Wow, we have had a great stretch of summerlike springtime weather. Kevin and I have had several very nice flights and we already have an airborne marriage proposal. She said "yes!" Congratulations Katie Rzeszutek and Craig Duddy!

Our 12th annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally is only 2 weeks away. Six flight of over 25 balloons begins Friday night 5/24 and ends Monday morning 5/27. Flight times are approximately 6 am and 6 pm, weather permitting. Bring your camera and enjoy the show! We still have a few spots left for passengers. Up, up and away!

Thanksgiving is over and now the Christmas season is in full swing! Our legs are just recovering from marching in the Macy's Parade! This year we have set up a balloon basket and a display at Eastern Hills Mall on Transit Road in Clarence. We are located out side of the popular restaurant "Duff's". We are going to man it on weekends and some evenings. If you are in the area, stop by!

Wow. An entire week with high pressure anchored right over us. Perfect flying weather! I wish we had this a month ago. October was it's usual self for our operation. Wind and rain kept us on the ground most of the leaf peeping season.

With Thankgiving coming up, we have so much to give thanks for. We had a good season in 2012 with over 650 happy people having enjoyed ballooning in Letchworth Park. Many thanks to all of our customers and to Mother Nature!

We do a large portion of our business at Christmas time. Our gift certificates are the perfect gift for someone special. This season, you can save $15 and for certificates of two or more, you will receive our DVD "Experience the Magic" free to watch on Christms morning.

The Letchworth balloon crew will once again journey to NYC to be balloon handlers in the 86th annual Macy's Parade. This year we will be marching with the Macy's Soccer Ball Balloon. We will be located after Harold the Fireman and just before Sponge Bob. With over 40 million spectators, it is the world's grandest of all parades! We'll post photos afterward.

We sincerely wish everyone a joyous, safe and happy holiday!

Sean

Meteorlogically, fall begins September 1st. It is definately in the air. Many splashes of color are here already. I have seen geese flying in formation and some of our songbirds at our feeder have already gone south.

September is my favorite month. Everyone thinks of the leave change in October but in September, the weeds are gorgeous. Bright yellow goldenrod mixed with blue and purple astors. Ample green leaves splashed with red. The days are still warm and the nights cool. Don't miss the Harvest Moon this weekend. I love it!

In the fall, we get many cold fronts coming across from the north. In the summer, winds blow stongly for several hours with a frontal passage. In the fall, it can blow hard for several days. It sure makes trying to fly a balloon much more tricky. The cold air crosses the warm water of the great lakes and creates more unstable air and lake effect rain and sometimes, snow!

We get very, very busy this time of the year. I'm not sure why but folks with gift certificates for rides forget about them until the end of the season. We do have an "availablility calendar" on our web site so that you may view what dates are still open.

Wow! What a roller coaster of weather so far this summer. Even with the drought that western New York and most of the nation has been experiencing, we have had many cancelations. With the constant heat and humidity, late afternoon/early evening scattered thunderstorms have been the norm. Not enough to help the farmers but enough and close enough to us to keep us on the ground many times. Some of the storms have been severe and a few tornados have spawned.

As of today, 324 happy passengers have taken to the skies with us which is a bit below normal. August brings cooler and drier weather so, I'm hoping we can get a lot of flights in. Only 10 more weeks in the season. It's going fast!