They are all great shots, RC, but the flag is my favorite.....

How come the sky is so much bigger and prettier where you live?

oooooh-weeeee - these are beautiful

we've got so much light pollution, we'll never have a view like that - every time i drive home to east texas in the evening, one of the first things is pull off the road & ogle the stars

Thanks guys. And freshair, you're right, out this way we may not have oceans, mountains, trees (or much rain!), but, big sky and lots of room to see it we got!