Sunday, January 8, 2023

IN MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON!

    MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2023

  IN MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON!

   Looking for something to celebrate?

Well you've come to the right place!

January 9th is "Balloon Ascension Day!"

It marks the day, in 1793, when a Frenchman,

Jean Pierre Blanchard, launched a balloon

from the area which is now Independence

Square in Philadelphia thus becoming the

first aerial voyage in the history of the

United States of America! President

George Washington was on hand to witness

the flight! Balloon rides have become a

popular attraction for many these days.

I saw one launched at Blue Ridge Winery

a couple weeks ago by a new company 

that's just, if you'll excuse the expression,

getting off the ground. I was showing my

wife the video I captured, prompting her

to ask "What makes those balloons go up?"

"Hot air" I replied. Then she said. "What's

holding you down?" Talk about getting

deflated! Hope you're flying high today

and that all your NEWS is good!

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