The balloons yesterday, Thursday, flew East of us, and we’re traveling today to St. Louis to spend the weekend with Chris and Deborah. So, no more balloon photos this year.

So, a few random photos. First, this little Finch getting ready for his/her morning drink and bath.

Some photos of my favorite model, Jessie.

The next two show the classic Golden Retriever mouth where her front teeth stick out from under her upper lip.

Finally, Jessie digging in the late afternoon as the sun sets.

We didn’t get any balloons on Wednesday morning, too much wind to be safe.

However, we had an interesting cloud formation at sunset which was pretty spectacular.

Yesterday, Tuesday, was the first day we had balloons come up our way. Always fun.

The balloons went up Saturday and Sunday mornings, but went South and East. Yesterday morning, Monday, they started up our way, but the wind was so still they stayed down close to the field. That was great for the crowd there, but we didn’t get any up our way. Maybe tomorrow.

No matter what the balloons do, Jessie could care less.

This is actually the name of a movie, but it works here …

Some days I’m one, some days I’m the other …

Every journey begins with a single step …

Thank goodness for Legos …

I think I used this a couple of years ago, but still funny …

Ah, the good ol’ days …

We won’t ask …

Finally, some good advice for this week …