Monday, October 11, 2010

Balloons, Balloons!

Ahhhhh. The peak in my year has to be the amazing Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. It's the most photographed event in the world. Who could pass this up? About 700 hot air balloons flying overhead, being laid out in the grass, inflated right before your eyes. The fire that heats the balloon's air is so loud and hot on these chilly mornings. There are so many, it would be impossible to post them all, so here are some special pics....




Fog as we left sweet Oklahoma.






Bees flying!....flying closer






Balloons flying overhead. You feel so small when these huge balloons are all around you....like Alice in Wonderland.



Alas, the cow could not get up this time. She looks so sad. I say "she" because when it's fully inflated, there are visible utters!


It's REALLY this beautiful and cool!
We left with a fog and returned with a welcome home sunset. Amazement across 3 states!

2 comments:

  1. Nice pictures...we got some good ones too.

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  2. Love air balloons! These are some great photos and looked like so much fun.
    Just to let you know I moved over to blogger and you may want to change your links. sorry, for any troubles.
    I'll be popping in again soon.
    susie
    lovesusie is now on blogger
    http://suelayman.blogspot.com

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