An early morning, with hot-air ballons.

On Friday morning, while putting the garbage/recycle/yard debris cans out, I saw a few hot air balloons heading south. I found out later, that Friday was the opening day of the 27th annual Tigard Festival of Ballons.

We had dinner at Kat and Eric's that night and hatched a plan to get up at o-dark-thirty, (in this case, 5:45 a.m.) and head to Tualatin Elementary to see the balloons. They were scheduled to lift off from Cook Park, (just on the north side of the Tualatin River in Tigard,) almost due north of the school.

Getting ready to go.


At the field.


We saw the first three or so balloons on the way over, but there were plenty still to come.


As it turns out, 0600 is a little early for my little Libby.