Salma's Balloon Flies Away

Salma lets her helium balloon escape into the sky. It was amazing, we watched it for five minutes. It must have gone a few thousand feet up and miles away, and yet we could still see it as a tiny speck heading east. I wonder where it will end up. Will it go up into the Sierras? When Salma finally realized it wasn't coming back, she cried for a moment, then got over it.