These photos were from a festival we went to at a local park in the town that’s closest to my parents. We were supposed to see the hot air balloons take off that morning but we ended up missing it (by a few hours, whoops!). But there was plenty to see at the vendor stands. I ended up getting a wonderful back massage at a stand, which helped with the kinks in my neck from all this travel! While we were there we experienced the afternoon thunderstorm (this one came with hail) but I was happy because I walked away with a handful of bangles!

Photography & Words by Chaucee Stillman
First published on www.streetsandstripes.com