Up goes the brave Canon Powershot:

Do you want to know where I got those balloons? I got them from the internet.

What my backyard looks like from above if you are spinning fast:

There’s part of my house.

There’s me, holding the string. You can tell I did this a while ago because there’s sunshine and I ain’t wearing no shoes.

Here’s the part of my neighbor’s yard where the chickens live:

I had some ideas for things to do once I had it taking good pictures, but I didn’t get around to trying any of them out. I had to get the tank of helium back to the party company before they closed that day.