<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491</id><updated>2011-07-08T08:29:12.744-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>40</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-6604417310378963935</id><published>2010-04-24T19:33:00.017-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-24T19:41:57.308-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Setup</title><content type='html'>Here are some photos from today's setup at Harriet Island.  Hope to see you all tomorrow!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OPkrQXRkI/AAAAAAAAAEo/nCVk4Okhyhk/s1600/DSCN4712.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OPkrQXRkI/AAAAAAAAAEo/nCVk4Okhyhk/s400/DSCN4712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463868633179964994" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OPgXM3v2I/AAAAAAAAAEg/Nby_FPjWldQ/s1600/DSCN4717.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OPgXM3v2I/AAAAAAAAAEg/Nby_FPjWldQ/s400/DSCN4717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463868559077130082" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OPbccvuHI/AAAAAAAAAEY/klv7cnNJrAo/s1600/DSCN4723.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OOH7O-gEI/AAAAAAAAAC4/uymhBtzIUhU/s400/DSCN4751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463867039741280322" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OOC_teRBI/AAAAAAAAACw/JvKq0VwFx50/s1600/DSCN4757.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OOC_teRBI/AAAAAAAAACw/JvKq0VwFx50/s400/DSCN4757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463866955043587090" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9ON9BUQtiI/AAAAAAAAACo/XeEn4xWeFkM/s1600/DSCN4753.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9ON9BUQtiI/AAAAAAAAACo/XeEn4xWeFkM/s400/DSCN4753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463866852395496994" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-6604417310378963935?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/6604417310378963935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/04/setup.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/6604417310378963935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/6604417310378963935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/04/setup.html' title='Setup'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S9OPkrQXRkI/AAAAAAAAAEo/nCVk4Okhyhk/s72-c/DSCN4712.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-3383248889919273638</id><published>2010-04-18T18:11:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-18T18:31:19.793-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Volunteer Training</title><content type='html'>The weather was GORGEOUS for today's volunteer training on Harriet Island! Thanks to everyone who came!  We're still in need of volunteers on both Saturday and Sunday next weekend, so if you're looking for a fun way to honor Earth Day, support local art, and meet some amazing people, you can &lt;a href="http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/109-62252129836"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to sign up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8uTvJSnsNI/AAAAAAAAACg/KuLW3mDYAbM/s1600/04-18harrietisland.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8uTvJSnsNI/AAAAAAAAACg/KuLW3mDYAbM/s400/04-18harrietisland.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461621411274010834" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-3383248889919273638?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/3383248889919273638/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/04/volunteer-training.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3383248889919273638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3383248889919273638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/04/volunteer-training.html' title='Volunteer Training'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8uTvJSnsNI/AAAAAAAAACg/KuLW3mDYAbM/s72-c/04-18harrietisland.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-4167924089058498093</id><published>2010-04-11T20:31:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-11T20:57:44.128-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky Fundraiser</title><content type='html'>Today was our annual &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishes for the Sky&lt;/span&gt; fundraiser.  Once again the Griffins graciously hosted our fundraiser at their beautiful home across the river from Harriet Island.  Below are some photos from this event. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please consider making a donation if you value &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishes for the Sky&lt;/span&gt; as an annual tradition for the Twin Cities.  Even a small donation of $5 will go a long way!  You can donate by &lt;a href="http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Wishes-For-The-Sky-2010-2"&gt;clicking here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8Ta0gRRI/AAAAAAAAACY/sa50evGmJ-A/s1600/DSCN4657.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8Ta0gRRI/AAAAAAAAACY/sa50evGmJ-A/s400/DSCN4657.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062371385361682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8LzbsiII/AAAAAAAAACQ/tSxLf4lgI_0/s1600/DSCN4630.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8LzbsiII/AAAAAAAAACQ/tSxLf4lgI_0/s400/DSCN4630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062240553240706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Two new poetry scrolls by Shen Pei&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8ElsuUoI/AAAAAAAAACI/7Iyl1q5zQ2s/s1600/DSCN4633.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8ElsuUoI/AAAAAAAAACI/7Iyl1q5zQ2s/s400/DSCN4633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062116607480450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J79SYW_vI/AAAAAAAAACA/Jc97yiDZtUw/s1600/DSCN4638.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J79SYW_vI/AAAAAAAAACA/Jc97yiDZtUw/s400/DSCN4638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459061991162707698" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J7yWkbP3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/gc2gmYEJDHM/s1600/DSCN4644.