{"id":964,"date":"2008-03-28T23:27:07","date_gmt":"2008-03-29T04:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=964"},"modified":"2008-03-28T23:27:07","modified_gmt":"2008-03-29T04:27:07","slug":"my-dc-kite-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=964","title":{"rendered":"my dc: kite festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70%\">\n<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/*\nImages are wrapped in divs classed \"flickr_badge_image\" with ids\n\"flickr_badge_imageX\" where \"X\" is an integer specifying ordinal position.\nBelow are some styles to get you started!\n*\/\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper {text-align:center; width:260px;}\n#flickr_badge_wrapper {padding:10px 0 10px 0;}\n.flickr_badge_image {margin:0 10px 10px 10px;}\n.flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;}\n#flickr_badge_source {text-align:left; margin:0 10px 0 10px;}\n#flickr_badge_icon {float:left; margin-right:5px;}\n#flickr_www {display:block; padding:0 10px 0 10px !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#3993ff !important;}\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:hover,\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:link,\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:active,\n#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:visited {text-decoration:none !important; background:inherit !important;color:#3993ff;}\n#flickr_badge_wrapper {background-color:#00CC33;border: solid 1px #000000}\n#flickr_badge_source {padding:0 !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#666666 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"flickr_badge_uber_wrapper\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\" id=\"flickr_www\">www.<strong style=\"color:#3993ff\">flick<span style=\"color:#ff1c92\">r<\/span><\/strong>.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_badge_wrapper\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/badge_code_v2.gne?count=5&#038;display=random&#038;size=m&#038;layout=x&#038;source=user_tag&#038;user=84469016%40N00&#038;tag=kite\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->\n<\/td>\n<td>\nTomorrow (Saturday) is the <a href=\"http:\/\/kitefestival.org\/\">National Kite Festival<\/a> down on the Mall. It officially runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (although I&#8217;m sure there will be plenty of overflow on either side of that time frame), and the weekend weather looks to be perfect &#8212; mid-50s with a decent breeze.<\/p>\n<p>These shots cheat just a bit, since they&#8217;re from last year&#8217;s festival, but I didn&#8217;t want folks to miss out on it. This Flickr badge is randomly pulling about a third of my kite images at a time, so feel free to refresh the page to get a different selection.You can see other photos of winners from last year&#8217;s festival by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/kitefestival.org\/kitefest-win07.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the entire festival is great, if you can catch the Rokkaku Challenge at 3 p.m., it might be the most fun of the afternoon. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gombergkites.com\/howrok.html\">Rokkaku<\/a> is a kite fighting contest in which teams work to cut other kites&#8217; strings and eliminate them from competition. You really do get into it, and the kites themselves are not damaged, although it can be funny to watch a group of people streak off down the Mall in pursuit of their free-flying entry.<\/p>\n<p>But if you&#8217;re anywhere near D.C. tomorrow, make sure you check the festival out.<\/p>\n<p>Bring a kite to take part; as you can see, anything attached to a string pretty much works. There are also vendors on the Mall who would be happy to trade you a kite for some cash.<\/p>\n<p>Or just bring a a sense of wonder &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; like in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UGaTfGHELV4\">Mary Poppins<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s go fly a kite<br \/>\nUp to the highest height<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go fly a kite<br \/>\nAnd send it soaring<br \/>\nUp to the atmosphere<br \/>\nUp where the air is clear.<br \/>\nOh, let&#8217;s go fly a kite!&#8221;<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~Robert B. 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