#ballooning

"Destruction of Mrs. Graham's balloon." Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aëronaut. 1873.

"Pup in Flight" - pastels, charcoal, and removed signpost nubbin, drawn by David Zinn on January 25, 2018

Did a personalized custom stuff n bloat for my dear friend @thebiggerthebetter69, decided to treat him a little extra and do a try-on and peel-off of my new favorite faja on the tightest clasp. I was so round and bouncy, even under the compression. She cannot be contained 😅 🫣 Go peek at my OF for the full squeezey, squishy, bouncy ordeal and the slow unveiling and heavy belly drop. 😉

From Wikipedia:

George Biggin and 'Vincent' Lunardi, "The Daredevil Aeronaut," together decided to demonstrate a hydrogen balloon flight at the Artillery Ground of the Honourable Artillery Company in London on 15 September 1784. Because the 200,000-strong crowd (which included eminent statesmen and the Prince of Wales) had grown very impatient, the young Italian had to take off without his friend Biggin, and with a bag that was not completely inflated; he was accompanied by a dog, a cat and a caged pigeon. The flight from the Artillery Ground travelled in a northerly direction towards Hertfordshire, with Lunardi touching down briefly in a cornfield in the parish of North Mymms to release the cat which had become unwell.

"View of the ascent of Mr Lunardi's celebrated air balloon from the Artilllery Ground Septr. 15th 1784."

MS Hyde 76 (4. 5. 356. 1)

Up, up into the blue sky, over the inn, over the island. You are free to be whoever you want here; a pirate captain, an accountant, an innkeeper. The air is warm, the zephyrs are gentle. This is your world now.

Isn’t it everything you ever wanted?