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Saturday Snapshot - Hot Air Balloons!

5/24/2014

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My husband and I went out for dinner last night, and stumbled upon a hot air balloon festival. What a great surprise! We saw several hot air balloons launch. Then when it got dark, 13 of the balloons gathered in the field and had a "glow." People could walk around right by the balloons and talk to the pilots. It was an awesome and unexpected evening!
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Sandra Nachlinger link
5/24/2014 05:19:14 am

What gorgeous and dramatic photos! Looks like there was perfect weather for a balloon launch. I've never attended one, but I sure would like to. Your photos gave me a taste of how delightful a hot air balloon festival can be.

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Sean at His and Her Hobbies link
5/24/2014 05:22:57 am

I have only seen one hot air balloon in person and that was at the state fair last year. Being able to see several at once would be amazing.

Sean at His and Her Hobbies

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Arti link
5/24/2014 05:35:52 am

What a cool sight! Beautiful photos you've taken. Considering it was dinner time so your taking them with limited light was just amazing. Great shots!

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Joy Weese Moll link
5/24/2014 07:08:02 am

Terrific photos! St. Louis has a huge balloon race every year in September, but it's always such a treat to see a balloon by surprise.

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Irene Makarewicz link
5/24/2014 08:41:33 am

What an awesome surprise.

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Ginny
5/24/2014 12:06:33 pm

What lovely shots. The night ones are particularly beautiful.

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Brona link
5/24/2014 12:36:08 pm

I didn't know a hot air balloon night was called a 'glow' - I like that :-)

Beautiful pics - serendipity is a wonderful thing indeed.

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Louise link
5/25/2014 04:12:15 am

How fun, balloons always make such fantastic photos. We have a glow in a nearby town, but I've never managed to get to it.

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Jade @ Bits & Bobs link
5/26/2014 10:50:19 pm

What a great way to spend an evening - and so unexpected too. These are some lovely photos and I'm sure you'll have a lovely memory of this night for time to come.

There's just something fascinating about hot air balloons.
:-)

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