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J7yWkbP3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/gc2gmYEJDHM/s400/DSCN4644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459061803308498802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marcus translates one of the new poetry scrolls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J7j6AcCGI/AAAAAAAAABw/fB015hMw2UU/s1600/DSCN4647.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J7j6AcCGI/AAAAAAAAABw/fB015hMw2UU/s400/DSCN4647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459061555123193954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marcus unveils Peter's new design for the House to Touch the Wind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J7csBYyfI/AAAAAAAAABo/gAhMSLDRKDc/s1600/DSCN4656.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J7csBYyfI/AAAAAAAAABo/gAhMSLDRKDc/s400/DSCN4656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459061431109994994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marcus rings the gong that will be a part of the Flying of the First Wishes this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-4167924089058498093?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/4167924089058498093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/04/wishes-for-sky-fundraiser.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/4167924089058498093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/4167924089058498093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/04/wishes-for-sky-fundraiser.html' title='Wishes for the Sky Fundraiser'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S8J8Ta0gRRI/AAAAAAAAACY/sa50evGmJ-A/s72-c/DSCN4657.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-2775269982245730262</id><published>2010-03-23T10:13:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-18T18:15:41.123-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes Ensemble 3-22-10</title><content type='html'>Lynn graciously opened her house last night for our Ensemble meeting.  Unfortunately several members couldn't join us, so we kept the meeting brief.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marcus introduced ideas he has been discussing with percussionist &lt;a href="http://www.fathands.com/"&gt;Marc Anderson&lt;/a&gt; for this year's more extensive and more participatory closing ceremony.  More details on this to come.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We also briefly discussed volunteer recruitment and training, but we are saving the bulk of this conversation for our next meeting.  If you are interested in volunteering please contact Kathleen at &lt;a href="mailto:wishes@graceminnesota.org"&gt; wishes@graceminnesota.org&lt;/a&gt; or simply &lt;a href="http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/109-62252129836"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to sign up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S6ja0g6yEBI/AAAAAAAAABg/q0TFtYHZ1xw/s1600-h/3-22ensemble.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S6ja0g6yEBI/AAAAAAAAABg/q0TFtYHZ1xw/s400/3-22ensemble.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451847944656523282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-2775269982245730262?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/2775269982245730262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/wishes-ensemble-3-22-10.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2775269982245730262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2775269982245730262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/wishes-ensemble-3-22-10.html' title='Wishes Ensemble 3-22-10'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S6ja0g6yEBI/AAAAAAAAABg/q0TFtYHZ1xw/s72-c/3-22ensemble.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5272586039719277878</id><published>2010-03-16T09:26:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-16T09:40:22.263-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Wish From Our Eldest Minnesotan</title><content type='html'>We are pleased to announce that our oldest living Minnesotan, Ruth Anderson, 110, of Marshall, Minnesota, will be offering us a wish at our Earth Day event this year.  She is also the oldest living twin in the world.  We are so grateful for her participation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our ritual is to invite the first two wishes that fly during Wishes for the Sky's opening ceremony from the family of the firstborn in Saint Paul that morning and the eldest living person in Minnesota.  Here is a short news segment about Mrs. Anderson:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object width="384" height="308"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_oz8EtHfrm0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_oz8EtHfrm0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="384" height="308"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5272586039719277878?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5272586039719277878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/wish-from-our-eldest-minnesotan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5272586039719277878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5272586039719277878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/wish-from-our-eldest-minnesotan.html' title='A Wish From Our Eldest Minnesotan'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-2873142273502200665</id><published>2010-03-14T12:06:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T12:50:33.681-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Flood Plan</title><content type='html'>We're being told that there is a chance that Harriet Island will be flooded on April 25th.  But never fear--we have an alternate location lined up should that happen!  Keep an eye on our &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/about"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, blog, &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wishes-for-the-Sky/53118775107?ref=ts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/WishesfortheSky"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; for updates.  You may also wish to &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/mailinglist"&gt;join our mailing list&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-2873142273502200665?