Carolyn and Giselle had fun at the Smithsonian Kite Festival. It was a good scene with lots of happy people flying kites.
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The dragon kite's first flight of 2010.
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Carolyn, the Master Kite-Flyer
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Dippin' and dodgin' the other kites, strings, and the other flyers!
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Flyin' high with lots of friends
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The scene...cherry blossoms to the right, the competition field down below, and kites, kites, everywhere!
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These are actually only two of the kites attached to a single line. There is another higher up the line to the right, and one to the left, at the bottom of the line.
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Beauty in sunlight
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A long-distance shot of two of the best kites (besides our dragon, of course!) - the three-circle kite and the kite with spirally streamers.