For the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Kite and Family…

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…