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/2873142273502200665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/flood-plan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2873142273502200665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2873142273502200665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/flood-plan.html' title='The Flood Plan'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5154353211827584051</id><published>2010-03-14T11:16:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T12:04:32.042-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Production Meeting, 3-11-10</title><content type='html'>For Thursday evening's production meeting we met with Parks staff at Harriet Island to discuss all things bamboo-related.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We chose a new location for the &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;House to Touch the Wind &lt;/span&gt;(the bamboo wind-chime sculpture.)  It will now be closer to the other activities, vendors, and the &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishmaking Pavilion&lt;/span&gt;.  We're hoping that this will not only bring more people into the sculpture, but that money and energy will be saved by not having to use a generator to mic the wind chimes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Amy from &lt;a href="http://www.publicartstpaul.org/"&gt;Public Art Saint Paul&lt;/a&gt; is using some of the left-over bamboo to design a new entrance for the &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishmaking Pavilion&lt;/span&gt;.  She discussed some of her preliminary ideas at the meeting.  Aki and Marcus also discussed how to use a few pieces of thin bamboo to create a new display for past years' wish-kites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S50ML54E-KI/AAAAAAAAABY/rNRkxySYa-A/s1600-h/03-11tree.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S50ML54E-KI/AAAAAAAAABY/rNRkxySYa-A/s400/03-11tree.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448524522842290338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The tree to the left will be the new home for the &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;House to Touch the Wind&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5154353211827584051?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5154353211827584051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/production-meeting-3-11-10.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5154353211827584051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5154353211827584051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/production-meeting-3-11-10.html' title='Production Meeting, 3-11-10'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S50ML54E-KI/AAAAAAAAABY/rNRkxySYa-A/s72-c/03-11tree.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5599015510233513700</id><published>2010-03-07T08:59:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T10:11:31.263-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bamboo Inspection</title><content type='html'>On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 2, Lynn and I headed out to the farm in Chisago County to inspect and measure the bamboo for the &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/02/house-to-touch-wind-next-generation.html"&gt;House to Touch the Wind&lt;/a&gt;.  We arrived to find the bamboo buried under a mound of beautiful white snow.  After an hour-long recovery effort we decided to recruit more bodies and return over the weekend.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MW1RpBcI/AAAAAAAAAAc/R4smiUd_frE/s1600-h/03-02snow.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MW1RpBcI/AAAAAAAAAAc/R4smiUd_frE/s400/03-02snow.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444795167144478146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MQlca0CI/AAAAAAAAAAU/x0eypHHCdSg/s1600-h/03-02lynn.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MQlca0CI/AAAAAAAAAAU/x0eypHHCdSg/s400/03-02lynn.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444795059815501858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MHJU7qyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zWCtx6N_eWw/s1600-h/03-02wide.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MHJU7qyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zWCtx6N_eWw/s400/03-02wide.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444794897649085218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately Lynn and I couldn't coordinate our schedules, so Lynn and Andy returned on Friday, March 5, to finish digging out the bamboo, and Scott and I returned on Saturday, March 6, to do the bamboo inventory and condition report.  After showing Peter our report, we're happy to say that we have more than enough bamboo!  Thanks to everyone that helped!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S5z8R6wRQMI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XnLTxVR7ROg/s1600-h/03-06scott.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S5z8R6wRQMI/AAAAAAAAABQ/XnLTxVR7ROg/s400/03-06scott.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448507033971146946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S5z8Mux9-CI/AAAAAAAAABI/9vjUO2_8_Ng/s1600-h/03-06travis.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S5z8Mux9-CI/AAAAAAAAABI/9vjUO2_8_Ng/s400/03-06travis.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448506944857700386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5599015510233513700?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5599015510233513700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/bamboo-inspection-part-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5599015510233513700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5599015510233513700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/03/bamboo-inspection-part-i.html' title='Bamboo Inspection'/><author><name>Travis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00787575786419243485</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u1L10hOaFfI/S4_MW1RpBcI/AAAAAAAAAAc/R4smiUd_frE/s72-c/03-02snow.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-521740985161296469</id><published>2010-02-04T20:23:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T21:11:52.016-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The House to Touch the Wind:  The Next Generation</title><content type='html'>The bamboo design team met in the pavilion at Harriet Island on this snowy winter evening to discuss plans for this year's event.  