Balloons are reflected in the windows of the Belk entrance at Natchez Mall. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Watching balloons bob up and down in the Natchez Mall parking lot. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Balloons are reflected in the windows of the Belk entrance as spectators watch. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Gary Whitby steers his balloon over the trees to the target behind the Natchez Mall. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Gary Whitby throws his bean bag toward the target at the Natchez Mall. (Ben Hillyer /The Natchez Democrat)

Cyclists watch the balloons from the Natchez Mall parking lot. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)