Rainbow over Mobile Alabama Rainbow ending at the RSA Tower in Downtown Mobile Picture taken from the Mobile Bay causeway looking west, showing the USS Alabama in the foreground and Battleship Park with the Mobile AL Skyline in the distance the RSA building is under construction creating a new skyline for Mobile topped off by a rainbow lumis

Fairhope Bird House on Mobile Bay looking west from Fairhope Alabama across Mobile Bay towards Downtown Mobile Alabama. Picture taken in Fairhope at the Pier Ave. Boat launch lumis

USS Alabama Battleship the USS Alabama Docked at Mobile Battleship park sitting in the evening fog with brown pelicans flying over Mobile Bay in the foreground during sunset lumis

Mobile Bay I-10 Bayway Fog rolling over interstate 10 across Mobile Bay lumis

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Mobile Christmas lights Mobile RSA Tower Lighting for Christmas lumis

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Mobile Skyline from the Mobile River showing the radison the Mobile Covention center and the RSA building the statue in the foreground is that of d'Iberville His description is below Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville and was the first capital of La Louisiane. d'Iberville selected Henri de Tonti, a Canadian infantry captain, to ensure the pacification of the Choctow and Chickasaw Indian nations. Tonti promoted the development of the Mississippi Valley, not only as a commercial venture in fur trading, but also as a defensive measure against England. Archeological investigation began in 1970 and was renewed in 1989-1999, uncovering the remains of 47 buildings and tens of thousands of artifacts and making it the most important historical site in the South. lumis

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Mardi Gras beads Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day". Mardi Gras is the final day of Carnival, though the term is often used incorrectly to describe the days and weeks preceding Fat Tuesday. Carnival begins 12 days after Christmas, or Twelfth Night, on January 6 and ends on Mardi Gras, which always falls exactly 46 days before Easter. Perhaps the cities most famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations include Venice, Italy; Mobile, Alabama; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many other places have important Mardi Gras celebrations as well. Carnival is an important celebration in most of Europe, and in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mobile first celebrated Carnival in 1703 when French settlers began the festivities at the Old Mobile Site. Mobile's first Carnival society was organized in 1711 with the Boeuf Gras Society (Fatted Ox Society). Mobile's Cowbellion de Rakin Society was the first formally organized and masked mystic society in the United States to celebrate with a parade in 1830. The Cowbellions got their start when a cotton factor from Pennsylvania, Michael Krafft, began a parade with rakes, hoes, and cowbells. The Cowbellians introduced horse-drawn floats to the parades in 1840 with a parade entitled, “Heathen Gods and Goddesses. The Striker's Independent Society was formed in 1843 and is the oldest remaining mystic society in the United States. The idea of mystic societies was exported to New Orleans in 1856 when six businessmen, formerly of Mobile, gathered at a club room in New Orlean's French Quarter to organize a secret society, inspired by the Cowbellion de Rakin Society, that would observe Mardi Gras with a formal parade. They founded New Orleans' first and oldest krewe, the Mistick Krewe of Comus. Carnival celebrations in Mobile were cancelled during the American Civil War. Mardi Gras parades were revived by Joe Cain in 1866 when he paraded through the city streets on Fat Tuesday while costumed as a fictional Chickasaw chief named Slacabamorinico, irreverently celebrating the day in front of the occupying Union Army troops. The Order of Myths, Mobile's oldest mystic society which continues to parade, was founded in 1867 and held it's first parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868. The Infant Mystics also begin to parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868, but later moved their parade to Lundi Gras (Fat Monday). The Mobile Carnival Association was formed in 1871 to coordinate the events of Mardi Gras, this year also saw the First Royal Court held with the first king of Carnival, Emperor Felix I. The Comic Cowboys of Wragg Swamp were established in 1884, along with their mission of satire and free expression. The Continental Mystic Crew mystic society was founded in 1890, it was Mobile's first Jewish mystic society. The Order of Doves mystic society was founded in 1894 and held its first Mardi Gras ball. It was the first organized African American mystic society in Mobile. The Infant Mystics, the second oldest society that continues to parade, introduced the first electric floats to Mobile in 1929. The Colored Carnival Association was founded and had its first parade in 1939, it would later be renamed the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association. The Order of Osiris, the first gay and lesbian mystic society in Mobile, held its first ball in 1980. The 1st Mobile International Carnival Ball was held in 1995 with every known Mobile mystic society in attendance. The year 2002 saw Mobile's Tricentennial celebrated with parades representing every known mystic society. lumis

Blown Hole Punch cloud I have to say thanks to Alan Sealls for this one. He came to my Desk today and asked if i had my camera then said come to the roof. He was pretty upset he did not bring his camera into work. lumis

Bellingrath Gardens Bellingrath Gardens Magic Christmas in Lights lumis

New Orleans Rex court Ambassidors Ambassadors from the New Orleans Rex court ( The School of Design ) Addressing the Mobile Mardi Gras King and Queen. 2008 Bringing a message from the people of New Orleans and the New Orleans Mardi Gras court. This was my 25th Anniversary of being in the Mardi Gras court. lumis

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star light Mobile Mobile Street light and a old wall in Mobile freshly painted lumis

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Mr. Lewis Mr Lewis is the last living Direct Decendant of Cudjo Lewis the Last full-blooded African to come to America on the Clotilde in 1859, the Clotilde was the last Slave ship to make port in the US lumis

WKRG Studio Wide Shot WKRG news studio in Mobile Alabama Mobile AL Tv stations include WALA Fox 10 WPMI NBC 15 WEAR 3 WKRG TV5 lumis

Fairhope Mardi Gras Mardi Gras in Fairhope Alabama lumis

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