Claiming that the construction of the bamboo house we have used for the last three years has become "too easy" for us, Peter unveiled his radical new design ideas for the House to Touch the Wind.  He proposed that this year we build a yurt-inspired structure.  Wind chimes will still hang in the house, but the new house will also include fabric design by Angie and possibly a new, interactive component.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCWl8DDtI/AAAAAAAAAYw/P9XXv5C2jng/s1600-h/02-04pavilion.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCWl8DDtI/AAAAAAAAAYw/P9XXv5C2jng/s400/02-04pavilion.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434580700005338834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It's hard to believe that this sky will be full of kites in less than three months!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCik_5dkI/AAAAAAAAAZA/8GZENk_Ildk/s1600-h/02-04yurt.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCik_5dkI/AAAAAAAAAZA/8GZENk_Ildk/s400/02-04yurt.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434580905911481922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A model of Peter's new House to Touch the Wind design.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCdnUKP5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/tK20xLz39WM/s1600-h/02-04yurtlayout.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCdnUKP5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/tK20xLz39WM/s400/02-04yurtlayout.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434580820633993106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The structure will be built on the ground in a sunburst pattern, then folded up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uFsQM8orI/AAAAAAAAAZI/8HaTLgA7IUQ/s1600-h/13.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uFsQM8orI/AAAAAAAAAZI/8HaTLgA7IUQ/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584370662646450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Here's what the House to Touch the Wind looked like in 2008.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-521740985161296469?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/521740985161296469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/02/house-to-touch-wind-next-generation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/521740985161296469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/521740985161296469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/02/house-to-touch-wind-next-generation.html' title='The House to Touch the Wind:  The Next Generation'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/S2uCWl8DDtI/AAAAAAAAAYw/P9XXv5C2jng/s72-c/02-04pavilion.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5456934608121085151</id><published>2010-01-08T09:33:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-08T09:54:10.201-06:00</updated><title type='text'>We Need Your Help!</title><content type='html'>It's hard to believe, but the fourth annual Wishes for the Sky is just around the corner--just 3 and a half months away!  The ensemble is gearing up for another wonderful event, but we need your help.  If you believe in this annual day of wishing, please consider a donation of any amount. 100% of your gift will support the event.  You can give by following the "Give MN" link below or in the sidebar.--&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Wishes-For-The-Sky-2010-2"&gt;&lt;img alt="Donatebubble297x131transbg" border="0" src="http://assets3.razoo.com/images/brands/givemn/promote_buttons/donatebubble297x131transbg.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5456934608121085151?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5456934608121085151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-need-your-help.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5456934608121085151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5456934608121085151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-need-your-help.html' title='We Need Your Help!'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-3608104935139140660</id><published>2009-12-11T10:13:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T10:18:09.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky 2010</title><content type='html'>Announcement:  The upcoming Wishes for the Sky is now scheduled for April 25, 2010.  Stay tuned for more updates!  Happy Holidays!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-3608104935139140660?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/3608104935139140660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/wishes-for-sky-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3608104935139140660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3608104935139140660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/wishes-for-sky-2010.html' title='Wishes for the Sky 2010'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-6263586411414672582</id><published>2009-05-29T13:11:00.018-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T15:19:23.699-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HFL Photography</title><content type='html'>Many thanks to the &lt;a href="http://www.meetup.com/HumanFormLighting/" target="_blank"&gt;Human Form and Lighting Photography Group&lt;/a&gt; for volunteering to document this year's event!  Below are some of their wonderful photos from Wishes for the Sky 2009:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnOIRrR_I/AAAAAAAAAUA/H70CMFJ1eUM/s1600-h/Kites1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 61px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnOIRrR_I/AAAAAAAAAUA/H70CMFJ1eUM/s400/Kites1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312281754683378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAotpFuVwI/AAAAAAAAAVw/h2_arojVdR0/s1600-h/Kites2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAotpFuVwI/AAAAAAAAAVw/h2_arojVdR0/s400/Kites2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313922650494722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoovzgpAI/AAAAAAAAAVo/0GcF9_wBD78/s1600-h/DSC_1730.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoovzgpAI/AAAAAAAAAVo/0GcF9_wBD78/s400/DSC_1730.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313838553801730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoBTboTaI/AAAAAAAAAVA/-4hF-kQMBus/s1600-h/DSC_2030.