born a girl: From the balloon...

Friday, February 23, 2007

From the balloon...

Hubby and our ducky friend went flying on Sunday. Hubby took some friends in the balloon with him and these are a couple of shots they took from the basket. A bit of "February in Wisconsin" scenery.

This bottom part of this photo is our home.

5 comments:

voyageur said...: No Lake Pepin shots? :); 2/22/2007 3:54 PM
Balou said...: No - it's on the other side of the county.; 2/22/2007 10:17 PM
RennyBA said...: Looks like an exciting trip - did you go too?
How lovely to see Wisconsin in February from above - looks pretty much like Norway and your home looks lovely!
Wishing you a lovely end to your week:-); 2/23/2007 4:49 AM
voyageur said...: Ah, my interest in the "interiors" of the Wisconsin counties along the Hiawatha Valley is rather minimal. Other than Galesville.; 2/23/2007 9:19 AM
Balou said...: Renny - No, I didn't ride along this time. Our basket only fits hubby and two passengers and I've had lots of rides already. And thanks, we love our little 40 acres of heaven.; 2/23/2007 10:35 AM

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