PSA: Hello fellow bloggers, I wanted to repeat this message below in case you didn't see it before.
If you notice up in the right hand corner of the sidebar, I have added a button for a new way to follow this blog by email, called:
If you currently follow my blog(s) via email notification only, starting in July the previous method (Feedburner) will no longer be sending notification of my new posts to you by email. In order to receive this notification, you will have to resubscribe using this new link to "Follow It." I do hope you will continue to follow my posts via email by using this new method. If you also follow me on
The Adventures of Lily Grace via email, you will have to go over to that blog page and select the "Follow this blog" icon there as well.
I've noticed that several of you are still wondering what to do about the follow by email (Feedburner) issue. This is what I did...and you can also go to follow.it to set up your own new email subscription service for your blog. It was pretty easy to do, even for me. I have noticed, however, that it takes about a day for the service to update and notify readers of the new posts. But, better late than never!
Meanwhile here at home, here's what's going on:
Mr. Great Blue Heron showed up for breakfast:
I love watching him hunt his way along the shoreline of Still Waters Pond, ever alert for that ripple of water from a fish swirling around in search of insects on the surface,
and for the croaking of the frogs among the lily pads and reeds...
And even stopping to scratch his own face with his foot (below)...I kind of laughed and said, "Is that little itch trying to tell you something?" But he didn't hear me and paid me no mind...just kept on hunting for breakfast...
He started to go back that way...
And then changed his mind and headed this a-way, where the fish must be biting more vigorously...
I know these are a lot of pictures, but if you take the time to enjoy each one for its own beauty, you will see why I couldn't stop taking pictures. I love the reflections on the water...
And the changes in the shadow and light,
as the morning sun filters through the trees and reflects more of the surrounding grasses and trees upon the water...
I hope you aren't bored. I just didn't want you to miss any of these pictures...
As Mr. Heron moved more into the sun he began to fade out a bit, and soon was on his way around the bend where I could no longer follow him. It was time for our breakfast as well, so time for me to come back to reality...
Thank you to all of you who have been so kind in your comments regarding my "neck" situation. I wanted to update you to let you know that I have requested a referral to a different group of neurosurgeons at the University of Florida/Shands hospital, and am waiting to hear back from them. Hopefully they will have something available sooner than September. I am doing fine with the medication as it has calmed the nerves and muscles so that I am not having those spasms in my neck, but if you've ever had a muscle relaxer before, you know how I feel...very relaxed...and I know I can't stay on this medication forever. So hoping for some answers as to whatever the next step is, and praying for wisdom and healing.
Here's some good thoughts to reflect upon today from the devotional "Choose Grace":
Yes, I choose to live in peace today, no matter what comes my way. How about you? Thank you for visiting. I am slowly but surely trying to work my way around to everyone else. I'm just a bit slower than usual...
