Hi Threeb,
I thought of you this morning when I opened the back door and saw a hot air balloon floating over, so close it felt as if I could reach up and touch it.
I watched it float over and saw it slowly going down, and sure enough when we drove down the street a few minutes later it was being dismantled on the park just near our place. We often see them flying over our place but this was about the closest I have seen them in the sky, except for when my hubby went up in one. We tried to follow him by car all over Canberra, but finally lost it. He had a great time. Might go with him if there ever is a next time.