Flight or Blight

I think of balloons as rather beautiful, and a peaceful way to get around all be it with huge limitations. The birds certainly do it better.

This one came over our house, and because it was coming down I got in the car and chased it to its final resting place in a field about 4 miles away, much to the amusement of my son, who came along. It's surprising how fast they actually go, on what seemed to be a windless day. The main problem for pictures was the heavy haze today, the effect of which I've minimized as much as possiblt in the processing.