Busy Bees Balloon Ballet
One of my friends in the Port Townsend Photo Club posted a photo of the Sequim Balloon Festival on our club site. Sorry, no link as it’s a members only site. However, his picture inspired me to run over to the Sequim airport, about 30 miles west of Port Townsend. I must have really felt inspired because the participants began inflating their balloons a bit after 6 am.
I’ve never seen large hot air balloons that were shaped like stuffed animals, but this trio of bumble bee balloons lifted together in a wonderfully choreographed launch. This is the festival’s first year. I didn’t count carefully, but it seemed like there were 15 balloons launched Sunday morning, give or take. Not bad for the initial run.
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