Friday Foto Friends

I've been a bit "AWOL" today...but it's been a long day and I have good excuses.   LOL.  It is now almost bedtime and I am just getting around to sitting down at my computer and thinking about what I should write before I go to bed.  Since Friday is for photos, I will share what I have...which isn't a whole lot for this week, but it is what it is.

The day started out really early for me, leaving home around 6:30 a.m. to go with my son to St. Augustine for a medical procedure. He needed someone to drive him home afterwards and since his wife had to work today, I was elected.  So here's a few pictures I took while on the way over and then while I was waiting for him to be done:

The sunrise was breaking through the clouds...

And as we got out onto more open roads I thought I would be able to get a better shot of the sun, but it was playing peek-a-boo with the clouds and every time I thought I'd get a good picture a cloud would roll over it or a tree would block it, so here is the best I could do:

It's still pretty spectacular, as are all of God's glorious sunrises and sunsets! This was a beautiful way to start our day right.

While I was waiting for my son I took a walk around the building and snapped a few pictures. It was a beautiful morning ...

This boat market was across the highway...

Of course we are near the coast and the Intracoastal waterway, so people need those boats! (At least they think they do! LOL)

Since I missed saluting our flag at home this morning I saluted this one instead...

And I just thought that barren old dead tree was interesting, along with the sunshine up in the corner of the picture.

Everything was finally over and all was well  (Praise God!) and I could drive us back home again, so no more pictures since I was doing the driving. We did pull into a Dunkin Donuts so he could get something to eat and I got a cinnamon donut...something I haven't had in ages. It was messy while trying to drive, but it was still good.  Once we got back home we ended up picking up my hubby and also our DIL had just gotten home from work and we all went out to lunch.  Then we came back home and I took an extra long nap, since I had been awake since about 4:00 a.m.  I didn't need to wake up until 5:00 a.m., but the anticipation of having to wake up and get up so early ensured that I would be awake for an hour before I really needed to be...of course.  So the nap this afternoon was much needed and appreciated.

Tonight we are thankful to be getting some much needed rain. I just wish it would last a little longer, but at least it watered my plants, and I am most grateful. 

Now, for a few pictures from a day ago.  We've been paying close attention to the Sand Hill Crane family, as it appears that they are getting closer and closer to hatching time, probably some time next week.  Look at the size of those two eggs! Do eggs get larger as the babies inside develop? They sure look like it.  I don't think they do, but these eggs sure do look BIG!

Here she is very gingerly sitting back down on the nest.  I think she can tell the babies inside are getting big and ready to hatch soon.  But she continues to patiently wait for the right time for them to make their appearance.  The mother and father cranes continue to take turns sitting on and guarding the nest. 

I will keep watching and will let you know as soon as I know anything more!

Here's some food for thought tonight as I close this out and head to bed:

Romans 8:18-19

18 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy 

to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creation 

eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God."

Have a good night my friends!

God is with us!