Art · Fairhope
ARTFOODRUN
Fairhope
Fairhope Pier, Fairhope Alabama 06532
Read the story behind the art
I passed this little pond and bridge while running near South Beach Park and came back to work out the picture. The bridge divides the warmer gold from the black-and-white parts of the photograph, which I like. I’m less sure about the thin lines in the frame, though the tilt has grown on me. The title caused more trouble than the photograph: after several days of trying to name it, I gave up and called it Fairhope. Sometimes the town’s name gets the job because the naming department has gone home.
Food · Fairhope
ARTFOODRUN
Tamara’s Downtown
104 N Section St. Fairhope AL
January 8, 2020
“The photographs also show banana toffee cake; my original notes did not leave me a verdict on dessert, so I won't invent one.”
Read about this meal
Road construction made Tamara’s Downtown harder to find than the address suggested. I parked along the side, found the entrance, and had the dining room to myself around two. I began with honey-pecan baked brie, which was my first time trying brie and nearly a meal on its own. The New England clam chowder was mild and just okay, but I finished it. My waitress recommended the stir-fry pork chop, and she was right: that thing was freaking insane. The photographs also show banana toffee cake; my original notes did not leave me a verdict on dessert, so I won't invent one.
Run · Fairhope
ARTFOODRUN
A few miles in Fairhope
- Place
- Fairhope, Alabama
- Journal dates
- Journal datesJanuary 8, 2020
- Distance
- 5.68 miles
- Duration
- 1:03:01 elapsed time
- Average pace
- 11:05 / mile
“The run has numbers, the photo has a bridge, and the title eventually became Fairhope. That is enough administration for one state.”
See my run details
Where I ranThe Fairhope Pier 4 N Beach Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532
For Alabama I ran near the Fairhope Pier and along the bay, covering 5.68 miles in 1:03:01. The watch gives me an 11:05 average pace and 211 feet of climbing. On the run I noticed the little pond and bridge that became the Art photograph. I spent much longer trying to name that picture than I did figuring out where to run. The run has numbers, the photo has a bridge, and the title eventually became Fairhope. That is enough administration for one state.