#267 Sky High

We relocated to Von Colin Memorial Field on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Open space and potential for more kite-flying. More wind here - no buildings to block it. From top to bottom - Big Red (the kite), camera, and hawk checking out the intruders into his territory. I clicked on Enhance/Auto Levels and got this funky sky color, which I thought was more interesting than the overcast gray.Click on the link below to see two of the photos taken from the camera on the kite cable. Feel free to browse. KAP or Kite Aerial Photography is quite the group on Flickr. I had no idea until Scott became involved. By the way, the Flickr photos are his. I don't do KAP. I get in enough trouble on the ground!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottdunn/

#108 Flight

Big Red is in flight in front of the National Constitution Center (worth the entrance fee!). Still not enough wind to put the camera on for some aerial photos though. (Tune in tomorrow for what that means.)

That's OK 'cause we got busted and had to pack up and leave. The ranger was sure there was a rule somewhere against flying kites in the park. He searched the ranger manual on his hand-held device, made a few phone calls to verify, and just decided that the kite was unsafe around so many people and buildings. He was very friendly about it but didn't want his picture taken. He said someone had already put him on YouTube and he didn't want more publicity! That's why his face isn't in the photo.

My son Scott, daughter-in-law Nancy, and the Park Ranger (not Rick).

#45 Childhood

I love it when children are attracted by the kite. The little boy asked my son if the kite was going to raise him up off the ground (did he see "Up"?). Imagination and curiosity are a wonderful part of childhood. I like to think the kite was an extra exciting part of his day at Independence Park.

The crowd in the background is standing in line for the Liberty Bell building.

#111 Fly

Although the flag was strenuously fluttering in the wind, it took some doing for Big Red to get airborne. The "pilot" is in the lower right hand corner of the photo in front of the trolley.

Independence Hall, Philadelphia is in the background.

#312 The Letter K

"K" is for Kite. "Big Red" (my idea) is ready for its maiden voyage and what better location than Independence Park? It's relatively early on a Saturday morning and there were no crowds. Tune in the following posts for the rest of this fun episode.

That's Independence Hall in the far background. The painted netting above roof line hides the scaffolding they are using for some major "rehab" on the building.