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Puxa, inacreditavel como chegamos a100 seguidores! Muito obrigada pelo carinho, espero que minhas pendengas estejam servindo pra que voces nao passem pelas mesmas dores de cabeca.Nao sei se comentei, mas uma chuva com vento forte derrubou parte do muro lateral da casa. Como estava perigoso fomos obrigados a chamar o pedreiro, outro logico, pq quem acha a praga qeu fez cagada neamm? rs Pois bem parece que foi feito um monte de coisa errada ( ja perceberam que sempre que vem um pedreiro novo diz que o que foi feito ta tudo errado, sucessivamente? (nem acredito que so tive que escrever 2 vezes pra acertar a palavra kkkk) Bom enfim, muitas contas pra pagar e coisas pra arrumar, mas com o humor melhorParece que a virada do ano me deu gas para correr atras dos sonhos soterrados, estou me dedicando horrores. Para que?Para ser feliz!bjosJu Estamos colocando as persianas em casa, o modelo e esse ai de baixo o:Elas ficam bem no limite da janela. Elas vieram de um reaproveitamento, assim como os armarios e mesas que vamos montar no escritorio. Nosso carnaval vai ser uma festa, entre lixas, pregos, serras e afins heheeh para arrumar o escritorio. Tava tudo baguncado, nem falo que e por minha desorganizacao qeu e chover no molhado heheDecidi instalar logo as persianas pois o bairro esta sendo povoado, e ninguem merece~nao poder abrir as janelas por conta do mundo de pedreiro qeu tem por volta ne? rsrs ja basta qeu eles veem tudo da parte de baixo.Logo trago mais imagens da casinha, bjos e obrigada pelo carinho de sempre!!!! Estou apostando todas as fichas nesse novo ano que se inicia.Procurando um novo emprego, pra ficar mais feliz e conseguir colocar as dividas da casa em ordem.Cuidando do marido e de mim, estamos acima do peso com excesso de gostosura, precisando de atencao.Curtindo a casa :) fizemos o primeiro reveillon em casa com amigos e foi uma delicia! e melhor, como sabado e aniversario do maridon tem churras denovo eheheheh2012 melhor, quem tambem acredita poem o dedo aqui! Na ultima vez que fomos visitar minha familia em Laguna, SC, voltamos com o carro abarrotado de "tranqueiras"vieram pequenos azulejos, que estao aqui, guardadinhos para quando fizermos a churrasqueira, almofadas que a vo fez com retalhos e janelas velhas que estavam largadas.Hoje to na funcao de lixar as janelas, daqui a pouco vamos comprar as tintas para repinta-las:Essa aqui e a maior, vai para o banheiro da suite, que e igual a esse fundo do balcao de entrada da casa, quero um tom de ciano escuro, bem proximo da original, pois me lembra muito mar e da uma boa energia ( e verdade que se dependesse de mim eu pintava tudo de vermelho, mas deixa passar essa kkkk)As duas ficarao da mesma cor, essa e a menor e vai para o banheiro social.Se o tempo ajudar pinto hoje ainda, e coloco as fotos pra vcs verem, bjos e bom domingo Rich and colourful shallow water reefs surround Tobago, making it easy for you to explore the island's spectacular aquatic
communities by scuba diving or snorkeling from shore.The waters around Tobago support approximately 300 different species of coral, including staghorn, elkhorn, fire coral, giant tube sponges and starlet coral. There is also a broad range of reefs, rock pillars, wrecks and extravagant undersea gardens filled with giant sea fans, whips and plumes. Remarkable sites exist off Speyside, Little Tobago and Goat Island on the northeastern side of Tobago where you can drift dive along reefs with sponges the size of bathtubs and bushes of black coral. On the southeast coast are the exceptionally clear Nylon Pool and Buccoo Reef National Park.Buccoo ReefThis is a protected marine park between Pigeon Point and Buccoo Point. Daily tours by glass-bottomed boats allow even non-swimmers to view the reef. Speyside ReefsThe various reefs off Speyside vary in depth. The shallow reef areas are excellent for snorkeling while the deeper reefs are great for scuba diving.
