CFA's tent...

Country Fire Authority's tent at the 2013 Kite Festival on the Rosebud foreshore...


fire
a comforter
a destroyer


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too

Kite Hero

Unusual kite flying at the Kite Festival in March this year - on the Rosebud foreshore.


a kite dressed in red
an old hero finds new wings
entertaining sight



Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday 2
Our World Tuesday

Uluru Banner

One of many banners flying near the kite flyers at the recent annual Kite Festival on the Rosebud foreshore.
These banners represent other kite competitions where the kite flyers displayed their skills.
This banner represents Uluru, the large monolith in the Northern Territory, Australia.


Kite flyers' banners
Colourful scenic display
Window on journeys


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday 2
Our World Tuesday

Plastic Fantasies

A feature at the March Kite Festival on the Rosebud foreshore.
This photo was taken early in the morning before the crowds swarmed in.


children's adventure
a chance to roll in new worlds
plastic fantasies


Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White

Strolling Magician

A strolling magician at the recent Rosebud Kite Festival on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay.
This guy was quite a character!
He saw my camera and asked to be photographed!


Kite festival fun
Clever strolling magician
A mischievous smile


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday 2
Our World Tuesday

Channel 9 and Kites

Even the Channel 9 vehicle, advertising their popular morning show, was at the recent Kite Festival on the  Rosebud foreshore.
Channel 9 is one of the sponsors of the festival.
(But I didn't see any of the Today show famous faces there!)


Channel 9 faces
Jovial news characters
Smiling each morning


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

K is for kites...

K is for kites...
(Continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

Recently, the Mornington Peninsula celebrated the annual Kite Festival on the Rosebud foreshore on Port Phillip Bay.
The day of the main festival - Sunday - drew huge crowds on a hot day, but there was little wind.
(Fortunately, there were many other attractions for the huge crowd!)


The best viewing of the kites was on the Saturday - when the kite flyers were practising and there were few people.



Colours in flight
Like toys flying freely
Magic moments




Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - K is for kites

Even robots have shadows...

One of the alternative attractions at the recent Rosebud Kite Festival on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay.
And this particular robot is proudly showing off a baby robot - not easy to capture with the milling crowds!

robot character
shares some baby pride
metal with a heart


But baby is there!


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

In her own space...

One of many characters wandering the recent Rosebud Kite Festival on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay.


in my universe
roving my own planet
I am out there


Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White
The Human Condition

Kite Festival Rehearsal

On Saturday 9th March, these kites were having a rehearsal before 10th March's big event on Rosebud foreshore.


in kite worlds
zany shapes and faces
light up the sky


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday
Himmelsk


 

Kite Signs

Last weekend was the Victorian Labour Day long weekend.
And on that weekend, the Mornington Peninsula celebrated the annual Kite Festival at Rosebud by the beach.
The actual festival is on the Sunday.
But Saturday is a great day to get photos of the kites without jostling crowds
- because on Saturday the kite flyers take their kites for a test run.
That is when I took this photo of some banner signs identifying a kite flyer's experience.
Dieppe Kite International is held in North America in August each year.


Bright banners flying
Signs of loving kite making
And showing the world


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

Flying Octopus

Last weekend was the Victorian Labour Day long weekend. And on that weekend, the Mornington Peninsula celebrated the annual Kite Festival at Rosebud by the beach.
The actual festival is on the Sunday.
But Saturday is a great day to get photos of the kites without jostling crowds
- because on Saturday the kite flyers take their kites for a test run.
That is when I took this photo.


Dancing tentacles
Like some eerie snaking arms
Swimming and flying


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday 2
Our World Tuesday

Flying Robot

Last weekend was the Victorian Labour Day long weekend.
And on that weekend, the Mornington Peninsula celebrated the annual Kite Festival at Rosebud by the beach.
The actual festival is on the Sunday.
But Saturday is a great day to get photos of the kites without jostling crowds
- because on Saturday the kite flyers take their kites for a test run.
That is when I took this photo.


Look Mum I've no wings
Just need some string and a breeze
And then I can fly


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows