It's balloon fiesta time in Albuquerque. Some days it's even hard to drive to work because the balloons are right in front of you as you drive north on I-25. The balloon fiesta park is just a mile north of our buildings so we often see balloons float near our building. On Monday, October 3, we had a much closer encounter. My boss came out of his office and said that I had to look out his window. I went out onto the balcony near my cubicle and watched as the balloon floated between our buildings and landed in our parking lot. Our security guard went out and watched as the crew took the balloon down--maybe she was afraid that they might be terrorists who had come to invade the Forest Service.
I asked some long-time New Mexico residents if they ever got jaded seeing balloons all the time. They told me that they are always excited to see the balloons go up. It's a truly amazing sight to see hundreds of balloons floating over the skies. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't as good this year and Tuesday-Friday, not a single balloon went up. But I hope these pictures will entice you to make a visit to New Mexico in October!
It's balloon fiesta time in Albuquerque. Some days it's even hard to drive to work because the balloons are right in front of you as you drive north on I-25. The balloon fiesta park is just a mile north of our buildings so we often see balloons float near our building. On Monday, October 3, we had a much closer encounter. My boss came out of his office and said that I had to look out his window. I went out onto the balcony near my cubicle and watched as the balloon floated between our buildings and landed in our parking lot. Our security guard went out and watched as the crew took the balloon down--maybe she was afraid that they might be terrorists who had come to invade the Forest Service.