the Ole Time TobagoWedding, Junior Heritage Pageant, Goat and Crab Races, Ole Time Carnival- Jouvert, Saraka Feast, Rites-of-Passage, Folk Tales & Superstitions,Sea Festival, Village Day, Calypso Monarch Competition, and much more.*August - Emancipation DayThis public holiday marks the abolishment of slavery throughout theEnglish speaking Caribbean in 1839. Since 1985, natives celebrate thisday every august with a strong emphasis on African-oriented culturalevents. In addition, the Great Race, a power boat race from Trinidad toTobago takes place during this weekend.*August - Independence DayOn August 31st, both islands celebrate their independence from Britainin 1962. The entire country comes together for this event and enjoys avariety of festivities including a military parade, a steel band parade,national awards, a calypso competition and much, much more.*August - Santa Rosa FestivalCelebrates the cross-cultural relationship between the Amerindians and Christianity. About 300 descendants of the Carib Amerindians who settled the Caribbean long before Columbus arrived, form a community near Arima carefully protecting their cultural traditions. The festival features a procession headed by the Carib Queen, a lunch with traditional Amerindian food and a display of arts and crafts. *September - Panyard SensationsAnnual festival that highlights Trinidad & Tobagos national instrument, the steel pan and practitioners of this remarkable art form. *November 5 Known as the "Festival of Lights," this is one of the major holidays celebrated by the Hindu community worldwide. The festival commemorates the return of Lord Rama back to his kingdom after fourteen years of exile as well as light over darkness. In honor of the goddess of light and the return of Lord Rama, the Hindu's light deyas (clay pots filled with oil) and string a breathtaking amount of tiny lights through trees, homes and buildings. Music, dance, greetings, gifts, fireworks and sparklers also mark the festival.*November - Pan Jazz FestivalThis festival brings two great musical traditions closer together: Jazzand Pan, the music of Trinidad and Tobagos steel pans. Many of thecountrys well-renowned pannists as well as great Jazz players such asWynton Marsalis participate in this event.*December - ChristmasCelebrated by everyone regardless of religious faith, it is also markedby extraordinary hospitality. Apart form the traditional Christmascuisine, other customary specialties include sorrel, a crimson coloredsoft drink obtained from a local flower; ponche de creme, a sweet milkand rum-based drink; pastilles spicy meat filled corn patties; gingerbeer; and black fruit cake.
and eggs mixed in. Different ingredients can be added, so macaroni pies tend to vary a bit depending on personal recipes. As one might expect in an island nation, seafood dominates Trinidad and Tobago cuisine. Lobster, king fish, crab, and even shark are often on the menu. When seeing what Trinidad food has to offer, seafood lovers will want to try bake and shark at some point. Maracas Bay is one of the best places to try bake and shark, which is fast becoming a sensation when it comes to unique Trinidad food. A bake and shark is essentially a sandwich that is comprised of deep fried shark pieces, fried dough bread, and a list of possible condiments, such as pineapple, oyster sauce, ketchup, and pepper sauce. Speaking of pepper sauce, it is also a favorite when it comes to Trinidad food. Pepper sauce is pretty much what it sounds like, and since it is a sauce that is made from peppers, you can bet that it is often quite spicy. Other signature dishes in Trinidad include souse, which is a dish featuring boiled chicken feet or pig trotter, and fruit chows, which are a staple that consists of fruit that is chopped and mixed with salt, pepper, lime juice, cilantro, and sometimes even garlic. After boiling the meat for souse, which is served cold, a briny sauce is added, as are hints of lime, pepper, cucumber, and onion. The cuisine of Tobago mimics the cuisine of Trinidad, for the most part, and at the resorts on Tobagos southern end, you can enjoy fresh, inspired menu creations from talented chefs. Youll find an array of restaurants at the Tobago resorts that specialize in both international cuisine and Trinidad and Tobago cuisine. The capital of Scarborough is not far from the islands resorts, and you will find a good concentration of restaurants there as well. Curried crab is a top dish on the island of Tobago, and if you like crab, then youll also want to try some dumplings that are made with crab. These Tobago crab dumplings are simmered