Happy Independence Day USA
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
El Paso, Texas
July 4, 2017 9:23am CST
I found this shot in my archives. It was taken with a 35mm Nikon EM way back on one of those days when I was out chasing balloons in the early morning of our May balloon fest. I tried to get closer to the balloon but the road I was on didn't go that far dagnamit
Happy 4th USA.
Are you going on a picnic today? Whats on the menue?
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
4 Jul 17
No plans today. Nice picture. Happy 4th
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
Hope you get to feelin better @Courtlynn
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
4 Jul 17
@rebelann doubt it my stomach is at it again
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
I was at a higher elevation when I took this shot, the balloon was over a lower area and was being blown away from those power lines.
We have many slopes here in this area and sometimes what seems to be low in a photo is actually not low if you can see the slope, sadly this shot did not show that.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
Thank you. I wish I still cared enough to chase balloons but I don't anymore
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Jul 17
That is a good picture you took! =) No plans here, my husband is working so it will just be me and the kids home today.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
That's a shame, I hope he gets to come home early.
I remember when dad was overseas and mom would let us fry our hotdogs over a flame, she supervised of course and I was at least 12 by then but still it was such fun to put a hot dog on a long metal fork and cook it all by myself.
@xstitcher (39002)
• Petaluma, California
4 Jul 17
Super cool balloon. A very happy 4th of July to you !
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
4 Jul 17
I'm cleaning house (trying to get some independence from clutter 
). I remember the old 35mm days. I still have my Pentax K1000 that I bought at the Navy Exchange in Norfolk in 1981. I don't know if it still works or not, though....
). I remember the old 35mm days. I still have my Pentax K1000 that I bought at the Navy Exchange in Norfolk in 1981. I don't know if it still works or not, though....2 people like this
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
I got my Nikon about the same time but now I can't find the ASA100 film I always liked to use, do they even sell film anymore?
I hope you get a handle on the clutter, I'm not even gonna try .... heck no one here cares, all they want is treats 
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
4 Jul 17
No picnic just some hot dogs no buns lol
Happy 4th my dear friend.
Nice pic there
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
No picnic here either and no hotdogs BUTT I do have smoked salmon chips n dip and I also have a water hose and a pup who likes fighting with the water, so far we've been out playin once this mornin, I think I might go out again in a while who knows. It's a good day in any case.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Jul 17
I thought the same thing, I've stopped chasing the balloons because I don't really know where they moved our balloon fest to. That's ok, I'm not much for being out and about at 5 am anymore.
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
4 Jul 17
that's a pretty awesome hot air balloon and a perfect picture for todays 4th of July celebrating. I'm going to my daughters for a bbq and fireworks. Looking forward to fun and a day out
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jul 17
I hope they bring lots of really cold watermelon
I thought that balloon was pretty cool too.
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jul 17
It's been a long time since I've seen hot air balloons floating overhead. I used to see them all the time. It was always so much fun watching them all drifting slowly up in the sky! I will admit, I've never seen a patriotic hot air balloon before!
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Jul 17
I think the only time I see them around here is if the winds blow them in and usually they're flyin so low that they almost hit the powerlines @moffittjc I really don't think they're all that safe.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 17
@rebelann I think it's rare to see them here in Florida anymore because our state has become so populated. Growing up, Florida was still mostly undeveloped, so there was lots of open space for hot air balloons to take off and land from. Nowadays, it's nothing but houses and urban sprawl everywhere you go.
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@Elisa1234 (7607)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
@rebelann Take care and have a good day 
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Jul 17
No special plans. Just a quiet day ahead.
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