We heard a loud shooshing
sound from our second floor
apartment. We ran to the
back sliding glass door just
in time to see a hot air balloon
just barely skimming the roof!
Wasn’t expecting to see that on
this no-longer, uneventful
mundane morning.
Join us at dVerse Poets Pub as De presents our Monday Quadrille prompt. The pub opens at 3PM Monday EST.
Posted by Bodhirose on March 26, 2017
https://bodhirose.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/mundane-morning/
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Anonymous
/ March 27, 2017Such a vivid picture toy painted. Lovely. Barbara
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Bodhirose
/ March 27, 2017Thank you, Barbara!
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
/ March 27, 2017We have had the hot-air balloons passing right above on summer evenings sometimes… that sound can come quite as a surprise…
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Yes, that sound was very surprising and even more surprising to see that balloon go over our heads!
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sarahsouthwest
/ March 27, 2017Great title, great story! Sounds memorable…!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Thanks, Sarah. I’ve never forgotten it so I guess it was memorable! 🙂
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whimsygizmo
/ March 27, 2017Whew! Sounds like a close call! (And a surprising sort of morning!)
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017It was a close call, De, and a huge surprise!
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kanzensakura
/ March 27, 2017Yes! What a surprise. Hello Gayle ❤ the sound can be surprising. I used to love to visit my mother when she lived in a lake community farther south. It seems every month there was some kind of ballooning festival going on in the summer.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Hi Toni! ❤ An amazing surprise to see that balloon barely skimming the roof! Those festivals look so beautiful with the colorful balloons scattered throughout the sky.
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kanzensakura
/ March 30, 2017Yes they do
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frankhubeny
/ March 27, 2017I originally read “mundane” as “Monday” and maybe they go together. I had assumed that those balloons didn’t get so close to buildings.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Kind of a play on Monday I suppose. I had assumed the same thing but I think that balloon had drifted a bit too low that morning.
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Waltermarks
/ March 27, 2017That is soooo cool Rose. All I see lifting off are rescue choppers. I envy you
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017It was very coo, Walter! I’ve seen rescue choppers taking off from the hospital helipad where my mother has been a patient several times. I often wondered about the stories behind their trips.
Gayle ~
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Sanaa Rizvi (@rizvi_sanaa)
/ March 27, 2017Such incredibly vivid images here 😀 love your response to the prompt.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Why thank you, Sanaa. 🙂
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Glenn Buttkus
/ March 27, 2017Wonderfully visceral–toe & teeth clenching; If this was an actual event, it would have had the kind of thrill I had in 1958, on Puget Sound when a 18′ orcha passed under our 15′ boat.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017This was an actual event, Glenn, but I think your event was WAY more exciting than mine…yikes!!
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Grace
/ March 27, 2017A surprizing sound and image on a mundane morning Gayle ~ Hope it didn’t scare you guys ~
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017It was a little scary, Grace. No one expects a hot air balloon to sail inches over their heads!
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Singledust
/ March 27, 2017What an event to shake up a day!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017True!
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Victoria C. Slotto
/ March 27, 2017That happened to us once during Reno’s Hot Air Balloon race–very fun.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Those balloons are so pretty sailing through the sky but a bit intimidating sailing close over your head.
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wolfsrosebud
/ March 27, 2017The sound is something. We have them flying over our house a few times a year.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Yes, that sound was so loud, Patricia!
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Arcadia Maria
/ March 27, 2017Oh my sounds like a scary sight.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Yes, it was a little scary, Maria.
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Truedessa
/ March 27, 2017That sounds like the makings of an amazing day. I’ve always wanted to ride in one of those.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017I don’t remember if the rest of the day was amazing or not but it sure started out that way! 🙂
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thotpurge
/ March 27, 2017Wow.. that would be quite a sight!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017It sure was!
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rosemawrites
/ March 27, 2017mundane is not mundane anymore! 🙂 love how vivid this is!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017No, it wasn’t! Thank you, Rose. 🙂
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Raivenne
/ March 27, 2017Definitely not mundane anymore! This reads like a prologue or maybe even epilogue of a delightful tale.
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Thank you, Raivenne. I would like to hear the tale told from the passengers on that balloon!
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maria
/ March 28, 2017What at sudden turn of events!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017It sure was, Maria…quite a surprise!
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kim881
/ March 28, 2017That is a novel way
to brighten up your day:
a balloon of fear
in the atmosphere
turns out to be a bit of a gas!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Ha, love your response, Kim! 🙂
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kaykuala h
/ March 28, 2017Things do happen even on mundane Monday mornings. The unexpected will drop in for a visit!
Hank
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017It was totally unexpected and sure seemed to be dropping out of the sky maybe a little prematurely, Hank!
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Jane Dougherty
/ March 28, 2017Our animals wouldn’t have liked that much!
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Beverly Crawford
/ March 28, 2017Your words recalled a morning the balloons from a local festival were carried past the deck of the condo where I was living at the time. It was magical. Thanks for jogging my memory!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017I’m glad I could help dislodge that memory, Beverly…that was a good one too!
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paul scribbles
/ March 28, 2017Mundane Monday perhaps? Could be a song in that 😉
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017Perhaps sung by the Mamas and the Papas from the sixties? 😉
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paul scribbles
/ March 30, 2017ahem 😉
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Bekkie Sanchez
/ March 28, 2017That is so neat! Did you hitch a ride? Lol!
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Bodhirose
/ March 30, 2017I did NOT hitch a ride, Bekkie! Lol!
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Bekkie Sanchez
/ March 30, 2017Lol!
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silvergardenia
/ March 28, 2017This makes me think of Disney’s UP when Mr. Fredricksen takes off!
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Bodhirose
/ March 29, 2017😊 That’s a great movie isn’t it?!
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Renee Espriu
/ April 5, 2017I have to say I’ve never seen a hot air balloon up close much less have it skim the roof of my house. Good for inspiration for sure. Hope you are enjoying holding the new baby. I know I am.
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Bodhirose
/ April 5, 2017It was a shocker to be sure! I’m really enjoying holding the new baby, Renee, and so happy that you are enjoying yours too.
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