I was waxing the car in the garage when I heard the drone of engines . . . didn't sound like the typical Cessna or Beechcraft, so I stepped out onto the driveway and there, practically overhead . . . a B-29 Superfortress.
It turns out the Confederate Air Force was in town, and their B-29 - "Fifi" - was making a pass over Lake Travis. I'd seen the aircraft previously in static displays or flying 'way off in the distance, but this was the first time it had passed so close . . .
And no camera handy!
I later saw a B-24 Liberator pass overhead, dashed in and got the camera . . . and got a VERY distant tail end shot. But today when I was out, the B-24 passed right overhead, and I got a good view through my car's sunroof. (Fortunately, I was at a stop sign, and there was nobody behind me.)
A couple of pleasant interludes in an otherwise not-so-pleasant weekend.