Designated as Alabama's State shell in 1990, this is a Johnstone's Junonia. Once very plentiful along our shorelines, you are now lucky to find a piece of one. I found an Olive and thought it was the state shell until I did some research. Any way, this pair is a replacement for the same shell sold during Jubilee festival.
The days are winding down until the National Shrimp Festival at Gulf Shores. After our scary night of several tornado's possible as Nate came ashore, I did not sleep well at all! Things banging around, sudden wind gusts rattling the windows, and general nerves causing my neck to spasm, made for a restless sleep. Anyway, The Raccoon Retreat Studio is high and dry, with pecans falling from the tree in back, leaf debris in my pool, and small branches everywhere. Mobile may have had a small tornado touch down, or quick wind gust maybe taking down a large billboard and knocking a few cars around at a car lot.
All in all, Nate was a blowhard that hit the United States not once, but twice. Not very strong, but still enough to shake the dead branches out of the trees until another storm comes through. There are some people without power still and we went without internet for a time. I am just glad that Nate did not ruin the upcoming party in Gulf Shores this week (!)
The party that is the Annual National Shrimp Festival!
Johnstone's Junonia, Acrylic on Canvas, 6 x 6
Day 98 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2017
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