A view from the back porch

So I've mentioned here several times about the many balloons that we get to see in the air throughout the year.  Not very often do we get to sit on our back porch and watch this:

Yep, you guessed it, this landed practically in our back yard - ok so maybe on the road behind us, but close enough to call our backyard.  It was pretty fun watching it.  It then took off again and flew right over us,  they were so close we could wave to them and say "good morning".

We welcome you to October

October in New Mexico means two things:

1. The weather starts to cool down

and

2. The balloons come to town

It's always so much fun to see all the balloons in the air and welcome back some of our favorites. Balloonists come from all over the world, as far away as China and England. If you ever get a chance to come visit, I highly suggest coming during this time of year. It starts the first Saturday of October and runs for 8 days- you won't be disappointed. We went and got some close-ups this morning.


Isn't the Kangaroo cute?

Our favorite villian:

The Best part -- I didn't even have to zoom in to get these shots.

Balloons Aloft

Yes, it's that time of year again already. I love to see all the balloons up in the air at the same time. Throughout the year it's not uncommon to see a few up every weekend. But who wouldn't love to see this on a daily basis?



This is what we patiently wait for all year long - the skies filled with balloons and the chill in the early morning. Well, ok, maybe we don't wait the for chill but when the balloons are up, we know that fall is here.