ABC Wednesday / Z for Zinfandel

These beauties will soon be a lovely bottle of Zinfandel!

Temecula Valley Wine Country, Temecula, California USA

June 26, 2010

ABC Wednesday

"Z"

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Today's Flowers / Chalk Art Festival in Temecula, California USA

I went to another Chalk Art Festival this weekend. 

This time it was in (Old Town) Temecula, California.

Of the two festivals, Pasadena wins my vote.

But, there were several good artists this weekend.

I liked this pretty pretty blue flower for Today's Flowers.

Color Carnival, Mellow Yellow, Ruby Tuesday / Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival, Temecula Valley, California USA

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The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival was this weekend.

My husband and I enjoyed the opening on Friday night with lots of music, food, wine and an after dark Balloon Glow event.

The "Mass Ascension" took place Saturday morning between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m.

We live about 70 miles away and arrived about 7:25, therefore missing the best part. 

Darn it...double darn it!

But, we did see a whole lot of balloons floating in the sky for an hour or so.

They were all over the valley...about 60 of them.

Some quite high and others not so high.

This guy looks tiny but he's just farther away.

The two large balloons are actually tethered to the ground and will only rise about 40-50 feet.

Those who want to experience a little elevation choose these 2 balloons rather than taking the "real deal!"

Apparently, it's a bit scary!

I don't know...I'm not about to find out.

I'll just enjoy watching and photographing them.

 These two are tethered.

 There were balloons everywhere we looked.

And the fire!  

What a pretty sight.

Color Carnival

 Mellow Yellow

Ruby Tuesday

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot, That's My World Tuesday, SkyWatch Friday / Temecula Valley (California) Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival...Balloon Glow

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My husband and I and our son went to the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival this weekend.

It started Friday night with a lot of music, food, wine and the best part of the evening...The Balloon Glow.

It was awesome!

There were so many balloons glowing all together and also one or a few at a time.

The light was constantly changing which made the photography a whole lot of fun.

I am posting a WHOLE LOT of photos...just because I can't stop!

 Ooh...the heat from the burners!

NO problem with mosquitos here!

One balloon was a little slow, but finally got up and GLOWING!

This show doesn't wait for slowpokes...

My friend's 3 year old little grandson  recognized the Target balloon in my photos on Facebook.

If you shop at Target, you might recognize their logo on the red balloon.

I loved this one!

Now...they are all up and ready for action.

 The light kept changing.

Seeing, hearing and feeling the heat from the burners was exciting!

This was Friday night...

The Mass Ascension took place at dawn on Saturday morning.

I am looking forward to posting those photos soon.

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot
The theme is fire.

That's My World Tuesday

 SkyWatch Friday

Blue Monday / Sunset over Temecula Valley, California

These sunset photos were taken on Friday of last week on the road from the wineries of Temecula Valley towards Old Town, Temecula, California.  The sky was beautiful with the hues of blues, pinks, purples and yellows.  The sun looks green in the top 2 photos.  I guess that proves that "blue" is one of the colors in this marvelous sky.

Blue Monday