TIME TO READ AGAIN............

THIS IS SUCH AN ADORABLE BOOKMARK, NOW I HAVE TO FIND A BOOK AND START READING AGAIN. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SHORT WEEK WITH HAVING MEMORIAL DAY OFF, BUT THAT'S OK, IT WILL BE THE WEEKEND AGAIN. OUR WEATHER IS SO BEAUTIFUL, HOT......VERY HOT.......BUT...BEAUTIFUL. WE BBQ AND EAT OUTSIDE, I JUST LOVE IT. HAVE A GREAT WEEK MY FRIENDS. RIZZI

MEMORIAL DAY

MEMORIAL DAY HONORS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED WHILE SERVING IN THE AMERICAN MILITARY. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS DECORATION DAY.

EACH YEAR ON MEMORIAL DAY A NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE TAKES PLACE AT 3:00 PM LOCAL TIME.

HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING THEIR WEEKEND.......................RIZZI

TEA IN THE GARDEN ON SATURDAY WITH BERNIDEEN ...#4

TEA PARTIES ARE SO LOVELY, AND MAY I SAY, ALSO ELEGANT. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF TEA PARTIES, BUT THE KIND I LIKE THE MOST IS AFTERNOON TEA. MY DAUGHTER JACKIE AND I HAVE A TEA LUNCHEON EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

TO START.......FRESH FLOWERS ARE SO PRETTY ON THE TABLE AND THE SCENT IS SO NICE.
THIS PAST WEDNESDAY I MADE CHICKEN ROLL-UPS, STUFFED WITH BREAD STUFFING AND SAUSAGE, MIXED VEGETABLES, AND COLE SLAW WITH CRANBERRIES AND WALNUTS, AND TOAST ROUNDS. WE EACH HAD OUR OWN POT OF TEA, AND MANY TEAS TO CHOOSE FROM. FOR DESSERT WE HAD PUDDING, CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA WITH COOKIE CRUMB CRUST AND SOME SPRINKLED ON TOP. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WEDNESDAY.

MY NAUTICAL TEA HOLDER, WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF DELICIOUS TEA......EARL GREY, ENGLISH BREAKFAST, AND IRISH BREAKFAST TEA.

A POT OF TEA, AND WARMER.
AS YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THE SEA, MY TABLE WAS SET WITH SHELLS AND A MERMAID.
SINCE OUR RAINY WEATHER HAS FINALLY STOPPED I DECIDED TO GIVE A LITTLE TEA PARTY IN THE GARDEN. I SET IT UP IN THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS GARDEN, AND SHE KEEPS ADDING TO IT EVERY YEAR.
THERE ARE THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE, AND BUNNIES.
AND.....OF COURSE THE GROUNDHOG FAMILY.
OUR BEAUTIFUL LAUREL IS BLOOMING, IT GROWS WILD ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
OUR GUESTS OF HONOR AT THE TEA PARTY ARE OLD NELL, AND LOUELLA. THEY ARE ALSO CELEBRATING MEMORIAL DAY.
THIS IS OLD NELL, SHE LIKES THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE.
THIS IS LOUELLA, SHE'S EVERYBODY'S FRIEND.
THEY LOVE HAVING TEA IN THE GARDEN ON SATURDAY, THANKS TO BERNIDEEN.

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SHE HAS A LOVELY BLOG, GO OVER AND GIVE HER A VISIT, YOU WILL ENJOY IT VERY MUCH.
PLEASE STOP BY AND HAVE TEA SOON, WE WILL LOOK FOR YOU. RIZZI

KEMPS-RIDLEY-SEA-TURTLE

KEMP-RIDLEY-SEA-TURTLE.......COMING UP FROM THE OCEAN TO THE BEACH TO LAY HER EGGS. THEIR NESTING PROCESSIONS IS CALLED (ARRIBADAS.) THEY CARRY THEIR BODIES THROUGH THE SAND FOR MILES TO FIND THE RIGHT SPOT TO LAY THEIR EGGS.
SHE DIGS A HOLE AND LAYS HER EGGS...............................
SHE LEAVES HER EGGS AND BACK TO THE OCEAN SHE GOES...............................
THE EGGS ARE HATCHING, AND THE BABIES ARE BORN WITH A SMALL TEMPORARY TOOTH CALLED A (CARUNCLE) USED FOR BREAKING OUT OF THEIR SHELL. THEY WILL GROW TO BE 2 FEET LONG AND WEIGH AS MUCH AS 100 POUNDS. THEY LIVE ON THE OCEAN FLOOR , AND THEY FEED ON CRABS. THEY HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF 50 YEARS OLD.
THESE ARE A PAIR OF BABY KEMP-RIDLEY-SEA-TURTLES.
THERE THEY GO BACK TO THE OCEAN, THEY TRY AND MAKE THEIR JOURNEY AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE PREDATORS.

