Actually, today is a relatively calm, if chilly, November morning. The sky was gray and it was about -3ºC when I left home to run some errands. THE tree (famous in these parts) has shed its foliage for the season, getting ready to oversee the fields below when the next season arrives.
Imagine my surprise when I glanced across a field near our home and saw five hot air balloons rising above the trees at the far side. In two weeks it will be “Turkeylude”. It happens on Thanksgiving weekend in the USA and balloonists from the States come to the Kennebecasis Valley to fly. I would expect to see balloons then, just not so many now. I assume these are local pilots.
After stopping to grab the photo, I drove on toward my shopping destination but was compelled to pull over to the side of the highway as a couple of balloons drifted lower, just above the treetops.
As I drove toward town, I saw one of the balloons preparing to land in a field behind @Cobbler’s Lane Fudge Factory. Naturally, a few other curious souls and I had to stop and document the action.
Meanwhile, another member of the flight was drifting away to some other landing sight.
It was a lovely way to start my day. And, to make it perfect, much to my total surprise, the shops weren’t overly busy early in the morning.
