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Sunday Balloon Rides At Shelby Baptist Church in Pelham AL

I don't go anywhere without my camera anymore. I never know when I will have an opportunity to capture a unique photo.......like this one.........

Last Sunday afternoon I was on my way home and came upon an unusual site in my neighborhood. I was driving on Bearden Road, having just crested the hill by Pelham High School on the way to my house, and was surprised to see this colorful hot air balloon floating above a grassy lot by Shelby Baptist Church.

I pulled in to get a close up shot and watched as the balloon rose and lowered again. From what I could tell the balloon wasn't flying any further than up and down. I don't know what the event was, but they looked like they were having a lot of fun! I'm glad I didn't miss the chance to get a photo!

Hot Air Balloon

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Posted by Ann Allen ~ SRES ASP e-PRO REALTOR® ~ Birmingham Alabama Luxury Homes on 11/01/2009 07:03 PM

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12 Comments on Sunday Balloon Rides At Shelby Baptist Church in Pelham AL

NOV

Ann - What a great shot! That is one colorful balloon. It makes me dizzy just looking it! :) I can't imagine what I'd feel like if I was actually in it.

What a big surprise! And, thankfully, it wasn't a hoax with kids stashed away in it! Back in the 90's I used to see those REMAX balloons pop up in a neighborhood and be so surprised....that's fun to tind.

How smart of you to always have your camera handy. I am always seeing something cool and wishing I had my camera. Great shot, Ann!

Wouldn't it be fun to go for a ride in one? I think....

Debi

Hi Ann, That was a great shot! I think they are always so colorful and just gorgeous when they fly. They must have been doing the test rides that day?

NOV

Ann, sorry I missed that one! A hot air balloon ride is at the top of my list.

There is something so cheerful about such a colorful balloon. I've yet to take a ride in one. . .I've just put it on my bucket list.

Ann..Looks like so much fun..I love to watch them ..you will not catch me in the air ...no bucket list for me...:0)

That's a beautiful multi-colored balloon! I'm glad you had your camera along with you. Good idea to not leave home without it.

NOV

Hi Ann, I loved your balloon photo story. Being with RE/MAX, I have sent many client up on our Balloon housed in Carmel Valley area of San Diego. Oddly, I have never personally been up in one , tough I see them often. One of clients and good friends decided that they would take a picture suitable for framing of the balloon they went up in. It was pretty good sized. This was of course before anyone considered that at only a couple mega pixels back then and blowing it for a picture to be framed, well, you can imagine the resolution. But as they in gift giving, it is the thought that counts. In this case it had to because the photo was not so good, LOL.

NOV

Photos are so much better than riding in one of those. Yes, I'm chicken and would be on constant lookout for high voltage power lines.

NOV

I'd be willing to bet it was some sort of fundraising event. My first balloon ride was up and down at First Presbyterian Church in Houston as part of one of their fundraising events.

Scott #2032-2035, Hot air ballooning

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