The Rabbit Jumped Over the House

The Great Forest Park Balloon Race was today. Last night it was almost impossible getting into the park for the balloon glow, so today Ann and I decided to watch the balloons as they drifted over our house. We live near the park and we're on the race route. The first balloon over was the rabbit, the pace balloon, I guess, since Energizer is the primary sponsor of the race. I had my digital camera out to take a bunch of great pictures, but right after I shot the rabbit as it floated overhead, my camera told me to replace the battery pack. It was as if the the rabbit in the battery leaped out and floated leisurely away. Ann and I then hopped on our bikes and pedalled first toward the park to catch the sight of balloons floating toward us, then turned around and chased them as they floated away. One balloon, Citi Bank, was drifting low. I yelled, "Drop a ladder!" But Citi Bank has never been customer friendly, I'm not now a customer, and the balloon kept on chasing the Rabbit.