Hot air balloons, one of them shaped like a clock, are prepared before taking flight during the 42nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Hot air balloons, one of them shaped like a clock, are prepared before taking flight during the 42nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 5, 2013. Thousands of spectators gathered on Saturday at the city’s balloon park to watch more than 500 balloons of all shapes and sizes lift off in two stages during the so-called mass ascensions. The fiesta runs through October 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)