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Our Thanksgiving Getaway ...for Four Glorious Days of Sun, Sand, Wildlife, Sunsets and Shopping

12/1/2015

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To progress with my recovery from my recent Spinal Surgery Danny took me down to the Gulf of Mexico for the Thanksgiving weekend to enjoy the sun, shopping, wildlife, and above all the sea ...having been born on the island of Guernsey and lived there for 43 years the most I miss about the island is the sea, the smell and the sound of it 

Here I am with a couple of seasonal friends enjoying shopping the pretty boutique shops of Fairhope, Alabama ..that edges the Bay of Mobile ...glorious shops ...glorious coffee shops...glorious places to eat ..one of my favourite places to be 
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It got dark too early was my only complaint as it was dark by 4.50pm every day ..but at least we could see the lovely Christmas lights of Fairhope on our way back to the hotel 
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This was the first sunset to greet us on the Bay of Mobile ...it was such a lovely evening and I love the whispy clouds and the birds just hoping to take one last dive before having to find a roost for the night 
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Pelican's are one of the birds we don't get in Guernsey so I just love to see them ..here they are gently gliding over the top of the water in the hope of just one more catch before they settle down for the night
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I don't think there is a place in the World where there aren't any Great Heron's ...I wonder how many there are in all ..I doubt they will every become extinct !!...in the background you can see a little White Snowy Egret and a Brown Pelican that was going around and around flapping and cleaning his wings 
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See what I mean ...two Great Heron's now and the Brown Pelican and the Egret all in one shot ...a thrill to bird watchers like Danny and I 
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So relaxing and wonderful to be alive on Weeks Bay whilst waiting for the Sun to dunk itself in to the horizon
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I sometimes wish we had a boat house like these, then think about the expense and the worry of hurricane's, quickly makes me glad that we don't own one ..there are so many boat houses that are just now stumps sticking out of the water along with empty lots once their owners pride and joy ..now their sorrow ....
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Our final day at Gulf Shores on the Gulf of Mexico ...and there is a red flag flying to warn of ' No Swimming' due to Rip tides ...so every one is enjoying the sand activities and watching the daunting waves that harbor those elusive rip tides 
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The final night and we have an amazing Sunset in deep oranges of the Season ...blood oranges that just deserver 'gasps' of admiration ...Just in time to say ' goodbye' to the Sun...Please come back again ...the ending to the perfect day 

I hope your Thanksgiving Weekend were also perfect days 

Now back to the rush up to Christmas ....can you believe it's December 1st already !!!

Thanks for popping by 

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Janet 
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