ALTHOUGH SEA-TURTLES CANNOT WITHDRAW THEIR HEADS INTO THEIR SHELLS, THE ADULTS ARE PROTECTED FROM PREDATORS BY THEIR SHELLS LARGE SIZE AND THICK SCALY SKIN ON THEIR HEADS AND NECKS.

WHAT IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THEN THE OCEAN..............RIZZI

SEA SHELLS BY THE SEA / LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK STATE

THIS IS A LADY CRAB SHELL, IT WAS FOUND ON THE BEACH AT LONG BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK STATE. YOU CAN FIND THEM FROM CANADA TO GEORGIA.

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL, IT IS HARD TO TELL, BUT IT IS MARKED WITH A PURPLE PATTERN ON THEIR SHELL.

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK STATE
THEY LIVE ON THE ATLANTIC SURF CLAM. THE SURF CLAM ALSO IS EATEN BY HUMANS. THEY USE THEM TO MAKE CHOWDERS, AND SUSHI.

FISHERMEN SAY IT IS EXCELLENT FOR BAIT, WHEN THEY ARE FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS, AND OTHER SPECIES.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.....................RIZZI

TEA PARTIES IN THE GARDEN WITH BERNIDEEN ON SATURDAY, WEEK 3

MY TEA PARTIES ARE STILL INSIDE THIS WEEK, WE HAD RAIN

ALL WEEK LONG.

TEAPOT AND WARMER

SUGAR COOKIES

PINK

SURPRISE SANDWICH LOAF

FILLED WITH A LAYER OF TUNA SALAD, A LAYER OF EGG SALAD,

AND A LAYER OF HAM SALAD.

FROSTED WITH CREAM CHEESE

MRS TIGGY -WINKLE HAVING TEA WITH

LUCIE.

TEA TIME FOR MRS RABBIT AND HER BUNNIES.

MY BEAUTIFUL TEA SET I WON FROM BERNIDEEN.

ISN'T IT JUST BEAUTIFUL.

ROSES IN A TEACUP

FOR ROSE HIP TEA.

YELLOW FORSYTHIA-A SIGN OF SPRING

VEGETABLE GARDEN

WITH ALL THE RAIN WE ARE HAVING, OUR FLOWERS

ARE REALLY LOOKING PRETTY

OUR WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER THIS

WEEK, THEY SAY THERE SHOULD BE MORE SUNSHINE AND

WARMER WEATHER. LETS HOPE THAT'S TRUE, MAYBE I CAN

EVEN HAVE A TEA PARTY IN THE GARDEN.

MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST......MADE BY MATTIE

HERE IS OUR MATTIE, COOKING FRENCH TOAST FOR HER MOM, AND ME.  SHE IS MAKING FRENCH TOAST STICKS WITH WHIPPED CREAM, STRAWBERRIES,  DUSTED WITH POWERED SUGAR.

THIS IS SO DELICIOUS.................

STRAWBERRIES SO SWEET AND DELICIOUS.

MY BLOG WAS NOT PUBLISHING MY POSTS,    I PUT IT ON NEW EDITOR, BUT IT NEEDS MORE, EVERYTHING I DO IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF.  OH WELL, AT LEAST I GOT THIS BLOG PUBLISHED, PLEASE EXCUSE THE MESS.

RIZZI

SEASHELLS BY THE SEA

SEA URCHINS.....................INVERTEBRATES ARE ANIMALS THAT DON'T HAVE A BACKBONE.

GREEN SEA URCHIN...VANCOUVER ISLANDBLUE SEA URCHIN....................CHANNEL ISLAND

PENCIL SPINED URCHINS OF KINDOM REEF........................................

RED SEA URCHINS ARE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS...........BRITISH COLUMBIA

OCEANS COVER 3/4 OF THE EARTH......................THERE ARE 700 SPECIES OF SEA URCHINS WORLDWIDE...............................................

SOME CULTURES THINK SEA URCHINS ARE DELICIOUS........................

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.......................RIZZI