This weekend, we attended the 7th
annual Celina Balloon Festival. Russ was
so excited; he felt the festival was a perfect example of a small town event
perfectly executed. Being from a rural
small town, the events brought back pleasant memories of his “puppy days” back
in Wisconsin.
Saturday, we were up and on the road to Celina
well before dawn. It wasn’t until we
were well on our way that we discovered the temperature was 34 degrees. Since we are expats from Russia and
Wisconsin, cold weather will not deter us.
Fortunately, we arrived just as the sun cleared the horizon and we were
confident that the warming rays of the sun will ensure our comfort…Not!!!!
Volunteers directed us to the event parking lot, a
corn field, adjacent to the event.
Getting to the parking place was a fun ride in itself. Undulating through the corn field was
something that can’t be properly described, just experienced.
We walked directly to the balloon staging area so
that Russ could set up to do some HDR images and I could do a walkabout within
the staging area. Unfortunately, it was
so cold that only the smallest balloons could get enough heated air to lift
off. In any case, we got great shots…as
they say…”Up close and personal.”
The festival was colorful and with such a variety
of events, so much photo opportunities. So; over the next few days, we will
post our images…Stay tuned.
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| Inside the hot air balloon. |
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| Captain is ready to take off. |
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| Fire it up! |
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| This balloon was too large to fly in the cold. |
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