Dawn
The first Sandhill Cranes flew overhead this morning
Launch before breakfast
Sunrise
Brain balloon
Beaver balloon
Birthday balloon
Porky Pig
Jack-o’-latern
Jake was bored with the balloons
Little Miss Mousy
Inn of the Mountain Gods balloon
Princess Nelly
Flying Pig
I’ll be doggone
“One for the money. Two for the show. Three to get ready. Now float, float, float!”
Miss Cheetah
The Vampire and the Pirate
Miss Goldfish swimming in the deep blue sky
Mr. Cool Mouse
Clouds to the east. Blue sky to the west
Little Indian
Parrot balloon perching on tree branches
Wolf balloon
Gwendolyn and Loki
Sunset
Off Center & Not Even 
For a microsecond I thought Jake was a balloon!
Jake would make a good balloon. Thanks, Leenda.
What a great show of balloons! It would be awesome to watch them in the sky!
It is fun to see them. Thanks, Becky.
lovely balloons!
Thanks, Imelda.
Wow!!! So neat! I love it!
Thanks, Eleanor.
What an amazing sight! I’d enjoy watching the balloons.
Thanks, Robbie.
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Wow, so many designs!
And you’re seeing a small sample. Thanks, Geoff.
YESSSSSSS! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Thanks, Shey.
Wonderful…especially Jake and the kittykats:) x
Thanks, Janet.
What a fantastic variety of balloons. How long does the festival run Tim?
Tomorrow is the final day. Thanks, Brad.
Holy moly! What a bonanza of balloons! I had no idea hot air balloons were different shapes now and so incredibly creative. Elvis!?! Thanks, Timothy, for your impressive photography in bringing this whole show to us.
There are lots of special shape balloons. This post has a small sample of the different special shapes. Thanks, Jet.
If you search for Special Shapes on my blog, you can see the varieties of balloons from years gone by.
Thanks Timothy, I will.
So many cool balloons!
There are so many cool balloons. Thanks, Tiffany.
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Thanks, Michele.
Poor Jake. If the balloons can’t be chased or played with, what’s the point? What a spectacular sunrise!!
That is one way to look at it. Thanks, Liz.
You’re welcome, Tim.
That is quite the flotilla of balloons! Gwendolyn looks worried, or at least wide-eyed about things.
Jake looks ready to take a nap there.
Jake is always up for a nap. Thanks, Lavinia.
This is a beautiful catch!
Thanks, Holly.
A truly gorgeous spread of balloon photos mixed with humor, cats, cranes, and a lone dog! Love the dawn to dusk frame also.
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Thanks, LS. Silly dog.
You get some magnificent views, Tim. Magnificently taken as well. Gwendolyn and Loki took the biscuit for me today. So many crackers it was hard to pick a favourite, Sir. Cheers. hard
Thanks, Inchy.
You did a grand Job, mate.
Thanks, Inchy.
This is what I’m talking about.. amazing and the sky. Come on Jake… enjoy!😉
Jake’s had enough balloons for now. Thanks, Cindy.
Maybe we need to clone Jake in a balloon to get his attention! 🙌🏽
I think a likeness of Jake would make a great special shape balloon.
I AGREE!!!! 🙌🏽
The sky is both beautiful and interesting around your place. A wonderful set of photos.
Thanks, Rebecca.
Wow! What a great show you had!
Thanks, Nancy.
That was fun…maybe not for Jake but fun nonetheless. 🙂
As I said before, if they can’t give Jake treats and attention (Jake’s into T&A), they don’t exist as far as he’s concerned. Thanks, Gigi.
It must be beautiful out there, that hot air ballooning is such a big event. I recently was gifted with a WWII PT-26 flight. Amazing the different shades that fields are. Smelled fuel the whole time in a contraption made largely of wood. Gas guages on the wings still worked for the copilot that would be me if it weren’t me & an actual pilot. Makes me wonder how different NM looks in aerial form. Have you been on a hot air balloon? Frankly, I was thrilled to be grounded.
I am jealous of your flight on the PT-26. I almost scheduled a ride on a B-24 bomber once. Since I wouldn’t have been able to get in the nose gunner position to do photos, I decided it wasn’t worth it. I have flown in balloons many times over the years. I find balloons are really boring compared to airplanes. Thanks. Dawn.
Just love all of the balloons. They are wildly creative.
Still, the cow is my fave. Thanks Tim! xx
The cow is the best. Thanks, Resa.