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoBTboTaI/AAAAAAAAAVA/-4hF-kQMBus/s400/DSC_2030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313160922549666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoOqjaZII/AAAAAAAAAVY/_tNXbcGIcZg/s1600-h/DSC_1851.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoOqjaZII/AAAAAAAAAVY/_tNXbcGIcZg/s400/DSC_1851.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313390467507330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoJVdEr0I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/rcqPDeLCJ0o/s1600-h/DSC_1944.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoJVdEr0I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/rcqPDeLCJ0o/s400/DSC_1944.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313298904428354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoFLgvyGI/AAAAAAAAAVI/sglAr3QGDjM/s1600-h/DSC_1954.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoFLgvyGI/AAAAAAAAAVI/sglAr3QGDjM/s400/DSC_1954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313227516004450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAn9MDBVVI/AAAAAAAAAU4/WSbtwxXj1kI/s1600-h/img_9827.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAn9MDBVVI/AAAAAAAAAU4/WSbtwxXj1kI/s400/img_9827.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313090220807506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAn3xnHDEI/AAAAAAAAAUw/k5uhd61lGQs/s1600-h/img_9831.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAn3xnHDEI/AAAAAAAAAUw/k5uhd61lGQs/s400/img_9831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312997225073730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnzVpidvI/AAAAAAAAAUo/Mg6YxFF75k4/s1600-h/img_9834.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnzVpidvI/AAAAAAAAAUo/Mg6YxFF75k4/s400/img_9834.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312920999589618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnt7SntDI/AAAAAAAAAUg/O4q_nET4oe8/s1600-h/img_9841.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnt7SntDI/AAAAAAAAAUg/O4q_nET4oe8/s400/img_9841.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312828024796210" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnl4Z07uI/AAAAAAAAAUY/8ZNAdwEpoKU/s1600-h/Wishes+for+the+Sky+2009+17.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnl4Z07uI/AAAAAAAAAUY/8ZNAdwEpoKU/s400/Wishes+for+the+Sky+2009+17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312689810763490" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnfZrk4KI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/86ep2OUlQZg/s1600-h/Wishes+for+the+Sky+2009+18.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnfZrk4KI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/86ep2OUlQZg/s400/Wishes+for+the+Sky+2009+18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312578484494498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAna80lOvI/AAAAAAAAAUI/rjyVN8OfRfk/s1600-h/Wishes+for+the+Sky+2009+29.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAna80lOvI/AAAAAAAAAUI/rjyVN8OfRfk/s400/Wishes+for+the+Sky+2009+29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341312502018161394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoTt6EHkI/AAAAAAAAAVg/4kMWIZ9rxKM/s1600-h/DSC_1683.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAoTt6EHkI/AAAAAAAAAVg/4kMWIZ9rxKM/s400/DSC_1683.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341313477267168834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-6263586411414672582?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/6263586411414672582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/05/hfl-photography.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/6263586411414672582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/6263586411414672582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/05/hfl-photography.html' title='HFL Photography'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SiAnOIRrR_I/AAAAAAAAAUA/H70CMFJ1eUM/s72-c/Kites1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-3962753835714208437</id><published>2009-05-28T15:58:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T16:16:06.294-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes Ensemble 5-27-09</title><content type='html'>Last night the Wishes for the Sky Ensemble met for the first time since &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thank-you.html" target="_blank"&gt;Wishes for the Sky 2009&lt;/a&gt;.  We reflected on the event and gave updates on what we have each been doing for the last month.  We then spent some time examining the Ensemble and this year's Wishes by taking notes and sharing our thoughts on the following questions:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-What worked for Wishes '09?&lt;br /&gt;-What didn't work so well?&lt;br /&gt;-How did we support each other?&lt;div&gt;-What's needed now?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-What's needed for next year?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-What excited you about preparing for and participating in Wishes '09?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-What would you like to get out of our sessions in the coming months?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sh77KGZvvQI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-H9XNrEYF4U/s1600-h/5-28writing.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sh77KGZvvQI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-H9XNrEYF4U/s400/5-28writing.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340982359043849474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Ensemble writes it's thoughts on the question: "What didn't work so well?"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-3962753835714208437?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/3962753835714208437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/05/wishes-ensemble-5-27-09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3962753835714208437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3962753835714208437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/05/wishes-ensemble-5-27-09.html' title='Wishes Ensemble 5-27-09'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sh77KGZvvQI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-H9XNrEYF4U/s72-c/5-28writing.