And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Here in the Valley is a Balloon Festival in September that is considered to be a favorite among the ballooning community. It can be absolutely amazing to see the balloons take off, float around, angle themselves to dip into the Yakima River, rise up over the bridge, and dip back into the River. Quite some skills!
My dentist is a balloonist. I once saw him drift down to hover right above a slot canyon. Then he drifted along the canyon it's entire length. He held altitude so perfectly. After a while he climbed to catch the wind to blow him back to where he started. He did it a second time. It was an amazing show of skill.
That reminds me I gotta go out and some incandescent light bulbs.
ReplyDeleteHere in the Valley is a Balloon Festival in September that is considered to be a favorite among the ballooning community. It can be absolutely amazing to see the balloons take off, float around, angle themselves to dip into the Yakima River, rise up over the bridge, and dip back into the River. Quite some skills!
ReplyDeleteMy dentist is a balloonist. I once saw him drift down to hover right above a slot canyon. Then he drifted along the canyon it's entire length. He held altitude so perfectly. After a while he climbed to catch the wind to blow him back to where he started. He did it a second time. It was an amazing show of skill.
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