A Stormy Gulf Coast Is Still Beautiful

The place we’re staying in is quite sturdy, but the winds from the passing storms have been so strong at times that we’ve actually felt the whole place shaking. It’s enough to confirm to us that–if this is nature’s power during storms when a non-tropical low passes through–we definitely would not want to stick around
for a hurricane. We see white caps way out into the bay. We’re so grateful to have power (and Internet!).

Here are links to three stills and two video clips I shot with my still camera; maybe this will help give an idea of how intense the storms are down here. Still image # 1 shows a much calmer scene at one point yesterday.

I shot Still # 2 earlier this morning.

I shot Videos 1 and 2 just a little while ago this morning to show the change.

Finally, Still #3 is just another reminder of the Alabama coast’s gorgeous sunsets; Colleen and I shot this from the city park at Fairhope last evening.