On The Road

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Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

Two Blue Damselflies

Two Blue Damselflies, Colorado

This was my pond, and these damselflies were born and raised in it. It was scary the first time I ran into the aquatic stage of this glorious creature – they look like mean-ass water bugs you shouldn’t mess with. I learned to carefully preserve them when I did major pond cleanings to ensure their lives weren’t snuffed out too soon.

 

And now, back to Italy….

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On The Road

by 5:00 am. It has 18 Comments.

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

Sometimes submissions leave me speechless. Apparently, Albatrossity has a thing for birds. So do I. Our thanks – do send more:

Where: Tandayapa Lodge in the western Andes of Ecuador, cloud forest
When 5/19/2017
Violet-tailed Sylph is found at elevations mostly above 900 meters in the cloud forest of Ecuador and Colombia. Only the male has this long iridescent tail.

Booted Racket-tail has a larger range, as it can be found in the Andes of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Again, only the male has these spectacularly long tail streamers, although both sexes sport the white puffy “boots”.

Can you believe this beautiful creature exists? And this one:

 

So, so many thanks for sharing these pictures. I hope you’ll consider a guest post or two to share some knowledge and explain part of your expertise – I know many of us would have questions.

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On The Road

by 5:00 am. It has 27 Comments.

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

I miss my wild visitors in Colorado. Being from the East Coast and used to white-tailed deer, we always called these mule deer, “daffy-eared deer”.  They’re much bigger and sturdier than their photogenic cousins, fitting the Rocky Mountains.

We are now full into the season for wildlife – keep your eyes and ears open, and do send pictures of sightings!

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On The Road

by 5:00 am. It has 22 Comments.

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

 

Due to technical problems, Tuesday’s post is postponed until Wednesday.

Do travel safely and use this post to chat; the Italy pics will be Wed.

 

 

 


On The Road

by 5:00 am. It has 14 Comments.

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

 

 

 

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On The Road

by 5:00 am. It has 22 Comments.

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

 

Before the fold, this great shot from bystander:

Where it was taken:  84 and Amsterdam, Manhattan
When:  June 7
Other notes or info about the picture:  Upper West Side toy store tribute to this year’s gay pride march.

 

Now onto Italy. Ever been to Firenza or Tuscany? Prepare yourself – get a cup of coffee and a snack, you’ll be here a while!

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On The Road

by 5:00 am. It has 27 Comments.

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.

So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…

Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!

 

Should you have any pictures (tasteful, relevant, etc….) you can email them to picstopost@balloon-juice.com or just use this nifty link to start an email: Start an Email to send a Picture to Post on Balloon Juice

 

This is Lac Leman, also known as Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Man has been living here for over 5,000 years for good reason. I’m pretty sure this is from the shore at the edge of Vevey, looking towards Montreux.  One of my father’s friends was in the Swiss Air Force in WWII and crashed and drowned in his plane somewhere in view. I don’t think they recovered his remains, so I remind myself that great heroes are mixed in with that gorgeous Rhone water. Old timers will tell you that they can see the effects of pollution and warming – you can’t see nearly as far. When my father was young, you could often see detailed mountains as far as the eye can see. Now haze makes the world indistinct.

 

On that far-away note, prepare yourself for some domestic awesome, after the fold.

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