It’s days like today that make me happy we live so close to Washington, DC.
It’s days like today which make me thankful that we can obtain secure, free private parking a block away from the National Mall.
It’s days like today that I actually appreciate the Cherry Blossoms in the Tidal Basin.
It’s days like today when I don’t mind the tourists much — except for the jackasses who walk cluelessly in the middle of the street when I have the right of way.
The Smithsonian Kite Festival was great. We were a bit concerned about downtown traffic: There was a marathon being run this morning, coupled by the Kite Festival and the Cherry Blossom Festival which were happening concurrently. And tonight is a Washington Nationals exhibition game — the first ever in the new Nationals Park. It’s the last weekend of Spring Break for many schools. Oh — and it’s beautiful out. But we were able to navigate through and find our secret parking spot. 🙂 We had a nice picnic lunch upon arrival and then went to the Washington Monument grounds to do some flying. Av had his Buzz Lightyear kite — which is a hybrid inflatable kite to give it support and lift. It had deflated a bit by the time we got there, but it still had its moments. I had our happy fun rainbow kite which took a few trips up before being caught in a tangle of about five other kites. The seam on one side tore a bit, but we’re hoping to repair it and get back to flying.
I’m not usually one for overly patriotic pictures, but this was an amazing, big-ass kite that was flying close to the Washington Monument. Fun stuff!
socKs took some video — perhaps I’ll post some of it later…
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Sounds like a fun day. Kites are awesome. I used to have a couple stunt kites when I was a kid. Now, can you please remove that picture so I can take my right hand off my heart and sit back down?
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othurme: You’d have a hell of a time living in this town if you wanted to sit down for a few minutes. 🙂 But yes — the first time I flew a kite was about four years ago — and I loved it. I wish I had the time and energy to do it more often…
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