Typically I like bugs, with the exception of house centipedes (trust me, you do not want me to post a photo of one here)…so instead, here is a mantis that has been hanging out on my porch all day. I tried getting a photo of him in my hand, but he started climbing up my arm too fast - that was the end of that!
There are a few more photos on my facebook as well.
~keep smiling!
Kim
On my way home from dinner at my parent’s house tonight, I decided to stop by the Wausau Balloon Rally at Wausau Airport. I was a little scared because there were no balloons in sight until I got close to the airfield. The weather was acting up with storms passing by to both the north and south. The balloonists were given the option to light their balloons, and out of the three experts who attempted (out of 20 balloonists), only two succeeded in getting their balloons up for the glow.
Here you see the task of getting a balloon in the air. I can’t believe how small of a pack the balloon compresses into for transport. First they fill it with cold air, and then they turn up the heat!
This is Eric Anderson’s balloon “Airic the Red”.
And this is Steve Woller’s new balloon “Shades” - on the top it has a sun wearing shades, but you can’t exactly see it from my angle.
Ok, so this photo was supposed to show the crazy approaching clouds, but I guess you can’t really see them. Oh well…a shout out to Blair Brody, the balloon announcer from Mason City, Iowa for procuring me a nice spot in the airfield!
The heat power on these balloons is 40 million BTU…compare that to the common 20,000 BTU burner on the gas grill in your backyard.
And my absolute favorite photo of the night:
While organizing my camera bag, my kitten Dash decided to jump in –
Two weeks ago I was in Phoenix, AZ for the Imaging USA Conference because my website received recognition for the AN-NE Awards, a national marketing competition. I didn’t have a chance to do much sightseeing, but I had a great time meeting many great photographers from across the country! And fortunately, I missed out on some of the -20 degree weather that Wisconsin was experiencing at the time.
Me in front of the AN-NE display:
Sunset from the hotel window:
And for those who have not experienced the crazy psychedelic tunnel light show in the Detroit airport:
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