Balloons Balloons And More Balloons

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

Coyote Dawn

Resa’s Wolf Tree and Venus at dawn.

When Jake and I went out for a walk at dawn, the first critters we encountered when we walked out onto the ditch bank were a couple of coyotes.

Harvest Supermoon on its way to setting.

Sandias and geese in the mist again.

Balloons on the rise

Clouds splashing over the sandias eventually brought rain. We have 2/10 of an inch so far.

We got a rainbow at sunset

Sandias were still socked in

The clouds split for a moment at sunset

Squint Like Clint

Dawn

Sunrise

Squinting like Clint

Praying Mantis bouldering on a Mazda wheel

Aye Aayyeee Aye Yayeee
Woe be to me
There’s a dawg in the grass
Woe be to me
That dawg comes in the house
Woe Woe be to me
Ooo Aye yaye yaye Aayyeee Aye Yayeee!

Jake

DAAAAAaaaaaawwwg!!!! NOOOOooooooo! AAAAAAaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

That’s what my therapist told me to do. However, the dawg is still here!

Brain In The Branches

The 52nd Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta started this morning. A lot of balloons flew over the house.

Sasha slept through all the hissing from the burners.

Herman’s lovely Red Devil.

Peacock facing the sun.

Resa’s Tree with a yellow ponytail.