balloons: Albuquerque Balloon Glow
- 10/27/10 07:21 AM
Even the "Special Shapes" balloons like this Bee Family were glowing at the "Balloon Glow" in Albuquerque during the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta this month!
balloons: No Return of the Gophers Yet!
- 03/31/09 08:46 AM
Last week I ran post about how I seem to have gotten rid of pocket gophers by using red balloons: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1005512/Got-Gophers-Get-Red-Balloons Based on a hint from my sister, whose 3-year-old son had gotten rid of their gophers problem by stuffing a red balloon down the gopher hole, I tried the same trick on the pocket gopher(s) that had been destroying my front lawn for a year. It seemed to do the trick, but sounded too weird to be possible. I kept wondering if maybe my gopher had just take the day off, or perhaps stayed in bed with a 48-hour bug. But (10 comments)
balloons: International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque
- 10/02/08 12:39 PM
Well, it's balloon fiesta time again in New Mexico! Yes, the International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta wafts into Albuquerque this weekend, as it does every October. Visitors and residents are treated to morning mass ascensions of hundreds of colorful balloons, including many "special shapes," while evenings bring "balloon glows," fireworks, and even a "Special Shapes Glow-deo!" There are flying competitions, and even special events for gas balloons. October 3-12 are the days set aside this year for the Balloon Fiesta. Each morning, hundreds of balloonists assemble at the 78-acre balloon fiesta park in the pre-dawn hours, and soon are filling ALbuquerque's azure (2 comments)
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