Sunday Selections #598

 

 

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme.  Today's post is much more light hearted than yesterday's.  Huge thanks to those of you  who commented.  It is a subject very dear to my heart and I worry that I am beating my own drum too hard.  

Last week we went to a kite festival.  The festival, run in a nearby town, was cancelled by Covid last year and the year before.  It was a cool day, a grey day, and a windy day.  We were promised BIG kites that didn't fly.  Just the same we had a delightful outing.

 I hope your spirits are lifted this week.

Sunday Selections #396

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
 
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen. 
 
Like River I usually run with a theme.  This week I am taking you back to 'Flying High' an annual kite festival in a nearby town.  It is another of the events that we (creatures of habit) go to each year.  This is what we saw as we pulled into the township, before we got to our destination.
 

We were hopeful.  There are feature kites each year and so far we haven't been lucky enough to see them take to the sky.


Sadly, the wind dropped just as we reached the sportsground.  No big kites this year.  And rather a lot of this. 

There were intermittent gusts of wind, and some kites did take to the skies.   Briefly.

I did love the dragon and the birds.  And the good humour of the hopeful kite watchers and kite flyers.


The kites might not have flown well, but there was just enough breeze for one of my other passions.  I smiled broadly when this mama pulled a bubble blower out.  Her boys loved it too.

Were we disappointed?  A little.  It was a lovely outing anyway and we will be back next year.  I really, really want to see the giant whale and octopus kites fly.