Mullet are running!
Not what Orville Capps was expectingโฆ
Mobile Bay
The Seasons Are Changing
Sunset SEP 1st in Fairhope occurred at 7:14, bringing 12 hours and 46 minutes of daylight to a close. By SEP 30th, sunset moves up 37 minutes to 6:37. The days grow shorter, dropping from 12 hours and 46 minutes on the first of the month to 11 hours 53 minutes by Septemberโs end. Sunrise…
Mobile’s Brush With Destruction
๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ: Itโs amazing who you can run into while taking a stroll in a Fairhope park. My interest in looking for an alligator brings me to North Beach park where a woman walks along the edge of the water, looking for the gator, too. We never see the gator but…
Carrying Tilapia and Cat Toilets
CMA CGM Attila, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Middle Bay Lighthouse as it enters the Gulf on a dayโs voyage to New Orleans on AUG 31 2025. With a draught of 39 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM…
Pinus Elliottii to the Max
Elm Arrow, a 643 foot by 106 foot general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, heads out of Mobile the morning of AUG 31 2025, beginning a dayโs trip to Port Arthur, TX. With a draught of 35 feet, the ship moves at 12 mph. According to ship manifests, Elm Arrow carries more…
Sunset Over Mobile Bay
A US Coast Guard helicopter makes a sunset flight over Mobile Bay AUG 26 2025. Photo shot from Fairhope…
Big, Pink and Carrying Acid
One Continuity, a 1,051 foot by 150 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile the morning of AUG 22 2025. With a draught of 38 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph while finishing a two day trip from Houston. According…
The Struggle Is Real
Trying to make the best of a beautiful day on Mobile Bay…
Sunset Over Mobile Bay 8/8/25
AUG 08 2025 concludes over Mobile Bay. Photo shot from Fairhope…
Mercy In Mobile Bay
The US Navy hospital ship Mercy arrives at the port of Mobile the morning of AUG 03 2025. Moving at 14 mph, the 894 foot by 105 foot Mercy finishes a nineteen day voyage that began JUL 16th from its homeport of San Diego, CA. Operated by the Navyโs Military Sealift Command, Mercy, along with…