Grab a box of kleenex

[William769]

Fitting tribute

[Booster]

1. Wow. Just wow.

[Rabblevox]

2. k&r. thank you for the kleenex warning. simply beautiful. /nt

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Lovely tribute and very moving.

[barbtries]

4. i cried

and posted to my wall. thank you for sharing.

[Hun Joro]

5. Lovely, but balloons are deadly to marine life.

They will return to earth and eventually make it to our waterways. I hate to dampen this lovely tribute, but releasing balloons shouldn't be done. :(

[Rabblevox]

6. You are correct. However...

considering the epic evil being done to the planet on an industrial scale, I give the balloons a pass.

[Rabblevox]

7. ps. an interesting article on the environmental impact of balloons...

http://www.balloonrelease.com/faqs.htm

[Hun Joro]

8. Interesting, but I take issue with this statement...

"Please understand that even though some small pieces of the latex sap material are breaking down in the environment, nature's wildlife is familiar and genetically able to distinguish leaves, twigs, sap, bark, shells and other small objects also composting, and avoid them in favor of more suitable food."

Many marine animals are found dead with bellies full of plastic. The balloons may be latex and therefore biodegradable, but does that make them digestible? I don't know.

I don't meant to hijack this thread, so I will apologize and say no more.

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. +1 K and R. Thanks for posting. nt

[stevenleser]

10. K&R&Posted video to my FB page.