Independence Day Kite festival organized by the Midwest Winds Kite Fliers. July 1st, LaVista, Nebraska http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4546edited/79979894_LtVkK-Ti-1.jpg http://georges.smugmug.com/gallery/1638381_xWqmV/ 2006-07-06T11:38:02Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />The Midwest Winds Kite Fliers held the Red, White and Blue event to commemorate Independence Day, 2006.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#80025237_LjwMS" title="The Midwest Winds Kite Fliers held the Red, White and Blue event to commemorate Independence Day, 2006."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4665edited/80025237_LjwMS-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The Midwest Winds Kite Fliers held the Red, White and Blue event to commemorate Independence Day, 2006." title="The Midwest Winds Kite Fliers held the Red, White and Blue event to commemorate Independence Day, 2006." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T15:32:55Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4665edited/80025237_LjwMS-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:27:20 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />The winds were intermittent all day. A lot of great kites spent most of the day on the ground.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979749_2AriM" title="The winds were intermittent all day. A lot of great kites spent most of the day on the ground."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4540edited/79979749_2AriM-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The winds were intermittent all day. A lot of great kites spent most of the day on the ground." title="The winds were intermittent all day. A lot of great kites spent most of the day on the ground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:33:51Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4540edited/79979749_2AriM-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:18:47 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />Don Murphy, president of the group, is working to get this large kite aloft.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979854_ZZcqY" title="Don Murphy, president of the group, is working to get this large kite aloft."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4543edited/79979854_ZZcqY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Don Murphy, president of the group, is working to get this large kite aloft." title="Don Murphy, president of the group, is working to get this large kite aloft." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:28:42Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4543edited/79979854_ZZcqY-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:20:52 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />This should give you an idea of the size. Many of the kites are very large.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980326_qwDhq" title="This should give you an idea of the size. Many of the kites are very large."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4562edited/79980326_qwDhq-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="This should give you an idea of the size. Many of the kites are very large." title="This should give you an idea of the size. Many of the kites are very large." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:02:52Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4562edited/79980326_qwDhq-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:27:52 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />Success</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980373_7gUv3" title="Success"><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4569edited/79980373_7gUv3-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Success" title="Success" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T15:50:52Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4569edited/79980373_7gUv3-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:30:18 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />This is one of my favorites from the day.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979894_LtVkK" title="This is one of my favorites from the day."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4546edited/79979894_LtVkK-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="132" alt="This is one of my favorites from the day." title="This is one of my favorites from the day." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:31:15Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4546edited/79979894_LtVkK-Th-1.jpg 2006-07-01 13:21:55 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />There were several other wind activated itmes on display.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979311_m8baV" title="There were several other wind activated itmes on display."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4529edited/79979311_m8baV-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="There were several other wind activated itmes on display." title="There were several other wind activated itmes on display." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:12:17Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4529edited/79979311_m8baV-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:07:54 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979661_CcBtx" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4532edited/79979661_CcBtx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T15:40:55Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4532edited/79979661_CcBtx-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:09:04 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979211_2khYf" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4528edited/79979211_2khYf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:11:13Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4528edited/79979211_2khYf-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:06:52 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />All the kites weren't Red, White and Blue.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979952_NZYbE" title="All the kites weren't Red, White and Blue."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4549edited/79979952_NZYbE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="All the kites weren't Red, White and Blue." title="All the kites weren't Red, White and Blue." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:28:20Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4549edited/79979952_NZYbE-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:23:28 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />These big kites are staked to the ground.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980661_mZXn7" title="These big kites are staked to the ground."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4603edited/79980661_mZXn7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="These big kites are staked to the ground." title="These big kites are staked to the ground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T03:14:08Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4603edited/79980661_mZXn7-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:54:28 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />This big one was finally aloft. Even though the kite was black, it was trailed by red, white and blue tails.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980026_PUSny" title="This big one was finally aloft. Even though the kite was black, it was trailed by red, white and blue tails."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4558edited/79980026_PUSny-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="This big one was finally aloft. Even though the kite was black, it was trailed by red, white and blue tails." title="This big one was finally aloft. Even though the kite was black, it was trailed by red, white and blue tails." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:24:42Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4558edited/79980026_PUSny-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:26:48 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />Another colorful kite.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981158_mSWDP" title="Another colorful kite."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4661edited/79981158_mSWDP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another colorful kite." title="Another colorful kite." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:29:23Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4661edited/79981158_mSWDP-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:24:11 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />The kids favorite activity was the candy drop. Don is loading a basket with chocolate candy.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981433_Pgtot" title="The kids favorite activity was the candy drop. Don is loading a basket with chocolate candy."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4687edited/79981433_Pgtot-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The kids favorite activity was the candy drop. Don is loading a basket with chocolate candy." title="The kids favorite activity was the candy drop. Don is loading a basket with chocolate candy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:29:52Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4687edited/79981433_Pgtot-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:35:17 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />The candy basket is suspended from the kite...</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981258_J3ap3" title="The candy basket is suspended from the kite..."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4669edited/79981258_J3ap3-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The candy basket is suspended from the kite..." title="The candy basket is suspended from the kite..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:29:48Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4669edited/79981258_J3ap3-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:28:57 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />...and maneuvered over the waiting children.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981337_oroMC" title="...and maneuvered over the waiting children."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4677edited/79981337_oroMC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="...and maneuvered over the waiting children." title="...and maneuvered over the waiting children." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T15:31:32Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4677edited/79981337_oroMC-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:33:52 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />Everyone tries to find a good spot...</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981366_GGWRN" title="Everyone tries to find a good spot..."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4684edited/79981366_GGWRN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Everyone tries to find a good spot..." title="Everyone tries to find a good spot..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:49:17Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4684edited/79981366_GGWRN-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:34:42 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />...to catch the candy as it drops.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981401_M6v3i" title="...to catch the candy as it drops."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4685edited/79981401_M6v3i-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="...to catch the candy as it drops." title="...to catch the candy as it drops." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T16:49:01Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4685edited/79981401_M6v3i-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:34:46 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />On the other end of the field these two kites were flying in formation.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980732_MwAfL" title="On the other end of the field these two kites were flying in formation."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4606edited/79980732_MwAfL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="On the other end of the field these two kites were flying in formation." title="On the other end of the field these two kites were flying in formation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:29:56Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4606edited/79980732_MwAfL-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:54:55 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />It's harder than it looks. The kites move very fast.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980809_uM8pF" title="It's harder than it looks. The kites move very fast."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4614edited/79980809_uM8pF-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="It's harder than it looks. The kites move very fast." title="It's harder than it looks. The kites move very fast." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:28:38Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4614edited/79980809_uM8pF-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:57:28 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />Here's a big group as seen from below.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79979988_PYfo3" title="Here's a big group as seen from below."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4555edited/79979988_PYfo3-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Here's a big group as seen from below." title="Here's a big group as seen from below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T15:59:06Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4555edited/79979988_PYfo3-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:25:11 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />These two smaller kites were in the air most of the day.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980405_iXTus" title="These two smaller kites were in the air most of the day."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4575edited/79980405_iXTus-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="These two smaller kites were in the air most of the day." title="These two smaller kites were in the air most of the day." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:30:07Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4575edited/79980405_iXTus-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:35:57 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980499_PDWRc" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4594edited/79980499_PDWRc-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:30:24Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4594edited/79980499_PDWRc-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:51:56 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980582_HqjCs" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4599edited/79980582_HqjCs-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:31:39Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4599edited/79980582_HqjCs-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 13:52:41 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980904_SFK3q" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4625edited/79980904_SFK3q-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:26:41Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4625edited/79980904_SFK3q-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:01:14 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79980994_FnYoN" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4639edited/79980994_FnYoN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:30:56Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4639edited/79980994_FnYoN-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:08:54 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981117_7R2W4" title=""><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4649edited/79981117_7R2W4-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="" title="" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:30:43Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4649edited/79981117_7R2W4-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:15:42 <p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com">Georges</a><br />Elmon with one of his hand made kites.</p><p><a href="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/1638381_xWqmV#79981478_WysQJ" title="Elmon with one of his hand made kites."><img src="http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4718edited/79981478_WysQJ-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Elmon with one of his hand made kites." title="Elmon with one of his hand made kites." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T15:28:20Z Georges http://georges.smugmug.com http://georges.smugmug.com/Events/Omaha-Kite-Club-Red-White-and/IMGP4718edited/79981478_WysQJ-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 14:42:06