This is such a great story and video that I wanted to pass it along. During a Valentine's Day ceremony which was held underwater at the London Aquarium a large sea turtle turned up as the surprise guest. The turtle didn't seem interested in kissing the bride, but have certainly found her wedding dress attractive! Check out the video on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raglJPh2D-U
A ten-ton rice turtle would be quite a gift! But that is what is being prepared now for a traditional “turtle gifting” cultural event that will be celebrated by the two Chinese cities of Quanzhou (which in on the China mainland) and Penghu (which in on the island of Taiwan). The turtle is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide and is being made out of sacks of rice. Visitors to the turtle often touch its head to receive blessings of happiness and safety for the New Year. This year the Chinese New Year starts on February 3. It will usher in the year of the Rabbit, one of the twelve zodiac characters that are used to designate each year.
Visit Turtle Treasures for unique turtle gifts. We don't have a ten ton turtle but we do have several new cute turtle items for everyone on your gift list.
Last year I read about the release of a quasi-documentary film titled Turtle - The Incredible Journey. It won a number of prizes, including one from the Toronto International Film Festival. I found on-line previews for the movie and was eager to see it. But it never came to any local theaters and is still not available from film sites such as NetFlix.com. However, I just found the entire movie is now available in HD on YouTube! It appears to be an Austrian release of the film with the title Tortuga. But don
't worry, the the narration is still in English.
Happy Holidays from Turtle Treasures!
We are delighted that Delaware's leading magazine, Delaware Today recognized the efforts of a group of women in Milford whose businesses have helped restore the vitality and charm of downtown Milford. These five women, including Rhonda Bond, co-owner of the LadyBug Shop and Turtle Treasures, were selected as honorees in the magazine's annual Women in Business feature. In addition to Rhonda (first on the left in the accompanaying photo) were Teri Carter of EcoChic Boutique, Michiko Seto of Blooming Boutique, Leigh Minor Nagy of Minorbird and Gail Angelucci of Angelucci Fine Woodworking & Stained Glass Studios. The magazine also recognized these and other leading Delaware business women with a wonderful luncheon in Wilmington last Thursday.
Sea turtles are tireless travelers. They spend most of their lives in the water. Swimming and gliding along ocean currents they can cover thousands of miles over a vast territory during their travels. Each of the eight species of sea turtles covers different portions of the earth’s waters. Scientists have been studying their travel paths by gluing radio transmitters to the backs of turtles and monitoring their movements. Recently live tracking information on these monitored turtles has been made available to the public via the Internet.
