Balloon Fiesta 2007

Another year another balloon fiesta, and this one was pretty good. The first morning was simply perfect. The sun had just risen above the tree line and bathed everything in a golden light, the sky was blue and clear except for some cirrus, and there was so little breeze that the balloons just went up and stayed overhead waiting to be photographed. There were also lots and lots of balloons that morning.



Just before the sun was up preparations were under way and pilots were testing their burners.

The ground was damp with dew so the balloons were getting wet, but once the burners started heating the air inside, the dampness on the balloons soon came off as steam.



These are three of the prettiest balloons this year. I love everything about the orange one. The blue one with the gold "flames" is just so elegant and has a beautiful upside down tear shape.

Below are past favourites including the black and silver one at this years event. Note that it is the same size and shape as this year's orange one.



The forecast for this morning was not so good and I was pretty tired from the previous two days so I decided not to go this morning. I think the balloons missed me because the few that did launch came right over my house.