Aghh!
Wife has come home from her birthday meetup with one of those metalised helium balloons.
I frikking hate balloons with a visceral passion.
These particularly balloons are even worse (let alone the environmental side of things).

It's not a phobia but I just do not want to be around balloons at all, ever. Just No.
(And I'm not sure why, but it started when I was severely depressed and had dreadful anxiety).

#balloons #WeirdDislikes

Bangor Daily News: Balloon team that launched from Maine makes history. “Their success means they’ve soared into ballooning history. The three pilots are the first to complete a trans-Atlantic crossing in an open-basket balloon powered by hydrogen. But the flight is historic for Hempleman-Adams as well, who has become the first woman to cross the Atlantic in a gas balloon.”

#balloons #adventures #WorldFirsts

'The three pilots are the first to complete a trans-Atlantic crossing in an open-basket balloon powered by hydrogen.'

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/06/07/aroostook/aroostook-culture/balloon-team-launched-from-maine-makes-history/

Ascent of a Montgolfier Balloon in Aranjuez by Antonio Carnicero

https://feddit.online/c/FloatingIsFun/p/1740701/ascent-of-a-montgolfier-balloon-in-aranjuez-by-antonio-carnicero

"But expertise only gets you so far in ballooning. Everyone, from the freshest-
faced rookie to the most experienced veteran, is at the mercy of the elements." —Katy Vine and Meher Yeda for Texas Monthly

https://www.texasmonthly.com/culture/hot-air-balloon-championship-family/?src=longreads

#longreads #hotairballoons #racing #balloons #Texas #family