Patriotic Balloons

Three hot air balloons drifted over the cities of Marion and Cedar Rapids, Iowa on the evening of July 4, 2020--Independence Day, each with an American flag draped from their gondolas. This image looks northwest from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 8:21 pm CDT. The balloons were moving away from the camera.

A single balloon is silhouetted by the setting sun in this image captured at 8:23 pm, looking west. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.