A Straggler

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was last week. For some reason I did not see a single balloon all week long. This is highly unusual; most years I see great flocks of them every morning on my way home from work. The fiesta ended yesterday, leaving me highly disappointed to have missed the whole thing.

Then this morning, what to my wondering eyes should appear...

A few pilots always stick around after the official fiesta, so I finally got to see one.