Unsettled Fall weather has often been a problem for Albuquerque's annual Balloon Fiesta. This year, though, it looks like good flying weather for all nine days of the event.
I thought I might not see any balloons up close this year, but on Monday morning a gentle wind from the north brought quite few over our neighborhood. Close to the ground there was just a very slight current of air which allowed several balloons to easily land on nearby streets.
I followed the descending craft as best I could on foot, but was not quick enough to catch any actually touching down.
The balloons got me out on the streets of the neighborhood early in the day while the sun was low in the sky and the coolness of the night still lingered in the shadows
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Back in the 1990,s when I visited Albuquerque frequently on business, I happened to be there during one of the balloon events. Back then, Kodak bought the naming rights. The colorful balloons helped sell lots of film at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Presented by Kodak.
I liked the Balloon Fiesta better back in those days when the launch site was just some open space offf the freeway. Now there is too much of everything and each year sees more Disney-like cartoon inspired balloon shapes that seem little more than inflatable monuments to bad taste.
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