09/04/2026
Awesome flight for my brother Randy Ashton.
A hot air balloon just landed at the Wassmuth Center.
No warning. No plan. Just wind, physics, and a pilot’s steady judgment bringing it gently to rest at the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. Within minutes, a crowd of neighbors gathered. Cameras came out. Kids pointed. Everyone stood there grinning up at this enormous balloon that had just seemingly appeared out of nowhere. For a moment, we all stood shoulder to shoulder, delighted by the same unlikely thing.
Grateful for the joy that sneaks up on you on an ordinary day, for strangers who stop what they’re doing to share it, and for a place that always seems to attract a little wonder when you least expect it.