{"id":3626,"date":"2009-03-22T15:58:13","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T23:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/entries\/kite-joys\/"},"modified":"2009-03-22T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2009-03-22T23:58:13","slug":"kite-joys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/2009\/03\/kite-joys\/","title":{"rendered":"Kite Joys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week Uncle David brought two kites for the boys that had been left at a park where he works. Oh, the joy of flying a kite! It was a perfectly blustery day and we had a little daylight left after nap time so we hopped over the wall to the park.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for thinking of the boys, David!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7665ps-1.jpg\" title=\" I love the running boy, the sun flare, and the rotation of the shot (which happened accidently).\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7665ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" I love the running boy, the sun flare, and the rotation of the shot (which happened accidently).\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7666ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Unfurling the kites!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7666ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Unfurling the kites!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7670ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Ian running to catch up\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7670ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian running to catch up\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7671ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Peter getting the kite in the air for Jerome while giving instructions.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7671ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Peter getting the kite in the air for Jerome while giving instructions.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7679ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Ian stopped to watch the kites and never went any closer.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7679ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian stopped to watch the kites and never went any closer.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7686ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Jerome\u2019s kite went really high!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7686ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome\u2019s kite went really high!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7691ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Look at that JOY!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7691ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Look at that JOY!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7694ps-1.jpg\" title=\" learning to go against the wind\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7694ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" learning to go against the wind\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7696ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Seth\u2019s turn with the bigger kite. It stayed in the air easier than the smaller one.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7696ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Seth\u2019s turn with the bigger kite. It stayed in the air easier than the smaller one.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7698ps-1.jpg\" title=\" He got his kite going pretty well, too. Seth would run every which way not really caring about the direction of the wind.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7698ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" He got his kite going pretty well, too. Seth would run every which way not really caring about the direction of the wind.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7700ps-1.jpg\" title=\" and making airplane noises? :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7700ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" and making airplane noises? :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7725ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Ian wanted to go swing!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7725ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian wanted to go swing!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7740ps-1.jpg\" title=\" and he wanted to sit backwards so he could watch the kites!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7740ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" and he wanted to sit backwards so he could watch the kites!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7742ps-1.jpg\" title=\" then Seth joined us!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7742ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" then Seth joined us!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7744ps-1.jpg\" title=\" my arms got a workout pushing them together.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7744ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" my arms got a workout pushing them together.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7746ps-1.jpg\" title=\" our view from the swings\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7746ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" our view from the swings\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7747ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Everyone at the park enjoyed watching the kites fly.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7747ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Everyone at the park enjoyed watching the kites fly.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7751ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Ian decided not to go down the big slide.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7751ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian decided not to go down the big slide.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7754ps-1.jpg\" title=\" This one was more his size. He went down it several times squealing as he climbed up the stairs for another slide!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7754ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" This one was more his size. He went down it several times squealing as he climbed up the stairs for another slide!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7771ps-1.jpg\" title=\" I noticed Jerome following directly under the kite\u2026\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7771ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" I noticed Jerome following directly under the kite\u2026\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7770ps-1.jpg\" title=\" walking in crazy circles, waving, and maybe hoping to catch it? Totally oblivious to anything but that kite.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7770ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" walking in crazy circles, waving, and maybe hoping to catch it? Totally oblivious to anything but that kite.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7776ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Until I called his name. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7776ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Until I called his name. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7780ps-1.jpg\" title=\" loved the light on this one, and how you can see the kite string.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7780ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" loved the light on this one, and how you can see the kite string.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7785ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Time for a roll down the hill!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7785ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Time for a roll down the hill!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7786ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Ian didn\u2019t try it, but he walked with them.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7786ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian didn\u2019t try it, but he walked with them.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7788ps-1.jpg\" title=\" I remember trying to roll straight down a hill when I was little and being frustrated that my body always went sideways. (Ofcourse, I can\u2019t float, either. :-) )\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7788ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" I remember trying to roll straight down a hill when I was little and being frustrated that my body always went sideways. (Ofcourse, I can\u2019t float, either. :-) )\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7792ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Ian tries so hard to communicate without words.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7792ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian tries so hard to communicate without words.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7794ps-1.jpg\" title=\" And does pretty well, too!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7794ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" And does pretty well, too!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7797ps-1.jpg\" title=\" One last flight before going home.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7797ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" One last flight before going home.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7803ps-1.jpg\" title=\" Almost home, Seth is picking dandylions for Mommy. :-) (Yes, I let him go out in his Power Rangers suit, he thought he was Iron Man.)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7803ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Almost home, Seth is picking dandylions for Mommy. :-) (Yes, I let him go out in his Power Rangers suit, he thought he was Iron Man.)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[kitejoy]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7805ps-1.jpg\" title=\" He looks so small and alone, but in reality, he just had a hard time ending the fun. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_7805ps-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" He looks so small and alone, but in reality, he just had a hard time ending the fun. :-)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week Uncle David brought two kites for the boys that had been left at a park where he works. Oh, the joy of flying a kite! It was a perfectly blustery day and we had a little daylight left after nap time so we hopped over the wall to the park. Thank you for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}