GIFTS FROM THE SEA

Thursday, June 30, 2011

JELLYFISH

A JELLYFISH ARE NOT FISH, THEY HAVE NO HEAD, BRAIN, EYES, OR EARS. THEY HAVE NO BONES EITHER. IT IS 95% WATER, SCIENTISTS ESTIMATE THERE MAY BE 2,000 SPECIES OF JELLYFISH, THEY HAVE BEEN DRIFTING THROUGH THE WORLD'S OCEANS FOR MORE THAN 650 MILLION YEARS.

THIS JELLYFISH IS CALLED THE MOON JELLYFISH, FOUND RIGHT HERE ON THE JERSEY SHORE.

MOON JELLYFISH ON SAND

MOON JELLYFISH

JELLYFISH ARE CARNIVOROUS, THEY EAT MOSTLY ZOOPLANKTON, SMALLER FISH AND SOMETIMES OTHER JELLYFISH., BIGGER JELLIES EAT LARGE CRUSTACEANS (LIKE SHRIMP) AND OTHER SEA ANIMALS. JELLYFISH ARE EATEN BY SPADE FISH, SUN FISH, AND LOGGERHEAD TURTLES.

THIS IS A LION MANE JELLYFISH, IT IS THE LARGEST JELLYFISH KNOWN, AND THE LONGEST JELLYFISH IN THE WORLD

WHEN A JELLYFISH ARE FIRST BORN THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE A JELLYFISH. WHEN THE BABY REACHES THE MEDUSA STAGE IT USES ITS STINGERS TO CATCH FOOD. IT DOESN'T STING UNTIL ADULTHOOD.

THIS IS A WHITE SPOTTED JELLYFISH

THIS IS A FLOWER HAT JELLYFISH

JELLYFISH COME IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SIZES, SHAPES, AND COLORS. MOST ARE SEMI-TRANSPARENT OR GLOSSARY AND BELL SHAPED. THE TENTACLES OF SOME JELLYFISH CAN REACH LENGTHS GREATER THAN 100 FEET, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SIZE OR SHAPE, MOST JELLYFISH ARE VERY FRAGILE.

THIS IS THE CHRYSAORA-COLORATA JELLYFISH

JELLYFISH DEPEND ON OCEAN CURRENTS, TIDES, AND WIND FOR HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT.

THIS IS THE SEA NETTLE JELLYFISH

JELLYFISH BREATHE OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THEIR BODIES. JUST AS WE BREATHE AIR, THEY BREATHE WATER. WE CANNOT BREATHE WATER AND THEY CANNOT BREATHE AIR.

THIS IS A CANNONBALL JELLYFISH, THEY ARE CONSIDERED A DELICACY BY HUMANS

IN ASIA.

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

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY, WITH JACKIE

I LOVE WHEN WEDNESDAY COMES, BECAUSE THAT MEANS I HAVE LUNCH WITH MY DAUGHTER JACKIE. WE LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE, AND WE SEE EACH OTHER EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT WEDNESDAY'S ARE SPECIAL, WE TAKE TIME OUT OF OUR DAY TO SIT AND TALK, AND HAVE FUN.

TODAY JACKIE BROUGHT ME A GIFT, I LOVE GETTING GIFTS, AND GIVING THEM TOO.

SHE KNEW I LOVED THIS MOVIE SO SHE BOUGHT IT FOR ME.

FLOWERS ALWAYS LOOK NICE ON THE TABLE

WE STARTED OFF WITH A SALAD, ROMAINE, YELLOW AND RED TINY TOMATOES, ORANGE PEPPERS, SLICED RADISHES, CUCUMBER SLICES, LITTLE BALLS OF MOZZARELLA CHEESE, AND CRUMBLED FETA CHEESE. WE USED BLUE CHEESE DRESSING.

I MADE RASPBERRY TEA, AND ADDED FRESH FRUIT, AND SOME SEVEN UP TO GIVE IT A LITTLE SPARKLE.

I MADE PENNA PASTA, WITH BREAST OF CHICKEN. MY SAUCE WAS TOMATOES, PEPPERS, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, SLICED FENNEL, AND GRATED CHEESE, AND OF COURSE GARLIC.

EXTRA SAUCE

ITALIAN BREAD

LAST BUT NOT LEAST I MADE , WELL I TRIED TO MAKE, A CUP AND SAUCER MADE OUT OF PIE CRUST. FILLED IT HALFWAY WITH CHEESECAKE FILLING, AND TOPPED IT OFF WITH APPLES AND WHIPPED CREAM, IT WAS REALLY YUMMY.

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

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

MERMAID PURSE AND SHARKS

THIS IS A MERMAID PURSE, AND THERE ARE EMBRYOS INSIDE THE PURSE OF A SHARK, THAT IS HOW THE FEMALE LAYS HER EGGS.

ABOUT 1/3 OF SHARKS ARE OVIPAROUS, IT MEANS THAT IT LAYS EGGS, WHICH ARE USUALLY HARD, SPIRALED SHELLS KNOWN AS MERMAID'S PURSE. THEY LAY THEIR EGGS ON THE SEA BOTTOM OR AMONG PLANTS WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFE. A YOLK WITHIN THE EGG NOURISHES THE EMBRYO UNTIL IT'S LARGE ENOUGH TO CHEW ITSELF OUT. HORN SHARKS AND PORT JACKSON SHARKS ARE AMONG OVIPAROUS SPECIES. SKATE AND RAYS ARE RELATED TO THE SHARK, AND ALSO LAY THEIR EGGS IN MERMAID PURSES. THERE ARE A FEW SKATE THAT WILL DELIVER THEIR YOUNG LIVE.

EMBRYOS INSIDE

MERMAID PURSE