{"id":20752,"date":"2017-04-30T21:23:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T01:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=20752"},"modified":"2024-05-30T21:49:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T01:49:14","slug":"2024-oh-go-fly-a-kite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=20752","title":{"rendered":"2024 – Oh, Go Fly A Kite!"},"content":{"rendered":"

………………………………………………..<\/span>(ignore April 30, 2017 publish date – this was published on May 8, 2024)<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve had a total of ONE kite picture on this blog and it\u2019s this one that I took in 2013. I was very surprised to see my building\u2019s Super flying one in the parking lot in back (although I wanted to tell him to go fly a kite numerous times).<\/span><\/p>\n

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But I looked out of my living room picture window last Saturday afternoon (May 4) and saw TWO of them (kites, not building supers) in the air over that same parking lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a Dad (Curtis) and his two kids (CJ and Cayleigh). Here\u2019s the first shot I took:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a closeup of that kite:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s Cayleigh watching it look like it\u2019s crumbling up and falling:<\/span><\/p>\n

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She retrieves it and brings it back to Dad:<\/span><\/p>\n

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And now she looks quite<\/em> ecstatic that Dad has made it (and her) airborne again:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I love this shot!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her joy was short-lived:<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is exactly like Charlie Brown and the kite-eating tree:<\/span><\/p>\n

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But in this case, Dad manages to extract the kite from this tree\u2019s green teeth without any damage:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026and brings it to his office for a checkup to make sure:<\/span><\/p>\n

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At his outdoor office, Dad tends to his daughter\u2019s pink kite, while his son works on a manly blue one:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dad has kite skills and passes them along to his son:<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the pink patient recovers, Dad and son perform orthopedic surgery on the blue patient (this is a panoramic image – click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Surgery is a success!<\/span><\/p>\n

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While Blue Kite recovers, Dr. Dad takes Pink Kite out for a test flight (another panoramic image – click to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n

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A little later, CJ takes Bluey out and gets the same results:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Time to restart the fun flights (yet another PANO – click it!):<\/span><\/p>\n

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You may have noticed that between taking these two shots, I decided to go downstairs and start doing outdoor closeup, ground-level photography.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Can\u2019t get shots like these from a couple hundred feet away and 7 floors up:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bluey almost gets double-stomped (and so soon after surgery!), while Pinky runs\/flies away into the lead:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cayleigh rubs it in with a couple of return fly-bys (PANO – click it!):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Look at that smile!<\/span><\/p>\n

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She could be wearing<\/em> that kite – it\u2019s her size:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, the C&C Kite Krew enjoys simultaneous flights, while proud Dad enjoys the harmony (and the photographer enjoys his fortunate on-the-run composition). PANO – you know the drill:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I think the image on the right may be the shot of the day……………both kites are in the air and everyone looks happy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This was weird\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.everyone is stunned by the amount of blue that CJ\u2019s kite has suddenly picked up:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, I have NO idea how that could POSSIBLY happen, but\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.I like it! (What a surprise\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.not)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cayleigh watches as the excess blue suddenly flies away, while CJ\u2019s kite – now much lighter without that extra azure – takes to the air again:<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a miracle!<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the men celebrate their back-to-normal blue kite, Cayleigh suddenly sports a frown:<\/span><\/p>\n

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But that didn’t last long\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.just look at those eyes as she runs away to end the day on a high (in the air) note (as I end it with a final PANO to be clicked):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks to all you \u201cC\u201d people (Curtis, CJ and Cayleigh). It was a LOT more fun shooting you guys than shooting my grumpy old building super, THAT’S for sure.
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