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-2768637026314802766</id><published>2009-05-06T12:41:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-06T13:03:24.036-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank You from the Producing Ensemble</title><content type='html'>"Our 3rd annual &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishes for the Sky&lt;/span&gt; happened on April 19, 2009.  We set out to help people make good wishes while honoring the earth and themselves.  We created an enchanted experience by the Mississippi River and helped root this young tradition in our community.  We reminded many public visitors how important wishing and hope are for our world.  This is a work of art enacted and created by the people.  Thank you for making &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishes for the Sky&lt;/span&gt; a success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The rain was wonderful.  It gave us an opportunity to accept it.  Of course, at first, we felt anxious and disappointed.  But that feeling slowly washed away, and we were taken by how we looked at one another, reassuring each other that it was going to be ok.  It didn’t matter that the numbers were modest.  Everyone who was there sensed a great and different satisfaction.  Each person who braved the weather became a blessing.  Each visitor who came to the Mississippi on a drizzly day to make a wish was a friend, a fellow believer, a hearty Minnesotan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"To see hope, dedication, and generosity against the backdrop of rain is very different from seeing it on a sunny day.  The whole day we held the youngest and oldest wishes in our hearts, again perhaps more so than on a sunny day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;"The family of new baby Oliver wrote: 'We wish every child has a safe home and loving family.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;"&lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-from-walter-breuning.html" target="_blank"&gt;Walter Breuning&lt;/a&gt;, 112 and the oldest man in the country, wrote: 'I just wish people would be kind to each other.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"To enjoy our memories even more, please take a look at the &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/wishes2009" target="_blank"&gt;list of selected wishes&lt;/a&gt; from the day.  They are remarkable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The early numbers tell us that more than 600 came to our event on April 19, more than 350 kites carried wishes, and we created no more than 3 pounds of trash.  Beyond the numbers, there is so much to celebrate about our day together.  We accomplished something very unique, and the openheartedness at the event was magnified.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Again, thank you."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;The Wishes for the Sky Producing Ensemble 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-Marcus Young, Lead Artist&lt;br /&gt;-Vonda Vaden, Co-Producer&lt;br /&gt;-Ming-Jen Chen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-Lynn Hoffman&lt;br /&gt;-Lori Janey&lt;br /&gt;-Brad Klages&lt;br /&gt;-Kathleen Maloney&lt;br /&gt;-Aki Shibata&lt;br /&gt;-Travis Spangler&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-2768637026314802766?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/2768637026314802766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/05/thank-you-from-producing-ensemble.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2768637026314802766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2768637026314802766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/05/thank-you-from-producing-ensemble.html' title='Thank You from the Producing Ensemble'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-649248351150480021</id><published>2009-04-24T12:28:00.031-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T13:03:48.327-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wish Kites from Wishes 2009</title><content type='html'>Below is a selection of wishes from Wishes for the Sky 2009:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH7RwDgA1I/AAAAAAAAATw/OcC9HS_11WU/s1600-h/DSCN2728.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH7RwDgA1I/AAAAAAAAATw/OcC9HS_11WU/s400/DSCN2728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328316116531938130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"All have enough, none have too much."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH7GIgcDyI/AAAAAAAAATo/QAH3e0oOk6s/s1600-h/DSCN2734.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH7GIgcDyI/AAAAAAAAATo/QAH3e0oOk6s/s400/DSCN2734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315916937334562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish that while I fly my kite it will not rain."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6933GniI/AAAAAAAAATg/5Servvr94eE/s1600-h/DSCN2735.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6933GniI/AAAAAAAAATg/5Servvr94eE/s400/DSCN2735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315775030042146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"May my children fly like a kite on this beautiful world."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH62ykNFNI/AAAAAAAAATY/yfQFSxAN2o0/s1600-h/DSCN2738.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH62ykNFNI/AAAAAAAAATY/yfQFSxAN2o0/s400/DSCN2738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315653349512402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish more people would smile!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6xx0BR1I/AAAAAAAAATQ/L4GxFOrTGNo/s1600-h/DSCN2739.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6xx0BR1I/AAAAAAAAATQ/L4GxFOrTGNo/s400/DSCN2739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315567248066386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"Horses!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6mJjXR0I/AAAAAAAAATI/UjJ7l_7Kqg4/s1600-h/DSCN2744.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6mJjXR0I/AAAAAAAAATI/UjJ7l_7Kqg4/s400/DSCN2744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315367462225730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish for sweet grasses and butterflies."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6akS5D8I/AAAAAAAAATA/RkKpvOb4ca4/s1600-h/DSCN2752.