Trying to think up a new banner every day was a daunting task and it got tedious and I didn't want to remember how long it was before Fiesta and how much stuff I had yet to do or didn't do at all. Plus there were more events coming up to Fiesta this year....
Now we are ...
days away and its a bit of a rush then not then rush then not...
It always seems way off until September and then you fall into the OMG its almost here I have a thousand things that need doing.... then you fall on the floor and pass out.
Normally I do a few rally's through the year... Fiesta as the start of the balloon year.. then Red Rock Rally in December in Gallup .. Angle fire in June and then Fiesta again... This time we threw in the Colorado Springs labor Day Lift off in there in early September breaking my rule of flying so close to fiesta and chancing last minute damage before the big event. This has thrown off my inner working worse than normal.
12 days out I have the system all cleaned and ready to go. She will sit and rest until the morning of the Friday before and only go get inflated for a group of school kids at Emerson elementary who rarely get to see any balloons. They love to have us and we enjoy their enthusiasm. Its a good place in mind to start the upcoming events.
Registration is on the 4th and 5th. I will go on the 4th and be there waiting as it my natural thing before they open up. I just love the excitement of it and the fresh fun of all the volunteers who try to make it fun and great for the Pilots.
Every little bit of Fiesta is exciting.... and that comes out in my shots...
Things still needing done..... I've lost my list.
So that leads me to not doing any banners.... so here below are some of my favorites..... from 2017
Because being selected for the AIBF is a BIG thing! Golden Ticket Big.
Postcards from 600 feet.
Never hold a sign....ever.... Ted.
Due to our balloon name we fall under all the crazy stuff... and I like it!
Czech for apart Czech pilot.
Love my Lindstrand and I go out of my way to tell everyone about it... so don't slow down if your passing me or you will get an ear full.
And then we have very emotive Eric...
Again.. Bill Watterson's Calvin drops in... for the day of 46,47,48,49 and each days event.
My Son for his very expressive self and how he makes me laugh.
And on the 2nd to last day and last day my Granddaughters face getting real close... She is so cute!
Especially with pancake and syrup on her face.
2016 favs are below...
194 days till the 2016 balloon fiesta... 194 banners.. I was wiped out.
Cranking on the GIMP program for some fun visuals.
Lifting warning signs off the nets to tweak for ballooning is fun... Teather use is not up for discussion.
Highperactive doing pictures out front of the Sid Cutter building. Yes.. we inflated her and the crew walked her about so we could get some good shots.
Down to 162... So many balloons in this non edited for content shot.
I started to try and link my banners with my logo and that was just a stupid amounts of work.
A cool logo I edited... Going on a shirt or two.
My granddaughter is a hoot. Another edit of a fav meme. I can draw stick figures and I love the little Emmers.
2015.....
I started hiding the countdown numbers and there were some very good people who would find them even when I made it insanely hard.
This was a bit easy.
The kids at a school we did for Albuquerque Aloft... They wanted to help...so we had them snake the envelope into the bag.
Here I had to circle the number because no one found it on thsi day.
The old British version of the Uncle Sam poster.. modified for myself.
And if Calvin can be used so can Bill and Opus...
Another character who brightens ballooning for everyone. Thanks Kurt!
And that's how it feels for those of us enmeshed in Fiesta every year... everything else kinda stops..
And I was done at the end of this year.... Fiesta field cleared and just prior to all the launch grid markers being planted.
One of the old posters that I am editing to fit ballooning...
And the pin design. But in silver instead of gold.
The first of the quad pin sets I am creating below. I have the designs for the other two but they arn't going to be seen until just prior to their molds being struck.
Brain is percolating with ideas all the time but my ability to put that on paper lacks the formal training I should have gotten when it was available. Now it takes hours to do what should only be minutes... ah well.. at least I can do it.
I need Ice, Soda, Water, Snacks, and and and...... but that will wait until just before the start of the festivities....
Next weekend perhaps I can show the process... Dunno... we shall see what comes up...
