Trip summary

Home again.  Had a grand and glorious trip.  Here is a quick summary of stops and images captured.

Spent two days in beautiful Fairhope, Alabama.  Visited shops and sites to see in the area.  Went to Meaher State Park and 5 Rivers Delta Center, Bienville Square in Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art. Then drove to Monroeville Alabama and toured the courthouse museum (from To Kill a Mockingbird) and the walking tour of Monroeville.  The weather was wet and getting wetter so came home via Andelusia, Florala, and De Funiak Springs Florida.

Exhibit at 5 Rivers Delta Center

Escaped fierce gopher turtles

View from one of the walking trails

Interesting juxtaposition of old and new, downtown Mobile

Bienville book store, the meter was ticking or I would still be there

Back to Fairhope tour of the local Gallery

Rose garden at the Fairhope Pier

Fountain in the center of the rose garden

Courthouse Museum

Famous courtroom

Road Trip, Day 2

No silly filters today. Just a sample of photos taken.

 

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Road Trip Day 1

First stop Pensacola with a wonderful lunch with nephew and family.

Next stop was surprising bustling metropolis of Foley.

 

 

 

Then through lovely farmland to Fairhope. Highlights while driving were bingnets and meatloaf at a diner, Roadkill Cafe in Elberta, cows, bays, and flea markets.

 

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More fun than a ...

Monkey's!

Everywhere!

A gaggle(?) of monkeys were downtown yesterday

This one was playing in the street, but I rescued it

Fabulous mail day

My mother was a great letter writer.  She would write a newsy letter at least once a week.  It was on stationary written in blue fountain pen.  I always looked forward to seeing the envelope with blue handwritten addresses.  Now a days we get so little "good" mail.  Many of the good magazines have gone by the way (Fiberarts (sigh), Southern Living is so bad the articles are nothing but advertising for some resort or product).  I recently signed up for the Gray Fox Epistles and the first issue arrived yesterday in the mail.

Nicely packaged

with wax seal and stamps

I started reading the short story enclosed and was immediately transported into another world with an amazing storyteller.  I signed up for three issues so will be looking forward to more great mail.  If this wasn't enough, these beauties arrived!

mini Louet combs