STAR FISH/SEA STARS

STAR FISH ARE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS THAT CAN BE A VARIETY OF COLORS, SHAPES AND SIZES, ALTHOUGH ALL RESEMBLE A STAR.  WHILE SOME APPEAR SMOOTH, THEY ALL HAVE SPINES COVERING THEIR UPPER SURFACE AND A SOFT UNDERSIDE.  IF YOU GENTLY TURNOVER A LIVE SEA STAR, YOU'LL SEE ITS TUBE FEET WIGGLING BACK AT YOU.  THESE ICONIC MARINE ANIMALS ARE FASCINATING CREATURES.  

SEA STARS ARE NOT FISH.............ALTHOUGH SEA STARS LIVE UNDERWATER AND ARE COMMONLY CALLED "STAR FISH," THEY ARE NOT FISH.  THEY DO NOT HAVE GILLS, SCALES, FINS, OR TAILS LIKE FISH DO, SEA STARS HAVE TINY TUBE FEET TO HELP THEM MOVE ALONG.






SEA STARS ARE RELATED TO THE SAND DOLLAR, ON THE OCEAN BOTTOM SAND DOLLARS ARE MOSTLY FOUND TOGETHER.  THEY LOVE THE SOFT BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN, AND THEY LIVE IN THE SAND FOR REPRODUCTION.

SEA STARS ARE ALSO RELATED TO THE SEA CUCUMBER, ALL SEA CUCUMBERS ARE OCEAN DWELLERS, THOUGH SOME INHABIT THE SHALLOWS AND OTHERS LIVE IN THE DEEP OCEAN

MOST SEA STARS HAVE FIVE ARMS, BUT NOT ALL...............AMAZINGLY, SEA STARS CAN REGENERATE LOST ARMS, IF A SEA STAR LOSES AN ARM, IT CAN GROW A NEW ARM.  MOST OF THEIR VITAL ORGANS ARE IN THEIR ARMS.  IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO GROW BACK.

SEA STARS HAVE A WATER VASCULAR SYSTEM........THEY DO NOT HAVE BLOOD........THE SEA STAR PUMPS SEA WATER INTO ITS TUBE FEET TO EXTEND THEM.  MUSCLES WITHIN THE TUBE FEET RETRACT THEM.

THERE ARE ABOUT 3,000 SPECIES OF SEA STARS

 THIS IS A CORNFLOWER SEA STAR......AS YOU CAN SEA IT HAS MORE THEN FIVE ARMS.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.........................................................................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

I AM JOINING BERNIDEEN TODAY IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA

STARING WITH A SPRING BOUQUET OF FLOWERS

A TEAPOT WAITING TO BE POURED

TODAY WE ARE HAVING LADY GREY TEA

THE TABLE IS SET

A SAILBOAT AND A MERMAID WAITING FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WAVES

OF THE OCEAN

PASTA WITH A LIGHT CLAM SAUCE AND GARLIC SHRIMP

SMOTHERED IN LOCATELLA GRATED CHEESE

TILIPIA SAUTEED IN OLIVE OIL AND BUTTER, SPRINKLED WITH GARLIC,

TARRAGON, S & P, AND HALF OF A SQUEEZED LEMON

I ALSO MADE PASTA AND CHICKEN WITH A CREAMY MUSHROOM,

SAUCE, AND FRESH BROCCOLI  

FOR DESSERT I MADE CRUMBLED GRAHAM CRACKERS LAYERED WITH BANANA

YOGURT, AND FRESH FRUIT

WE HAD A VERY RELAXING LUNCH, GOOD CONVERSATION, AND DELICIOUS 

FOOD

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY......................................................................................RIZZI
THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA

GREEN TEA COLLECTION / FRIENDS SHARING TEA

FOR CHRISTMAS I GOT A BOX OF GREEN TEA COLLECTION

SO MANY DELICIOUS FLAVORS

RASPBERRY TEA AND STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE AND FRESH SLICED STRAWBERRIES SPREAD ON A TOASTED CRANBERRY BAGEL

