There was a hot-air balloon festival here this past weekend. Much of Friday and Saturday was too windy but Sunday morning was calm and sunny so just before 7:00 a.m. the balloons began launching from an open field north of town. I'd been busy with some early morning gardening but had stopped on South River Road for a rest when, one by one, the hot-air balloons began rising in the sky. They always give me that thrill of boyhood adventure..."Around the World in Eighty Days" and all that. Collectively, to me, they look like Christmas tree ornaments just floating above the landscape. They certainly do capture the imagination. Enjoy!
Photographed in Medicine Hat, Alberta on May 29, 2022.
Balloon festivals are so magical! I've only ever seen one -- about 30 years ago in Ottawa. They had one of those special "character" balloons too -- a Mountie on a horse, lol.
ReplyDeleteBalloon festivals are great fun with kite festivals coming in a close second.
DeleteReminds me of a trip we took to Albuquerque NM for their balloon festival 20 years ago. Great experience.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a fun time.
DeleteAmazing to see but I wouldn't set foot in one. For a few years one of the local real estate firms had one they flew over different towns but haven't seen it for a long time.
ReplyDeleteHot-air balloons look just fine from terra firma.
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