Journal Entry 051012-F: Boo Boo and I had a wonderful walk at the Fairhope, Alabama Pier!

Friend's,

This evening just before dark Boo Boo and I had a wonderful walk at the Fairhope, Alabama Pier!

We took some pictures and posted them on FaceBook!

The pictures don't tell the complete story but they did turn out nicely!

There were a lot of people out enjoying the late afternoon air which their was very little wind blowing in fact it was as close to no breeze as yesterday was windy!

First Boo and I walked south along the sidewalk and it was nice to see other people enjoying the night with friend's and family; taking photo's and generally enjoying themselves.

I noticed on the beach a lady we see regularly walking her dogs but we walked on saying hello to one couple and continuing our walk around the "oval" only stopping for Boo Boo to smell this and that!

As we rounded the "oval" on the east side we tried to walk on past a young couple oblivious to us and quietly as we walked by I thought it "wonderful" to be young and in "Love"!

Spending time alone in a beautiful park by Mobile Bay in a Country that hopefully they still know as "free and private"!

We walked on around the "oval" saying hello to another man as he walked on by!

I decided to get some excercise a little more so walked north to the other end of the parking area to the north end of the Sea-wall!

A couple was sitting and talking again oblivious to my thoughts of "what it was like to have such an opportunity to enjoy a private conversation!

The next couple was crabbing and fishing. I asked the lady as I approached "are you catching anything?" Her reply was first "just a few crabs as he added a croaker or two"!

As we walked toward the pier; oh I forgot I walked up the steps to the bluff overlooking the Bay with Boo to take a picture of the pier with the sun in the background.

Back to the walk to the pier. I noticed out of the corner of my left eye a couple; maybe just a bride and maybe her entorouge and photographers near the fountain "taking photo's"! I hope she was the bride or she could have been modeling but again my thoughts were of "the joy of Love"!

We walked on out on the pier saying "hello" to single men, women and couples and Boo Boo got her share of attention and she offered her attention to possible new friend's!

We said "Roll Tide" to our obvious flow "Tide Fans"!

As we approached the Restaurant on the Pier; sorry I can't recall the name but the "smell of fresh" Sea Food cooking filled the air!

As we walked further out the pier first built in 1885(?) I noticed a pod of Dolphins slowly making their way south along the charted ten foot drop off just west of the end of the pier!

People and birds were every where enjoying the night!

Most young, old and of all nationalities "to many to mention were enjoying their time on the Pier!

Most were catching "croakers and catfish" but from a "fisherman's perspective it was "enjoyable" it seemed to all as I would "imagine!

We walked on back west with me wondering to myself what "we would face back here at 19680?


As we neared the parking lot a group of "mallard's flew overhead and as we said our last "have a nice" evening we got in the truck and drove to the house; just Boo Boo and I!

We are at the house now hoping for a quiet, peaceful evening so tomorrow will be filled with improvement and some accomplishment!

God bless, Peace, Love and Knowledge!

Floyd Clifton Wooley