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It's a bird! It's a plane!

No, it's a hot air balloon -- one you may have seen floating over Botetourt recently.

If not, well, you'll see some photos of it in this week's print edition of The Botetourt View -- and lots more online.

Because, well, that's what we do. We put things online first -- and when it comes to photos, we often put them up in vast quantities.

So for those of you who like extras, well, here's the guide to finding all of this week's online extras:

* More on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
* More on the llama visit to Everything Art
* More photos from Troutville's Party in the Park
* More photos from the Oriskany Festival
* More photos from the Antiques Roadshow at The Glebe
* Fire damages home in Blue Ridge
* PETA offers to lease Botetourt Correctional Facility to create “Chicken Empathy Museum” -- original story and follow-up
* Denise Sprinkle named Educator of the Year
* Paparazzi photos of Botetourt people at Olde Salem Days
* Photo of flying squirrel and other Botetourt wildlife
* Last class at Troutville High School holds reunion
* Business PAC endorses Austin, Clinton for Board of Supervisors
* More photos of Meritha Rucker in Greece
* More of Sheila Terry's deer photos
* More on Destiny Booze's second romance novel

AND IN SPORTS . . .
* More photos from Lord Botetourt - Hidden Valley football
* More photos from James River - Altavista football
* More photos from Lord Botetourt vs. Glenvar JV volleyball
* More photos from the North Botetourt Titans vs. Cave Spring Saints
* Photos of Botetourt runners at Knights Crossing cross country meet
* Lord Botetourt cross country results

So how can you get your news and photos in The Botetourt View? Easy! Just share at news@botetourtview.com.

For more information -- including how to advertise and reach more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt County -- see below:

* You can meet our community journalist for Botetourt, Cathy Benson. She keeps regular offices hours at our Botetourt "bureau" -- at Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea in Daleville. Here’s her schedule.

* Want to keep up with us in other ways? Join our fan page on Facebook or become of our "followers" on Twitter. Just search for "botetourtview" and you'll find us.

* So how do we reach 90 percent of the households in Botetourt County? Here’s how: Subscribers to The Roanoke Times get it included in their Friday paper; non-subscribers have it mailed to them as part of the weekly Simply Savings advertising flier. Those two add up to more than 90 percent. Plus, we have some free copies available at Kroger, Food Lion, the Botetourt Athletic Club and the Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea in Daleville, in case you we somehow miss you.

* Are you an advertiser who wants to reach more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt? To find out more, you can email us at advertise@botetourtview.com. If you want to place a classified ad in our Botetourt edition, you can reach us at classifieds@botetourtview.com.