handled metal rod
a card game that uses chips
one who pokes, poker

they're living fossils              
tail used to flip them back up
hard shelled, horseshoe *****

Greeks used as incense
antifungal properties
repels insects, thyme

has bright, blue flowers
sometimes has blooms pink or white
the bee plant, borage

benefits the eyes
it is a tenderizer
can turn milk, kiwi

can grow forty feet
improves blood circulation
sweet tasting lychee

great source of protein
used in U. K's fish and chips    
flaky white flesh, cod

ambush predator
the state fish of Wisconsin
razor sharp, musky's teeth

resembles lobsters
a freshwater crustacean
good fish bait, crayfish

they're found in oysters
do not throw them to the swine
black ones are rare, pearls

,Ireland, not native
largely from Columbia
May's stone, emerald

their larva, maggots                
they are caught by outfielders
a treat for frogs, flies

is used for sore throats    
i used to lighten age spots              
the licorice plant

fish that looks like snakes
electric ones lit  world fair
nutrient rich eels

most of them have slips
some provide support for neck
first were hard, pillows

Dear sweet and gentle Jesus,
Into my heart bring your peace;
My faith in you dear Jesus,
Each day help it to increase.

Draw me close to your Mother,
My love for her, help it grow;
Help me be like your Mother,
Peace in my heart, Jesus sow.

My sins make my soul *****,
You can make it white as snow;
Help me in my confessions,
In holiness, help me grow,

Jesus, bring to me your peace,
Each day help it to increase.

source of iodine
seafood low in mercury
puny person , shrimp

most poisonous fish
shark are immune from poison
of the pufferfish

they're young tamed cattle
back portion  of lower legs
developed calves

hardy and gorgeous
silver body with black spots
polka dot grouper

stones found inside fruit
where racing cars are fixed fast
what is worst, the pits

King of the Andes
might live to age of fifty
Andean condor

with copper make bronze
atomic number fifty      
an element, tin

in wood and cardboard
when socks are put into pairs
used to start fire, match

improves the brain's health
fast, growing, evergreen tree
the custard apple

needs a well drained soil
that is slightly acidic
lettuce taste, pansies

top herb for healing        
**** loaded with nutrients
invasive purslane

quick toothache relief
body detoxifier
gets cats high, catnip

zucchini squash juice
used fir fatigue syndrome  
juice from zucchini

butterfly magnets
like full sun and warm weather
lantana flowers

some killed in purse seines
swim with yellow fin tuna
Miami Dolphins

they elect the popes
most red, yellow ones are rare
baseball Cardinals

mimic human speech
of the starling family
noisy birds, mynas

used in some board games
to cut threads on metal rods
used to cast lots, die

made by taps and dyes
what one does to needle's eye          
a name for clothing, threads

used to make fabric
many colors for sewing      
made with a tap, thread

excrete honeydew
are controlled by ladybugs
chives repel APHIDS

vitamin C rich
is excreted by aphids
melon, honeydew

thousands in a flock
highly numerous songbirds
spread disease, starlings

live about six years
twenty nine hundred feathers
love earthworms, robins

great sense of hearing
has split in the upper lip
a male sheep, a ram

belt out conk-la-ree
have red and yellow badges
the  red - winged- blackbirds

wingspans near six feet
largest birds in our gardens
wading blue herons

very clever birds
can drink fresh and salt water      
love popcorn, seagulls

glide on air thermals
will eat roadkill like buzzards
clean the oceans, storks

the poor man's saffron        
as livestock feed and food dye
calendula plants

grows in cold climates
edible stalks, small amounts    
leaves poison, rhubarb

swampy setting tree
grown far north of native range
the bald cypress tree

poisonous to cats
tolerates low light levels
Norfolk Island Pine

gives soil nitrogen
used for erosion control
lespedeza plants