Oh, Boy, it's a Balloon Parade.Sunday, June 20. I get up at 4 AM and head bout 30 miles south to Foley for a hot air balloon festival. I'm not sure what to expect, but hope it will be beautiful. I am not disappointed. Balloons of every color float overhead, quiet save for the occasional whoosh as jets of flame heat the air in the balloons giving them lift. I love it when they glide right overhead. It’s as good as a front-row seat at the Macy’s parade. Once the last of over 40 balloons has drifted by, there’s a Frisbee-catching performance by the ‘Disc-Connected K-9s’, a group of very talented former strays who’ve been taken in by what must be two of the kindest dog-lovers in the world, a husband and wife team whose whole
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