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[226/365] Lemonade Stand, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Happy Friday! This was one of the booths at the Fiesta selling drinks, as well as food. Really liked the display! Lots and lots of catching up today with photos…and everything else in my life it seems.
[225/365] Dawn Patrol, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Every morning of the Fiesta, before the Mass Ascension, several balloons go up into the sky for “Dawn Patrol”. The purpose is for them to make sure that conditions are set for hundreds of balloons to go up all at once. This was an HP-sponsored about ready to lift off!
[224/365] Fireworks Show, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
After the night glow was cancelled due to strong winds, the Fiesta organizers proceeded with the fireworks show. The sky lit up with bursts of fireworks and suddenly, towards our left, the firewords continued, seemingly coming from the ground. I quickly turned the camera left and it created this effect on a 20 second exposure […]
[223/365] White Sands National Monument, White Sands, New Mexico, USA
It’s amazing the amount of things you can do in a short period of time if you really make the effort! From Albuquerque, the drive was about 4 hours south, but we were happy we did it. The White Sands National Monument is 265 square acres of bright white sand dunes. The dunes are made […]
[222/365] Rainbow Ryders Hot Air Balloon in the Sky, Albuquerque International Balloon FIesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Waking up at 3:30am (2:30am Pacific time) never felt more worth it! It was amazing to watch each balloon lift up into the sky, bursts of fire creating the hot air to take the balloon up. Did I ride on a hot air balloon? No, it would have cost 350 dollars per person, and I […]
[221/365] Morning Mass Ascension, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
My attempts at attending the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta have been three years in the making! Third time’s a charm, finally made it there and it was so worth it! We woke up at 3:30am New Mexico time to make it out to the field for the Dawn Patrol, a set of balloons that take […]
[220/365] Star Lantern at San Antonio Winery, Los Angeles, California, USA
This was a lantern hanging inside the gift shop of the winery that we saw as we were waiting for the tour to start. Such intricate details!
[219/365] Macaroons from Bay Cities Italian Deli, Los Angeles, California, USA
They tasted just okay, but they just looked so cute. I love the pastel colors! Just had to set up a little photo shoot. 😛
[218/365] Outdoor Bike Display, Downtown, Houston, Texas, USA
Earlier this year, I spent a fun-filled weekend in Texas. On my first day, we went around Houston. Downtown, there was an outdoor display of these bikes adorned with all sorts of recyclables, painted in a multitude of colors. Have a great weekend! GO BRUINS! 😀 Beat Texas!
[217/365] Lemons, Watsonville, California, USA
When life give you lemons, make lemonade…or cut up pieces of lemon for your Corona. 😛 Goodbye Summer, hello Autumn! Today marks the first day of Fall.
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