It was Balloonfest weekend here. Tom went crazy with the camera; I think he took somewhere in the neighborhood of 230 pictures. In two days. He needs to go through and pick the best. He took so many that are just gorgeous. I’ll print some off and frame them, hang them in the house. I love this one, it just seems so serene. Yes, this was from our backyard, courtesy of a semi-zoom lens, we are nowhere near this close to the mountains. And yes, we do know how lucky we are. Last year it was too windy for the balloons and our poor friends who showed up at 5:30 am for a balloon party got a wind party and potluck breakfast. This year, balloons! Woohoo! 
Then, there is this balloon. It cracks me up, insert Caddyshack line here.
Nothing like an enormous gopher balloon on a golf course in the morning.
Have a great day!