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6akS5D8I/AAAAAAAAATA/RkKpvOb4ca4/s400/DSCN2752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315168482463682" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish I could fly and fly far far away and touch the clouds."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6T7GfEdI/AAAAAAAAAS4/wnh2LrLEaWo/s1600-h/DSCN2754.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6T7GfEdI/AAAAAAAAAS4/wnh2LrLEaWo/s400/DSCN2754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328315054345359826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6NPRUwkI/AAAAAAAAASw/nYMQNzNMnWY/s1600-h/DSCN2755.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH6NPRUwkI/AAAAAAAAASw/nYMQNzNMnWY/s400/DSCN2755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328314939500446274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"A magic wand.  A real one.  Then I can have wings and sparkling clean water."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH56_JU7VI/AAAAAAAAASo/y2X_xuTHwRU/s1600-h/DSCN2756.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH56_JU7VI/AAAAAAAAASo/y2X_xuTHwRU/s400/DSCN2756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328314625934290258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish for Mrs. Hague to be my teacher forever!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH5ne9r15I/AAAAAAAAASg/ehuXCAcKPCA/s1600-h/DSCN2757.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH5ne9r15I/AAAAAAAAASg/ehuXCAcKPCA/s400/DSCN2757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328314290878011282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish my kids will enjoy a day like this with their kids one day."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH5G8_qItI/AAAAAAAAASU/_jNBS9KYlP0/s1600-h/DSCN2758.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH5G8_qItI/AAAAAAAAASU/_jNBS9KYlP0/s400/DSCN2758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328313732003668690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Barack Obama to be safe."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4wNJsEXI/AAAAAAAAASE/4AuEzEOwQQM/s1600-h/DSCN2761.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4wNJsEXI/AAAAAAAAASE/4AuEzEOwQQM/s400/DSCN2761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328313341203714418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish for Jesus's second coming."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4pP19aYI/AAAAAAAAAR8/2Znisaodj2I/s1600-h/DSCN2762.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4pP19aYI/AAAAAAAAAR8/2Znisaodj2I/s400/DSCN2762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328313221667187074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"Wishes for the sun."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4cajWU_I/AAAAAAAAAR0/fnwtiJTNAfA/s1600-h/DSCN2763.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4cajWU_I/AAAAAAAAAR0/fnwtiJTNAfA/s400/DSCN2763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328313001203618802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"Better public transportation."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4UPbL_9I/AAAAAAAAARs/PcYNjwC6xXo/s1600-h/DSCN2767.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4UPbL_9I/AAAAAAAAARs/PcYNjwC6xXo/s400/DSCN2767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312860777643986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"The end of capitalism."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"I believe I can fly, etc."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4Ox0yxFI/AAAAAAAAARk/5gYmZXQtnnY/s1600-h/DSCN2768.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4Ox0yxFI/AAAAAAAAARk/5gYmZXQtnnY/s400/DSCN2768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312766932632658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"Puppy."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4KIr8TLI/AAAAAAAAARc/VSlFOH61eZs/s1600-h/DSCN2769.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4KIr8TLI/AAAAAAAAARc/VSlFOH61eZs/s400/DSCN2769.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312687170178226" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish for Grant and I to become one someday."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4CiRBAtI/AAAAAAAAARU/mRSLp2_c2Fo/s1600-h/DSCN2770.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH4CiRBAtI/AAAAAAAAARU/mRSLp2_c2Fo/s400/DSCN2770.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312556597609170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"All people working together in harmony."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Be joyful though you have considered all the facts."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH35sx9K-I/AAAAAAAAARM/O_dtlrq8Zvg/s1600-h/DSCN2773.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH35sx9K-I/AAAAAAAAARM/O_dtlrq8Zvg/s400/DSCN2773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312404801301474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish my mom will have a baby."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3wydVkyI/AAAAAAAAARE/bFSR5IMM23I/s1600-h/DSCN2774.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3wydVkyI/AAAAAAAAARE/bFSR5IMM23I/s400/DSCN2774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312251706610466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I hope my sister is nice to me."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3qm3Yn5I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/BFsYbeGQdAA/s1600-h/DSCN2775.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3qm3Yn5I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/BFsYbeGQdAA/s400/DSCN2775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312145515421586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"Grow strong, tree!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3l2AWSrI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/r7wOEqyZG1o/s1600-h/DSCN2776.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3l2AWSrI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/r7wOEqyZG1o/s400/DSCN2776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328312063680203442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish I had more friends."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3fqQ2RcI/AAAAAAAAAQs/UYXLspBLHXQ/s1600-h/DSCN2777.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3fqQ2RcI/AAAAAAAAAQs/UYXLspBLHXQ/s400/DSCN2777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328311957448967618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish dandelions were out in the winter."