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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
First Victoria International Kite Festival
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The First Victoria International Kite Festival was held this weekend at the local kite-flyers' favorite venue, Clover Point, a spot where there is almost always some wind. There were kites of all shapes and sizes. When I was a kid there was only two shapes for kites - a sort of diamond-shaped rectangle and a "box" kite. Like everything else, this has changed dramatically. Kites were invented in China a couple of thousand years ago and have been a source of entertainment ever since.
All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
Situated on the far west coast of Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city of the Province of British Columbia. Its benign climate (the warmest winters in Canada) and placid lifestyle make it a favorite retirement location as well as a popular tourist destination. About 400,000 people live in Victoria and adjacent communities.
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All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
3 comments:
Wow that looks like fun! Washington is big on kite festivals too. There's a big one in Long Beach each year.
Beautiful shot. No sign of Kite Eating Trees there.
Nice shot! I remember reading about this when I was in Victoria recently.
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