{Celery Almond Soup & Costco's Multi-Grain Crackers}

After we did check out from the Hyatt Regency Sarasota we did go to Whole Foods Market for some shopping and also to eat a healthy CELERY ALMOND SOUP. We both loved that soup so much that I have made it myself at home for you to see. Very healthy!

Served with Costco Wholesale's delicious crackers it makes for a perfect supper or lunch.

Using our Campbell's soup bowls with Alvin Bridal Rose gumbo spoons, which are so great for eating soups...

Here are the very healthy Multi-Grain Crackers from Costco Wholesale...

They come in a large box with two sealed bags inside.

Gluten free and low fat...

This is the Almond Meal from Trader Joe's that I used for the soup, together with Trader Joe's low sodium chicken broth.

I used about half a pound, for one pack of low sodium chicken broth.
Or if you want to make more, use one pound with two packs of chicken broth...

Further you need one bunch of celery stalks that you cut up in pieces.

Just cook together till the celery stalks are done, blend them with the handheld immersion blender and you have a delicious soup!

While enjoying our Celery Almond Soup at Whole Foods in Sarasota, Florida we got this Alert for a Tornado coming to the region.

We drove south, with a stop at Trader Joe's in Sarasota first, so we would have food for our apartment kitchen at the Hyatt House in Miami where we were heading next...

That Tornado did cause heavy flooding for the Tampa region.

Bay area hit hard with storms, flooding, tornado warnings

We were so lucky with our stay, even though that morning it was too windy for swimming at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota pool... Now we knew WHY!

We will go back to Sarasota again!

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{Sarasota Bay, Florida - Anhinga}

During our stay at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota we did encounter some great wildlife at Sarasota Bay.

We came upon an Anhinga...

Perched on the corner of this deck. Yes, with the ugly purple from yesterday's post in sight.

It let me come really close... 

Again, the ugly purple, wish they'd left all those piers natural like this one!

All taken with my iPhone...

The Anhinga preening itself, not yet paying attention to my coming closer and closer.

Sometimes the Anhinga is called Snake-bird, look at its snake-like neck!

Don't know if he was friendly with me or not...

Anhinga is related to the Cormorant but it lacks the hooked bill at the tip.

This difference makes it pretty easy to distinguish between the two.

Anhingas have long and pointed bills; NOT hooked at the tip...

Guess he was willing to show all his different poses for me

Am I pretty? YES, a lot prettier than that ugly purple structure!

I will snatch your iPhone away...

Why didn't you bring me a BIG fish; I'm hungry!

ARGH, guess I have to dive for one myself...!

Anhinga at Sarasota Bay, Florida ←click for short video

Related links:

Sarasota Bay | Info about this coastal lagoon in Florida, USA

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{Sarasota Bay, Florida - Great Egret}

Some photos from our walk around Sarasota Bay, when we were staying at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota 

Photos taken with my iPhone...

Shown here is the Great Egret or Casmerodius Albus. Family: Herons Ardeidae.
Or in Dutch also called 'Grote Zilverreiger'... 

Formerly known as the 'American Egret', 'Common Egret', 'Large Egret', 'White Egret', 'Great White Egret', and 'Great White Heron', its official name in North America is now Great Egret.
One of the most magnificent of our herons.

Great reflection of this majestic Great Egret but it soon took off and I wish we had the better camera with us...
Great Egret has a yellow bill and black legs.
The Great White Heron is white with yellow bill and legs and is called Grote Witte Reiger in Dutch.

To us it didn't make any sense why the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall at Sarasota Bay needed to be in a purplish color...? In our opinion, this is such a disturbing color in this natural Bay environment.

One can only wonder about this eye sore and visual polution... as friend Tammy wrote about in her blog posts about a similar case (see below post).

The entire Performing Arts Hall also has mirrored glass.
That allowed us to take a selfie or better said; a 'WeFie with our iPhone.

If from 1969 on this already has been purplish...?

For sure the building and its function is a tremendous asset to Sarasota City!
All in all we had a very interesting walk.

Related links:

Spring Break Has Sprung - blogpost about visual pollution in Kuwait - by friend Tammy from T's Daily Treasures

Sight for Sore Eyes - blogpost about artificial grass and colored pavement - by friend Tammy from T's Daily Treasures

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