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On Thursday night, my mom and I went to the Blossom Time Balloon Glow in the village about 10 minutes from us. I wish we’d been able to take Gage because he’d have loved it, but it was past his bedtime and he’s still not completely over his cold.
Ten hot air balloons inflated on a practice field and lit themselves up, to the delight of the hundreds (thousands?). They’ll be racing them all weekend.
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WOW … what a fantastic event! Love the pics.
We’ve lived here 12 years and have never gone to any of the events. And there are many. Hope to get Gage to at least one of the races.
There’s a big balloon festival here this weekend. Aren’t they gorgeous to see?!
This was my first time being so close and I was surprised at how much fun it was!
Love the balloons!! I’m already looking forward to the local festival.
Everyone seems to have a balloon festival!
I love seeing hot air balloons! We have a festival about an hour or so away from here that I keep meaning to go to.
Another festival! I had no idea they were so popular.
More balloons!! I’ll have to check with our local family and see if they participate in either of these celebrations we’ve seen today! 🙂 very cool!
There seem to be a lot of balloon enthusiasts!
Oh, wow! Gorgeous with the lights.
How fun! I’ve never been to an event like that; although it doesn’t seem like it would be very fast-paced, the lights are gorgeous and it would be fun to see them all take off.
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Once they started inflting them it didn’t take too long. It was a perfect evening for bringing a blanket and hanging out with the family.
They are so pretty. Have a great weekend!
This is the second photo of hot air balloons I’ve seen today – so colorful. I love balloons.
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Me too 🙂
So cool! I’ve never seen hot air balloons in person. Great pictures!
Cool! Denis’s first anniversary gift to me was a ride in a hot air balloon. Fantasmagorical!
Brave woman! I don’t think I could actually go up in that little basket!
Love how they look lit up from within–beautiful!
That would have been an awesome sight to behold!! I’ve always wanted to go into a hot air balloon but I’m too chicken!
I’m way, way too chicken!!
So neat … one of my ‘bucket list items’ is to go for a long balloon ride on a beautiful still morning …
Better you than me 🙂
Oh, wow! That last shot is really cool with all the balloons lit up by their fires.
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I’ve never seen hot air balloons get blow up before – looks surreal!
It felt surprisingly surreal 🙂
That looks really cool!! Otherworldly almost!
Otherworldly and Aly’ce surreal are two perfect words for the evening.
So glad you joined this meme, it’s a fun one! Your photos are beautiful! Gage will love to go next year and will have even more fun. 🙂 (Hope he’s feeling better!)
We’ve had a balloon rally here in our little town every July for the last 25 years or so. We get approximately 30 balloonists and have a weekend of events including 4 launches if the weather permits. We’ve even had a few land in our field over the years. It really is a spectacular sight to see all those colorful balloons in the sky!
Very cool. We didn’t get to any of the races this year, maybe next time. It would be quite a sight to see one land in your backyard!
What fun – how beautiful. I attended several Balloon Fiestas in Albuquerque, NM – always fabulous.
Those are fun to watch. We have one around the 4th of July.
That’s so cool! I’ve only seen a few hot air balloons…maybe they stay away from the ocean? But I love to look at pictures of them…so colorful and happy looking!
Gorgeous. I went to a hot air balloon festival once and it was amazing. All the colors and designs.
i would love to go to one again.
how fun, I love these shots.
Incredible picture. I’ve always wanted to ride on a hot air balloon, every since I watched The Wizard of Oz as a child. It’s still on my bucket list!