
Hot air balloons taking off during the early morning launch at the International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec (August 13 to 21, 2011)

Hot air balloons taking off during the early morning launch at the International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec (August 13 to 21, 2011)

A lone water-lily I found in a man-made pond nearby.

Sometimes, one must die to give way to a brand new life…

A close up photo of an Umbrella plant flower which commonly grows on ponds.