Kite Festival: Perils, Pirates, Pink Elephants
Posted By dc_paulo On March 31, 2007 @ 11:27 pm In Fun & Games, Photography, Special Events, The Great Outdoors, The Mall | Comments Disabled
Went down to see the cherry blossoms [1] and kites [2] today. No doubt we will have more than enough photos of the flowers in the days to come, so I’d like to draw your attention to the Kite Festival instead. After the jump.
The Washington Monument Tree [3] ate well today, snagging various kites from the Kite Festival [4] which strayed too close to its branches in today’s strong winds.
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My favorite kites at the Festival were definitely the ship ones. Pirate ships, especially, with their strings almost invisible, looking for all the world like the Peter Pan ride [7].
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Finally, a Pink Elephant Kite and a guy wearing a kickass costume for no reason that I could fathom on the Monument Grounds, presented to you without further comment.
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Article printed from Washington D.C. Metblogs: http://dc.metblogs.com
URL to article: http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/03/31/kite-festival-perils-pirates-pink-elephants/
URLs in this post:
[1] cherry blossoms: http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/
[2] kites: http://www.kitefestival.org
[3] Washington Monument Tree: http://dc.metblogs.com/archives/2007/02/washington_monu.phtml
[4] Kite Festival: http://kitefestival.org
[5] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/441409623/
[6] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/441410588/
[7] Peter Pan ride: http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=PeterPansFlightAttractionPage
[8] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/441413977/
[9] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/441412248/
[10] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/441419365/
[11] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownpau/441415997/
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