Wyland Wall 95 Web Cam - Key Largo

fmgypsy333 · Post by **fmgypsy333** » February 5, 2007 5:48 pm

Hi folks Rumor has it Jimmy may make an apearence at Wyland's last Whaling wall #95 which he is currently painting in Key Largo MM99.2
He may be there Sunday 11th or Monday 12th for the dedication. Guy Harvey will also help him paint the wall!.....
This is awsome check out the web cam.....
Wyland Web Cam

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » February 5, 2007 6:15 pm

Cool webcam.

We can watch him finish up...

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » February 5, 2007 6:24 pm

. .Hello, gypsy . . ! !

. .first, welcome to BN. . thanks for sharing the cool webcam site . . ! !

. .secondly . . I'm BG. . .nice to greet you . . ! !

. .thirdly . . Lord willin, and the creek don't rise . . we ( both of the BG's ) will be there starting Friday . . ! !

. . hope to certainly run into you there . . ! !

. .first drink is on US . .! !

. .I'm sooooooooooo excited about this . . ! !

balcony girls #2 · Post by **balcony girls #2** » February 5, 2007 7:40 pm

Hi Gypsy!
I'm BG2 (Balcony Girl #2)...
Thanks for the pics...

I'm about to start packin' my bag !
Can't wait to see Wyland again! He's soooo cool!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 7, 2007 10:26 am

balcony girls wrote: . .thirdly . . Lord willin, and the creek don't rise . . we ( both of the BG's ) will be there starting Friday . . ! !

. .I'm sooooooooooo excited about this . . ! !

Not without me you ain't!!!!!

er, um, I mean... might I tag along with you and bg2?

Perty please, with sugar on top?

Have bar, will travel!!

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » February 7, 2007 11:03 am

Tiki Bar wrote:Not without me you ain't!!!!!

er, um, I mean... might I tag along with you and bg2? Perty please, with sugar on top?

Have bar, will travel!!

. .WOOOOOO FREEKIN HOOOOOOOOOOO . .! !

. .been waiting on that " Official Announcement " . . .! ! !

. .happy dance. . ! !

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 7, 2007 11:15 am

balcony girls wrote:
Tiki Bar wrote:Not without me you ain't!!!!!

er, um, I mean... might I tag along with you and bg2? Perty please, with sugar on top?

Have bar, will travel!!

. .WOOOOOO FREEKIN HOOOOOOOOOOO . .! !

. .been waiting on that " Official Announcement " . . .! ! !

. .happy dance. . ! !

And with a day to spare!

WOOOOOO FREEKIN HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » February 7, 2007 11:34 am

Well, y'all wave at the webcam at us!!!

(and tell us again what days you're going to be there)...

okay, I see it ... FRIDAY... What time?

I'm not leaving for Tally until Saturday morning...

I want to see your smiling faces!!!

And drag Wyland over so we can see him, too!

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » February 7, 2007 11:42 am

There's even a "waving hi photo spot" under the tent.

Waving Hi Photo Spot

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 7, 2007 4:17 pm

carolinagirl wrote:There's even a "waving hi photo spot" under the tent.

Waving Hi Photo Spot

Ok Bonnie, we'll look for it!

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » February 7, 2007 5:29 pm

Very interesting that he chose stingrays.

Wonder if it had anything to do with Steve Irwin.

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » February 8, 2007 3:52 pm

Have you checked the progress today? It's beautiful.
I just wish there was a live cam on BOTH sides so we
could see how it's all coming along. I'm looking forward
to checking in out in person on our next drive through.

fruityparrothead · Post by **fruityparrothead** » February 8, 2007 8:36 pm

Thanks for that link............I adore Wyland's work.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 13, 2007 5:15 pm

Disclaimer: These pictures do not do the least bit of justice to how mindblowing it was to watch Wyland at work... he's simply amazing! (not to mention, what a beautiful soul!!!) What a talent, and what a gift for him to share with the world, all the while "painting with a purpose" so to speak!

Also, these are also merely progress pictures taken on Saturday and Sunday... before many details were added. And for some reason they seem a bit blurry on my screen... not sure if it's a DDU thing or not.

The south side of the building, before the diver (who Wyland said was him), and pelican, and sharks, and...; and the beginning of the east side dolphins:

The east and north sides... I'm not sure who his young helper was, but she was thrilled, and was treated to a round of applause when she was lowered to the ground!

The north side, before a hammerhead among other sea creatures...

The upper left of the south side...

Quite possibly the first, but probably not the last fins up in front of the Key Largo Wyland wall!

It was a steady rain during yesterday's dedication, and enough wind to make it go sideways, so even with our umbrellas, we were soaked clear through to the undergarments!

Among the many on his list of praises, Wyland did include Steve Irwin and Jacque Cousteau. And due to some pesky rain delays, he's not quite done, and will quietly finish it up and seal it. He also said they will be illuminating it, so it will be seen day and night. There was lots of filming going on, so it would seem there's some sort of documentary in the works, which would be awesome to see!

But what an incredible weekend I had, thanks to my balcony buds!!

Lots of smiles

, lots of laughs

, lots of sighs, lots of warm fuzzies! I owe them big time for introducing me to the wonderful world of Wyland!

dnw · Post by **dnw** » February 13, 2007 5:30 pm

Thanks for sharing.

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » February 13, 2007 5:46 pm

Great pics and thanks for sharing!

How long did it / will it take him to paint the entire building?

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » February 13, 2007 5:50 pm

What an adventure!

saltshaker1 · Post by **saltshaker1** » February 13, 2007 11:21 pm

those are some cool pics.

thanks for sharing them!

conched · Post by **conched** » February 14, 2007 3:16 am

So glad you got to be there for that!! Thanks for sharing photos.

Fins up to Y'all!

Reefdiver · Post by **Reefdiver** » February 14, 2007 11:21 am

WOW, that is beautiful !! That building looks so much better now than it did wearing an old coat of pale yellow (if I remember right) paint. When I saw the pictures, I asked my daughter to come and take a look, she knew in an instant exactly where it was, and she was impressed (takes a lot to impress a 15 year old). I'm sure it will become a Key's landmark, just like the giant lobster and 7 mile bridge down Hwy 1.