A Balloonist's Treasure Hunt

One of these photos has 21 balloons in it.  Can you find them all?

Once upon a time, long, long ago, we lived in Plano, Texas.  They held a hot air balloon festival.

Back then they would get sponsors to donate things, and the balloonist went on a kind of treasure hunt.

 

One of the treasures of this particular gathering was a set of car keys donated by a local Ford dealership.

The keys had been placed on top of a utility pole, and the balloonist had to navigate his/her balloon down to the pole and capture the keys -- if they could find the particular utility pole involved!

I remember that it was a Saturday morning.  

You know, the kind of Spring morning when everyone wants to sleep in?

As the balloonists began to descend in a quest for the car keys, the neighborhood dogs began to bark. The lower the balloons got the more frantic the barking!  Soon the balloons were so low that you could hear the roar of the propane-powered flames!

It was utter chaos.  I don't know if they ever found the car keys or not, but I think the city council never authorized another balloon festival!

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