Let's Go Fly A Kite!

So apparently during the sunnier months here in Vancouver, one can happen upon cool things while just out for an afternoon stroll. Like an eagle. Or a field of cute goslings...

... Or a giant kite jamboree!

And by "giant kite jamboree," I mean both that the number of people participating in the event was large... and that some of the kites were actually freaking giant.

Recently while out on a stroll, David and I turned a corner and were presented with this scene:

 Oh, what's that going on up ahead, you ask? JUST A LITTLE OF THIS:

This is Vanier Park, and it is right inside my Kitsilano neighborhood. The park is also home to a Space Museum, the Museum of Vancouver, and Bard on the Beach - a Shakespearean theater series that performs all summer long. Pretty cool, "eh"?  (I promise I didn't pick up a Canadian accent. This was only a test.)

Well for whatever reason, this particular day Vanier Park also happened to be Where the Kite Things Are. I wasn't mad about it.

This was one of the two biiiig kites - My Fair Lady:

Kind of random but definitely brought a smile to my face. Some of the largest kites I've ever seen! And what a beautiful day for it!! I don't currently own any kites, but there are so many open lawns and beaches to fly them that I might end up buying one at some point this summer.

On a random end note, do kites make anyone else think of Mary Poppins?

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