A DISH OF CUT-UP FRESH FRUIT

EACH BLEND OF TEA IS IN FOIL BAGS TO KEEP THEM FRESH

IT WAS A NICE AFTERNOON SIPPING TEA AND HAVING A DELICIOUS SNACK

I GOT SOME CROCHETING DONE

AND

WROTE OUT A FEW BILLS

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY..........................................................................RIZZI
PARTICIPATING IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA WITH BERNIDEEN

WELCOME MIKEY

 I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR LATEST MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY

MIKEY

MIKEY WAS GIVEN TO JENNA, MATTIE, AND MAKAYLA FOR CHRISTMAS FROM THEIR MOM AND DAD

THE GIRLS WERE VERY SURPRISED AND VERY HAPPY

.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.............................................................................RIZZI

SURPRISE!!!

WOKE UP THIS MORNING (THUR. 1/5/12) AND SURPRISE!!

FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR

NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A SNOWMAN

BUT IT WAS PRETTY

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

TIME FOR A BREAK

WELL.....THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER...GAINED A FEW POUNDS.........AND I AM SO TIRED.........

SO WHAT DO WE DO..............WE MEDITATE.....JUST THREE LITTLE MINUTES.............................

FIND A PEACEFUL PLACE WHERE YOU WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED...........GENTLY REST YOUR PALM OVER YOUR HEART ............CONCENTRATE ON A PERSON...PLACE...SONG...OR

MEMORY YOU CHERISH..........THE IDEA IS TO FEEL LOVE...........VISUALIZE ANY THOUGHTS  AS CLOUDS DRIFTING IN THE SKY..........LET THEM FLOAT BY AND OUT OF YOUR AWARENESS..............OBSERVE THE SENSATIONS IN YOUR HEART AREA...................

HEAT....COOLNESS....BLISS....COMPANION............

RELEASE OF PRESSURE....VIBRATION....YOU WILL START TO FEEL BETTER IN TIME.......

YOU WILL FEEL THE POSITIVE ENERGY IN YOUR CHEST THAT WILL FLOW INTO YOUR BODY............

ADAPTED FROM EMOTIONAL FREEDOM.........BY JUDITH ORLOFF MD

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR.....2012

PEOPLE ARE GATHERING AT TIMES SQUARE WAITING FOR THE NEW YEAR 2012 TO APPEAR.................WAITING FOR THE BALL TO DROP.............................I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS "HAPPY NEW YEAR"...........MAY YOU ALL HAVE GOOD HEALTH, LOVE, AND WEALTH IN 2012...........................RIZZI

CHRISTMAS MORNING

GOOD MORNING EMMA

EMMA IS VERY CURIOUS

I WONDER WHAT'S IN HERE?

I NEED A NAP

JENNA GOT A NEW HAT

AND A NEW POCKET BOOK

MORE GIFTS TO OPEN

MATTIE AND MAKAYLA GOT IPOD'S

TIME FOR A NICE CUP OF TEA......MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.................

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY...................................................................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

BEFORE WE KNOW IT CHRISTMAS WILL BE HERE...........AND IT WILL BE THE CHRIST CHILD'S BIRTHDAY..........I HOPE WE HAVE SOME SNOW....THEN IT WILL BE PERFECT... TOMORROW I WILL START WRAPPING MY GIFTS....MY CHRISTMAS CARDS I ALREADY MAILED......AND MAYBE BAKE SOME COOKIES.........

I RECEIVED THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS YESTERDAY IN THE MAIL FROM MY NIECE KAREN, FROM (OVER THE BACK YARD FENCE)...... THEY WERE IN A PRETTY GLASS VASE, AND CANDY CANES WERE ALSO IN THE BOX............

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S VILLAGE.....I DIDN'T PUT MINE UP THIS TIME.........
TIME FOR A NICE CUP OF CHRISTMAS TEA...............
PETTY-FOURS AND CHOCOLATES


I MADE THIS SNOWMAN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO....AND SOLD ABOUT TWENTY FIVE OF THEM.....
HOPE EVERYONE IS READY FOR CHRISTMAS.......A JOYOUS TIME OF YEAR......RIZZI

FRIENDS HAVING TEA WITH BERNIDEEN.........THANK YOU BERNIDEEN, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.....................