The Streatham Common Annual Kite Day
A festival of kite flying in south London
(Photos ©urban75, 11th April 2010)
Now in its twelfth year,
the Streatham Common Kite Day is a great free day out.
The weather was nearly perfect too, with plenty of gusts keeping the kites airborne.
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We cycled in from Brixton, and arrived at the eastern end of the Common which has great views over south west London.
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There was a good crowd of people flying kites.
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A flying lizard thing.
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Red fish with a big eye against a brooding sky. When the sun went out it was f-f-f-reezing!
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Big queue for the ice creams!
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Nice outfit!
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Stuffed ducks.
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The fabulous flying octopus.
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A couple watch the parachute.
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A failed launch!
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Plane takes off!
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Floating bear.
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The airborne galleon.
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Controlling the kites.
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This was a ridiculously easy kite to fly.
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Distant kites.
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By the end we were absolutely freezing, so went to the Rookery cafe for a warming cuppa.
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