Hot Air Balloon
This morning, as I stepped out on the deck to let Clover out into the backyard, I heard a familiar whoooosh . . . whoooosh sound overhead. I grabbed my camera and headed down to the common ground to try to get a clear shot through the trees, and this is what I saw:

Hot air balloon sightings are pretty common here in Charlottesville, but I still think they’re special.

July 12th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
I certainly don’t get tired of seeing them. Neither do my children.
July 13th, 2007 at 8:39 am
Am I the only reader that has trouble viewing your pictures? Some of them come through and others don’t. This one didn’t.
July 13th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Are you kidding me? That’s common there? That’s SO cool!
July 13th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Zuzu — if you’re reading posts via e-mail through a subscription you signed up for on the site (from Feedblitz) you may not see all the photos. Go to http://www.stlworkingmom.com for the full effect.
July 18th, 2007 at 8:59 am
thank you, ma’am. You are right. That makes all the difference. I LOVE hot air balloons. Especially rainbow-colored ones. Always have. Always will.