Spring is here. There are kite boarders in the park again. In a few weeks Harewood House will hold their annual Kite Festival. They'll have face painting, biscuit (cookie) decorating, falconry demonstrations, puppet shows, a teddy bear parachute drop, and kites of all shapes and sizes. We were in the States during the festival last year, and we'll be busy again this year. But we saw it in 2009. We were surprised by the sheer number of kites. Some were bigger than our car. Many looked like things you’d expect to see in the ocean: a jellyfish, a lobster, a crab, a shark and several fishes. I think the biggest surprises were the living kites. The red kite is a large bird that lives here. It has a flared tail and a wingspan of nearly 6 feet. Towards the end of the festival, a pair of them made a brief appearance. I wonder what they thought of all the paraphernalia in the sky.
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