in a rich coconut sauce, and they are as delicious as they sound. As for coconuts, when it comes to a national drink, one could effectively nominate coconut water, which is found throughout the country. When visiting the Queens Park Savannah in Port of Spain, you will most certainly see vendors selling coconut water, so you might try it there when exploring the countrys capital. As for alcohol-based drinks, rum steals the show in Trinidad and Tobago.A cuisine that is as varied as that which is found in Trinidad and Tobago is hard to summarize. Suffice it to say that you taste buds will be in for a range of delectable experiences. Whether you are visiting one of the restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago or are just grabbing something quick from a shop or vendor.Creole FoodWhen African slaves came to Trinidad, they brought their robust stews and one-pot comfort foods. Over generations, these have been refined to create signature Trinidad dishes like pelau,
spot. St James, on the western edge of Port of Spain, is the place for nightlife and street cuisine. In the wee hours of the morning the town is abuzz with vendors selling barbecue and jerk meats, roti, homemade ice cream, Creole corn soup, ital (vegetarian) food, fruit punch (not the hotel variety) and much more.Around the Queen's Park Savannah, you can treat yourself to coconut water and coconut jelly (scooped from a freshly cut coconut), boiled or roasted corn, Indian delicacies or oysters, served in a glass with a dash of lime and spicy cocktail sauce. Another popular street fare is the snow cone (shaved ice topped with syrup and condensed milk), great for beating the tropical heat.Food FestivalsIn Trinidad, people say if you want to raise money, hold a barbecue or a curry-que. The point being that if you involve food in the event, you are sure to make money. This fact has led to the growth in the number of food festivals held on the island. Some are done for charitable purposes while others aim to showcase the island's diverse cuisine.Trinidad's biggest food festival is the annual Taste T&T, which brings together top local restaurants and purveyors of traditional foods for two nights of culinary heaven. Two other popular food festivals include the fundraisers Chefs Royal and Dining with the Saints.Unusual CuisineBake and shark, now synonymous with Maracas Bay, is the flagship of Trinidad's unusual cuisine. Deep-fried pieces of shark are nestled between two slices of fried bake (fried dough) and topped with your choice of condiments and relishes. You can choose from tomatoes, cucumbers, pineapple, ketchup, mustard, tartar sauce, tamarind sauce, garlic sauce, oyster sauce and pepper sauce.Pepper sauce (hot peppers blended with vinegar and herbs) for most Trinidadians goes with everything! Expect everything you eat on the island to be a little spicy and don't be surprised if pepper sauce is offered with your meal. For the safety of your taste buds, always ask how hot the sauce is, and proceed with caution.Fruit chows are part of every Trinidadian childhood. They are usually made with seasonal fruit such as mango, plums and pineapple. The half ripe or ripe fruit is cut up and mixed with limejuice, garlic, pepper, cilantro, oil, salt and black pepper. Chow can be used as a relish or dip but mostly it is eaten as a snack on its own.Souse, is usually made with pig trotters or chicken feet. The meat is boiled and served cold in a salty brine seasoned with lime, cucumber, pepper, and onion slices.Chip-chip is a tiny shellfish similar in taste to clams. It is usually curried or used in a spicy cocktail.Conch is a dark, edible marine snail, usually served curried or in souse.Cascadura or cascadoo, as it is commonly known, is a rare freshwater fish covered with large plates of bony, dark scales. Usually curried, it holds a special place in local folklore. According to legend, once you eat cascadura, you will always return to Trinidad.Wild meat is highly sought after during hunting season (October 1st to
The vegetation of Trinidad is very similar to that of Venezuela: the plains in the drier parts surrounded by lush vegetation. Are coconuts, sugarcane, cocoa, coffee, tobacco as the main crops of the region. The wildlife is very rich in wildlife, especially butterflies and 622 species of 700 different types of orchids.Tobago has 19 species of hummingbirds and koalas, seven from the island. Among the most common animals in your soil can cite the beetles, the shell sand, and spotted spiny lobster, quail dove, the hummingbird wing 'Sabre', the siskin (bird) and mallard Montserrat in the Caribbean.Natural history of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago has some of the richest natural communities in the Caribbean. Unlike most of the islands of the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago supports a primarily South American flora and fauna. As a result, Trinidad and Tobago is richer in plant and animal species than is the rest of the Caribbean. However, rates of endemism are lower than in the rest of the Caribbean because most of the species in Trinidad and Tobago are also found on the South American mainland. Reptiles and AmphibiansIn addition to the snakes (which range in size from some of the world's smallest to the world's largest) which may be seen listed at the link below, Trinidad and Tobago is home to a host of other interesting herpetofauna [see Boos (2001) and Murphy (1997)]. Some (but certainly not all) of the reptiles and amphibians of Trinidad and Tobago are noted below.There are a number of lizards ranging in size from just over an inch or two in length to the huge 6-foot (1.8 m) long Green Iguana (Iguana iguana). The 'so called' Luminous Lizard makes its home in the mouths of caves and cool stream banks on the high peaks, ridges and high valleys of the Northern Range of Trinidad and is found nowhere else on Earth. The large Tegu or Matte as it is locally called and the Green Iguana (very common, even in sub-urban areas) are considered delicacies on both Trinidad and Tobago. A number of Anole species may be easily observed, even in sub-urban areas. Only Anolis chrysolepis is a Trinidad native, with all other Anoles being relatively recently introduced. Other common lizards include macro-teiids (or whip-tailed lizards) such as the Ameiva ameiva (locally called the Zandolie or Ground lizard and common even in sub-urban gardens) and Cnemindophorus lemniscatus (most widely seen along in some coastal areas of Tobago and on Trinidad's east and south coasts and on the islands of Chacachacare and Huevos). Nocturnally active geckos of the genera Thecadactylus and Hemidactylus are common in old and rural buildings on both islands and are commonly referred to as 'mabouias' and 'wood slaves' respectively. There are a number of small colourful diurnal geckos of the genus Gonatodes that are present. One of them, Gonatodes ocellatus is endemic to Tobago while another, Gonatodes vittatus or the 'streak lizard' as it is locally known, is very common and can be seen in most sub-urban and even urban backyards in Trinidad. The tiny Mole's gecko
Sphaerodactylus molei is found on both islands and is among the smallest of lizards in the world.There are two species of legless lizards Amphisbaena alba and Amphisbaena fuliginosa are known as 'two headed' snakes on Trinidad. They spend much of their lives burrowing in the soil and are often associated with the nests of leaf-cutter ants Atta, which form part of their diet.Terrestrial turtles, tortoises and marine turtles make their homes on these islands. The giant Leather Backed Turtle the Hawksbill Turtle ,the Loggerhead Turtle , the Olive Ridley Turtle and the Green Sea Turtle are marine species that all nest on the islands' beaches or frequent their coastal waters. The land dwelling yellow-footed Tortoise or Morocoy as it is locally known is threatened by high levels of poaching. The odd mata-mata turtle is known to inhabit the Nariva Swamp. The wood-turtle locally known as the Galap is found in and near rivers, streams and swamps and is often kept as a pet. All the marine turtle species are threatened by illegal hunting activity, although there has been some success achieved by measures taken to educate the public and ensure species conservation since the 1970s.The Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) which may grow up to about 8 feet (2.4 m) in length shares its habitat in the Nariva Swamp on Trinidad's east coast with the mighty Green Anaconda.Caiman are to be found throughout both islands in slow moving fresh or brackish water. They are shy creatures and pose no real threat to humans unless intentionally provoked or approached while nesting. It is generally considered that the few records of both the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) as well as the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) in the waters of Trinidad and Tobago were, for the most part, waifs from mainland South America.A number of frogs and toads inhabit the islands, including the well known huge Marine or Cane Toad locally known as the Crapaud (pronounced crah-poh) and the tiny, colourful, rare endemic species known as the El Tucuche Golden Tree