Last week was the 52nd annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta and, not only did the pawrents attend the opening day of this fun event, the balloons flew over our house almost every single day. This gave me a chance to see them. Rosy is afraid does not like balloons and opted to stay inside during their morning fly overs!!
The balloons lifted off at sunrise, and the pawrents got up at 0 dark thirty and went to Fiesta Park to see them off last Saturday
(October 5th).
Mama said there were LOTS of people there taking pictures. In fact, the ABQ Balloon Fiesta is one of the most photographed events in the world!
Daddy says every one of the people they saw had big smiles on their faces as they watched the balloons prepare for take off.
There is an average of 500 balloons that attend Balloon Fiesta, making for a colorful morning sky!
Mama put together a video of most of the footage she took of the balloons taking off. I warn you though, it is SEVEN minutes long!
So snuggle in, get your human some coffee
or....
...feel free to watch it later HERE , over on our YouTube Channel
As I mentioned, I also got to see the balloons this year. The winds were ever in our favor, resulting in the balloons floating right over out house!
They came in all shapes and so many beautiful colors!
Mama, Daddy and I had such a relaxing time watching the balloon parade float by!
We even got to see them last Sunday, on the final day of the Fiesta!
Here is a shorter video Mama put together of some of the balloons we saw floating over the house!
As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE
Thanks for joining me for our 2024 ABQ Balloon Fiesta recap.
You'll most likely see balloon pictures Mama saved appearing here now and then. Be patient with her, in case you couldn't tell, she is a bit obsessed with hot air balloons. It does make her happy though and...
Happy Mama, Happy Life, right?
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wow that is so beautiful! and you saw it with your own eyes...
ReplyDeleteGail would have been watching those balloons with a big smile on her face.Nobby is not so sure how he'd react.
ReplyDeleteHari Om
ReplyDeleteI'm always so green with jelly that you get to see all these beauties every year! Gorgeous... Hugs and wags YAM-aunty xxx
The balloons are so colorful and so beautiful and you're so lucky to get to see such a wonderful event!
ReplyDeleteNiece Sunny OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY DOGS DA MAMA AND I BOTH LOVE HOT AIR BALLOONS, COVERED BRIDGES AND LIGHTHOUSES. THAT BEING SAID THE BALLOONS AND ALL THE COLORS ARE MY FAVORITE FROM THE GROUND. I liked Humpty Dumpty. I'll never ever go up in one. NOPE NEVER but I have been in many lighthouses and driven under many covered bridges.
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So beautiful. We used to see the balloons fly over our yard a few years ago. But with all the apartments buildings going up on the empty fields where they used to land, they don't come our way so much now. We saw on the news last week about one that crashed into a radio tower in NM. Hope that wasn't near you.
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I bet we could go around the world in one of those things in 80 days
ReplyDeleteThat would be so much fun to see, the balloons are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat delightful fun! We used to have a festival not far from here and while I never got to go, we'd see them fly over and sometimes one would land in or take off from the big field across the street from us. That was always so exciting!
ReplyDeleteXena: I understand, Rosy. I would prefer to stay in the house, too. You never know if they might be scary aliens in disguise, or even something worse!
ReplyDeleteChia: Did you bark at them, Sunny? I think I might be too busy sniffing what's on the ground to be looking up.