Mobile Bay Maker’s Market
Every other Sunday, 10am-3pm, through DEC 14 2025, 6965 Twin Beech Rd… https://www.mbmakersmarket.com/
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Long Voyage Ahead
Seastar Valiant, a 591 foot by 98 foot bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Malta, heads out of Mobile early the morning of MAY 17 2025 as it begins a voyage to the Port of Immingham, United Kingdom. With the draught of 33 feet, the ship moves at 10 mph. Photo shot from Magnolia…
Fairhope’s Giant Swallowtail
A giant swallowtail seems to like our place. He (she?) has been visiting one bush in our yard in particular the past few days. Apparently, the lemon tree holds a special allure. Almost never stopping and in nearly constant motion with a high wing flap rate, capturing a photograph is hard. But I get lucky….
Fairhope Farmer’s Market
ππππ§ππ€π₯π πππ§π’ππ§βπ¨ πππ§π ππ© ππΌπ 15π©π: About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
Alabama Gulf Coast Sunset
Wednesday MAY 14 2025 winds down over Mobile Bay…
Cajun Store Owner Pulls Out
Perry Boyd, the Mississippi native who, along with a partner, announced plans to open a Cajun convenience store in the old Bay Break building on S Mobile St in Fairhope, says the project is dead as far as the location is concerned. A coming soon banner advertising Southern Bayou Market has been removed from the…
American Legion Starts Rebuild
Preliminary site work gets underway MAY 13 2025 for construction of a new building to provide operating space for Legion members. Todayβs start of on-site work comes nearly three months after a groundbreaking ceremony held FEB 20th. The new building is part of what the Legion calls Phase One of its fundraising effort to recover…
Spirit Over Mobile Bay
Spirit Airlines flight 2398 passes over Daphneβs May Day park late the morning of MAY 13 2025 while on a flight from Orlando to Houston. Captured at an altitude of 38,000 feet or about seven miles, the Airbus A320 moves at a ground speed of 413 knots or 475 mph during the roughly two hour…
Enough For A Calamari Banquet
CMA CGM Samson, a 1,098 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, arrives at the port of Mobile MAY 11 2025. With a draught of 39 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM Samson carries more than 57 tons of frozen…
From Coast to Coast
American Airlines flight 1251 passes directly over Flying Creek in Fairhope MAY 11 2025 while on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami. Captured at an altitude of 35,000 feet or around 6.5 miles, the Airbus A321 moves at a ground speed of 503 knots or 578 mph during the roughly four and a half…