya and her league,  my mother tried to protect me from what I now believe must be my final fate.

I’ve made it to Ossabaw Island.  Though it is dark and only softy lit by a half moon, it is my familiar.  For what I must do now I cannot bring shame to Sea La Vie.  This is as close as I dare bring this dishonor I am about to commit.  My beloved Tybee Island.  My precious Sea La Vie.  I will spare you my burden.  For all my mother’s love I cannot overcome this destiny that seems to have been placed upon me from the beginning.  It is my lot.

photo by Julie Cioni Corbin

My mother did everything she could and I know it even more now.  At birth I was to have been named Lucian, but for reasons only once explained to me  my grandmother burst into the room and declared, “Tiercy, you will not give that boy that name.  I will not have my husband look at that boy and hear that name for the rest of his life.” My mother had not discovered her strength as of yet, so it was to be as my grandmother declared.

I understand the reasoning.  I just wish my mother had found another way to give me a name that would instill power and confidence and bring honor to what she had in her heart.  My name was changed that day.  I have bore this life so far as  William Pontifer Scout.  Everyone called me Pony.  I have lived up to it as best I could, but here I am standing on this mound of rocks overlooking what must be my fate.  The bare limbs of this bunya bunya tree swaying in the breeze above my head are much like the shedding antlers of our island bucks after ther rutting season.  Even the tide seems to be retreating from my disgrace as it rapidly recedes. It’s rushing out to sea so as not to bear withness to my decision.

Pony.  Pony Scout.   No more.

SSSSSHHHHOOOOMMMMMMM…….SFIDST….

To be continued…

Is it truth or fiction?  You must come see for your self.  Sea La Vie, a Tybee Island novella…

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Seasons Change

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by Cottage Cheese

photo by Margo Cook

Thank goodness for the wonderful memories of life, love, laughter, sun, sand and sea.

As the summer season winds down, take that last look at the sea before you head back home.  Soak it all in and let it last forever.
Wet your lips with the spray from the waves so that you will always keep the taste of the salty sea on your palate.
photo by Sheena Myers
Reach out with both arms and tuck away into your heart the sights of the sizzling sun as it melts into the surf…
…when you’re feeling a little beachy and in desperate need of a break from the stresses of life keep this link handy and let the memories of your Tybee Times soothe your soul…

But, most important…
Remember to live your best life.  Dream a little dream.  Grab for the best this world has to offer.  Take a chance on love.
David Riddle Proposed On Tybee Beach

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Pretty As A Picture

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Lord knows, she’s just about the busiest gal on Tybee Island!

She greets every guest upon arrival and bids them farewell when they depart.

She watches over every meal that’s prepared in the kitchen and poses for countless photographs in every room of the house.

Yes, we’re talking about Paula Deen…or rather her life-size cutout that resides at her Tybee Island beach house, Y\’all Come Inn.

Recently, one guest shared this with us:

We’ve been moving her from room to room throughout the house.  We never know where Paula might be hanging out.  Sometimes, it’s behind a door, in the kitchen or in a bedroom. She’s even surprised us by hiding out in a closet and once she surprised us by hiding in the shower.  At one point our 17 month old took to scurrying up and down the stairs unsupervised, so we placed Paula at the foot of the stairs to stand guard.   Our little girl did not go near the stairs for quite a while until she finally figured out that Paula wouldn’t stop her if she did.

She’s made public appearances at Seaside Sisters, around the island and in Savannah.  Through it all she’s never stopped smiling!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To show our appreciation we’d like to create a special album of fan photos with our Paula.

If you’ve been a guest at Y’all Come Inn or if you’ve had your photo taken with her on Tybee or in Savannah, please share the photos with us here on Facebook.  We’d love for you to be included in this special Paula Photo Album!

SMILE!  You’re in Paula’s Pictures!

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