Balloon Race Over The Riggs'

As part of the pre-Derby festivities, we had a hot air balloon race last Friday followed by the Great Balloon Glow. Friday morning Daisy starting barking like a mad woman despite her barking collar and ran straight into the house. She could not be convinced that the balloons were friendly and stayed in the house for the rest of the morning. I can really appreciate the dog's ability to recognize what is "normal" and what is not. By the time I realized what was going on some of the balloons had already past, but I snapped what I could.

The first balloon (my favorite)

Trying to get a close-up of the dare devils


A little too close to the trees for my comfort