One of my favorite things about Columbia, Mo.: the hot air balloons. In late summer and early fall, they’re out above the city, gliding over the hills to the south of town.
Sometimes, I’ll be driving back home and I’ll pass under a balloon that’s landing on the hill just beyond my house. Those balloons always feel like they’re hanging just a bit too close to the ground when I drive by.
Some of the local balloons are ripped straight from the Re/Max ads. Others, like this monkey balloon that floated by on Friday, are less traditional.
I’m not sure if this is supposed to a famous monkey, but if a giant yellow hat had floated by a few minutes later, I wouldn’t have been surprised.
