Random picture thread for Friday

Wow! One worked. Here is my 1st driving experience. Unfortunately, my next door neighbor found out it was a bad idea to turn a 10 year old boy loose with his junkyard speedball. His junkyard had a round flat track, about 3/8 mile where and his son built and tested engines. He thought I was my 13 yr old brother. Bar went thru engine block
Jim

LAST WEEK: ON THE BEACH AT CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA

Cosmic Sunset Over California’s Carlsbad Beach’s Crashing Waves Captured by a Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro Max:

Link to Music Video of Sunset over Carlsbad Beach:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BCHWLWqlGak

Carlsbad Beach Photos from last week:

Added Music Videos:

Surfin’ Girls Catch Pacific Ocean Waves Off of California’s Carlsbad Beach:

Link to video of surfing girls at Carlsbad Beach:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QmXrkVBKV8k

Flock of Majestic Pelicans Navigate Along Carlsbad’s Ocean Shore Followed by the Crashing of Waves:

Link to music video of flocking Pelicans:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XjITXak4_ZQ

California Surfer Catches a Wave at Carlsbad Beach and Completes a Triple Flip!:

Link to music video of Surfer's triple flip:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j3rstYP9Qnw

Honoring Navy’s 250th Anniversary US Naval Jets Fly in Formation Over Pacific Ocean off Carlsbad California:

Link to music video of US Navy Jets flying in formation over Pacific Ocean at Carlsbad:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/haO3CzvxTRo

Talking Old-Time Photos Surprise Visitors at San Diego’s Old Town Mormon Battalion Visitors Center:

Heralded as the longest US army Infantry March in its history, those enlisted in The Spanish-American War’s Mormon Battalion marched some 2,000 miles from Fort Leavenworth Kansas to San Diego.

Once discharged in San Diego they contributed to both the building of San Diego’s Old Town including the building with bricks (itself a first) San Diego’s first court house there.

Before heading east to Salt Lake City to rejoin their families there, others stopped to help complete Sutter’s Mill and were instrumental in the discovery of gold there that set off the California Gold Rush of 1849.

At the Mormon Battalion Visitors Center in Old Town San Diego one can learn their story and see relics on display from that era including the muskets they were issued.

As one departs there is a gold panning sluice box from which visitors are welcome. Without charge, to try their luck gold panning.

Link to video of the talking old-time photos that welcome visitors to the Mormon Battalion Visitors Center in Old Town San Diego:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb3DlYCYU9w

Concurrently taken photos: