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  • Calling All Airship Pirates!

    This airship drifted by just north of the house, aimed toward one of the nearby back yards on the hillside:

    Hot Air Balloon - Red Oaks Mill
    Hot Air Balloon – Red Oaks Mill

    It was not at all clear they intended to land, just that it was happening anyway. Burners roaring, the bag just cleared the ridge and vanished into the west…

    Further, we know not.

    Back in 2006, I spotted a balloon making a water landing:

    Water Landing
    Water Landing

    They managed enough lift to cross the driveway, then deflate it on the yard in front of the house, to the delight of passersby…