Oh my heart

I have been putting off writing this post, because I haven't been able to find the words.

The words to describe just what it feels like to see these magnificent balloons float in the sky,

to get up early, before sunrise, and feel the aniticipation in the air, 

and then to see them - it is nothing short of breathtaking.

The first morning of the festival was one block from our house.

Oh, it was amazing.  

On the third morning, we drove north 20 mins to see them.

The excited squeals from the kids (and me!) as we spotted the first,

the second...the third and fourth.

Pulling into a field on the side of the road, 

we realised we had stumbled across one of the fields they were flying directly over. 
We stood there, in the crisp early morning air, as 14 balloons floated above us.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

I look forward to this weekend all year, 

wondering if the weather is going to be good for the balloons to fly.

This year, it was oh so perfect.

Thank you, to the weather fairies, and to the pilots, for bringing magic to our skies.

We are one very happy family, 

who will remember and talk about this weekend for a very long time.

The hot air balloons!

After much anticipation, Today arrived.

The first day of the hot air balloon festival.

My favourite day of the year - 

the mass ascension one block from our house.

The stars aligned, and it was nothing short of magical.

Perfect still blue skies, not a cloud to be seen.

The sun rose as the balloons did....

they seemed to linger above us for the longest time,

before gently floating over the town.

It was out of this world.  

Amazing.

I am still grinning.

I cannot wait to spend time editing the photos I took, 

but of course I had to play with some taken on my phone!

 

The weather looks set to shine beautifully over the next 3 days,

so we will be soaking up as much of the balloons as we can.

It really was, a brilliant day for a balloon ride.

My little guy and the balloons

A sneak peak, I have photos from the hot air balloon festival to edit/post, 

however I also have quite a few projects on the go at the moment, 

so this will have to do for now.

My little guy and his red balloon, 

in a field full of hot air balloons at 7am. 

It was beautiful.