Frog found only in the giant epiphitic bromeliads at the summits of Trinidad's two highest peaks. The strangest of all Trinidad's frogs is the highly aquatic Suriname Toad or Pipa Toad (Pipa pipa), the tadpoles of which develop in the skin tissue of the mother's back, before bursting out and emerging as miniature replicas of the adult frogs. The Giant Tree Frog known locally as the giant Flying Frog is commonly heard calling after dusk from the vegetation along streams in Trinidad. The two frog species of the genus Manophryne (one of which is endemic to Trinidad and the other endemic to Tobago) demonstrate a degree of parental care as the tadpoles are transported on the backs of the adult males before a suitable body of water is found where they may be left to develop. The southwestern peninsular of Trinidad is home to a rather diverse community of frogs, with at least one being known only from that area. Trinidad is also reputedly home to a Caecilian (a legless amphibian with an eel-like body
a fisherman's net during the 1980s.Whale sharks (the largest of all fishes) have been observed around the oil rigs in the southern part of the Gulf of Paria. Hammerhead sharks are commonly caught by fishermen and shark is considered a delicacy among the human population of both islands.The waters of Tobago are less affected by the outflow of fresh water from the Orinoco and as such are far more saline and clearer than that of Trinidad. A number of coral reefs are thus able to exist around Tobago, the most famous being the Buccoo Reef. Tobago's reefs are reputedly home to the largest examples of brain coral. Also present are huge and gentle manta rays, impressive moray eels, parrot fish, angel fish and a host of other colourful tropical coral reef species. MammalsTrinidad and Tobago is home to a little over 100 species of mammals, a large percentage of them being bats (one of them being a fishing bat). Another of the bat species, the Vampire Bat, does not deserve its notorious reputation, as it feeds almost exclusively on non-human blood. Carnivorous mammals include the Ocelot, the Tayra, the Crab-eating Raccoon and the Neotropical River Otter. Large herbivores include the Red Brocket, the Collared Peccary and the highly endangered West Indian Manatee (a few of which persist in the ecologically diverse Nariva Swamp on Trinidad's east coast). The Red Howler Monkey and the White-fronted Capuchin are the country's two native primate species. The Silky Anteater and its relative the Tamandua are two of the most bizarre creatures of Trinidad's forests. Other small to medium sized mammals present include the agouti, the paca, the prehensile-tailed porcupine, the Nine-banded Armadillo and a few species of opossum. A number of small rodents including a species of squirrel are native to the islands. A few Cetacean species (whales and dolphins) including Pilot Whales and Orcas have been known to occur in the seas around Trinidad. Whales were once far more common in Trinidad's Gulf of Paria (which Columbus called Golfo de la Ballena or the Gulf of Whales) but a rigorous whaling industry during the 19th century severely reduced the population of various species that once thrived there. The Indian Mongoose was introduced during colonial times to mainly help to control the population of rats (and possibly to a lesser extent snakes) found on the Trinidad's plantations. It is very important to note that the populations of many of the game mammals as well as predatory mammals are locally threatened in Trinidad and Tobago due mainly to heavy hunting/poaching and habitat loss/fragmentation, with a number of species already having been extirpated on the island of Tobago. Birds468 species of birds have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago. There are few places in the world where so many birds can be seen in such a small area, and many of them are unique, very rare, or of particular interest. They range from the many species of hummingbird to the primitive cave-dwelling oilbird (that uses sonar to fly in the dark) to the spectacularly beautiful Scarlet Ibis. The
islands are within a few miles of Venezuela, and the species are therefore typical of tropical South America. However, the variety is impoverished compared to the mainland, as would be expected with small islands.The resident breeding birds are augmented in the northern winter by migrants from North America.Species occur on both islands except where indicated. Tobago has only about half the number of bird species of Trinidad, but 22 birds have occurred only on the smaller island, including 12 breeding species.