The five flags below the current US flag in this image represent the five flags that flew over the fort during the Civil War.
The first Tomcats entered service in 1972 and they were retired from service in 2006. The two Pratt & Whitney TF-30 turbofans with afterburners could take the aircraft up to 1544 mph.
The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the US Navy. Commissioned in April 1943, she saw action in the Pacific, replacing CV-5 (also named USS Yorktown) lost at the Battle of Midway. She was build in just sixteen-and-a-half months!
Taken around 3:00pm on a late January afternoon, the trees are all devoid of leaves. The sun was still high enough in the sky to light the face of the barn and the gate without interruption from the shadows of the trees.
This 'nodding donkey' was whirring away on the beach near High Island in Texas. The sun is still a 33 minutes away from breaking above the horizon.
Since yesterday was Mardi Gras, that makes today Ash Wednesday, so here's a photo of some ashes. OK so that's a bit weak, I know - my wife often reminds…