Sand Castle Trail Update: Hey -- its' really happening! Sculptures are rising on the beach at Good Hope Circle and on the landscaped corner of Saturn and Padre Blvd. And how's this for timely: sculptor Joo Heng Tan from Singapore is creating a bust of the Turtle Lady at Turtle Lady Park -- just in time for an unveiling at her 107th birthday celebration on Sun., Oct. 30.

Here is a photo of Dutch carvers Edith von de Wettering and Wilfred Stijger who are creating a multi-media sculpture for the South Padre Island city hall. It will feature a pair of little characters riding on the back of a giant gravity-defying sea turtle.