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3Y7gyXTI/AAAAAAAAAQk/zpQsDn9KxMk/s1600-h/DSCN2781.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3Y7gyXTI/AAAAAAAAAQk/zpQsDn9KxMk/s400/DSCN2781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328311841820138802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"I wish that music will change the hearts of evil men..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3RZN4WWI/AAAAAAAAAQc/kc9VEdllvII/s1600-h/DSCN2782.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH3RZN4WWI/AAAAAAAAAQc/kc9VEdllvII/s400/DSCN2782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328311712354949474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"For everybody to have a loving person in their life."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-649248351150480021?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/649248351150480021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wish-kites-from-wishes-2009.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/649248351150480021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/649248351150480021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wish-kites-from-wishes-2009.html' title='Wish Kites from Wishes 2009'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SfH7RwDgA1I/AAAAAAAAATw/OcC9HS_11WU/s72-c/DSCN2728.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-4668921818997841846</id><published>2009-04-19T21:22:00.034-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T23:01:40.304-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank You!</title><content type='html'>Thank you so much to EVERYONE who braved the weather to be a part of Wishes for the Sky 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In spite of the nasty weather, we had 610 people come through the pavilion doors, and 359 new wishes flew on kites!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our first wish was provided by Colleen and Timothy, parents of baby Oliver, the first child born in Saint Paul today: "We wish every child would have a safe home and loving family."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our second wish was provided by &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-from-walter-breuning.html" target="_blank"&gt;Walter Breuning&lt;/a&gt;, the eldest man in America, live via telephone from Great Falls, MT: "I just wish people would be kind to each other."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More to come, but here are a few video stills from today's event:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevhEyldoWI/AAAAAAAAAQU/uSXFlPuhdXg/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevhEyldoWI/AAAAAAAAAQU/uSXFlPuhdXg/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326598456710373730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevhAJ5X-WI/AAAAAAAAAQM/GJGWrto6xBo/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevhAJ5X-WI/AAAAAAAAAQM/GJGWrto6xBo/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326598377068558690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevg7Hh-P0I/AAAAAAAAAQE/MFtTKXzYmFA/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevg7Hh-P0I/AAAAAAAAAQE/MFtTKXzYmFA/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326598290534186818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevg0Dw8h4I/AAAAAAAAAP8/zRWUht0WyKc/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevg0Dw8h4I/AAAAAAAAAP8/zRWUht0WyKc/s400/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326598169264162690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevgtdjfGyI/AAAAAAAAAP0/sg6qBAe0CcI/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevgtdjfGyI/AAAAAAAAAP0/sg6qBAe0CcI/s400/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326598055927946018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevgoaQR0ZI/AAAAAAAAAPs/OvfK2gGpzv8/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevgoaQR0ZI/AAAAAAAAAPs/OvfK2gGpzv8/s400/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326597969142731154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevgi7jIcgI/AAAAAAAAAPk/FPruhHDOQ9c/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevgi7jIcgI/AAAAAAAAAPk/FPruhHDOQ9c/s400/Picture+8.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326597875000963586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevftmxu0aI/AAAAAAAAAPc/96x6T0utfus/s1600-h/Picture+9.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevftmxu0aI/AAAAAAAAAPc/96x6T0utfus/s400/Picture+9.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596958891987362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevfidy1nHI/AAAAAAAAAPU/n7azaKypbD8/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevfidy1nHI/AAAAAAAAAPU/n7azaKypbD8/s400/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596767502146674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeveHeqTmMI/AAAAAAAAAPM/gJp1bgO9ocs/s1600-h/Picture+11.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeveHeqTmMI/AAAAAAAAAPM/gJp1bgO9ocs/s400/Picture+11.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595204366702786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeveCJ8Jy5I/AAAAAAAAAPE/HNZiK3VUMhU/s1600-h/Picture+12.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeveCJ8Jy5I/AAAAAAAAAPE/HNZiK3VUMhU/s400/Picture+12.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595112905067410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevd7NX948I/AAAAAAAAAO8/zGGmkj8M8qk/s1600-h/Picture+13.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevd7NX948I/AAAAAAAAAO8/zGGmkj8M8qk/s400/Picture+13.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594993567949762" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdnMBcgNI/AAAAAAAAAO0/WBzEX6C7X1k/s1600-h/Picture+15.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdnMBcgNI/AAAAAAAAAO0/WBzEX6C7X1k/s400/Picture+15.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594649607667922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdipXw4JI/AAAAAAAAAOs/a3Q-HrYZnOk/s1600-h/Picture+16.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdipXw4JI/AAAAAAAAAOs/a3Q-HrYZnOk/s400/Picture+16.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594571586560146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevddbPtI9I/AAAAAAAAAOk/uEPCbqlPynU/s1600-h/Picture+17.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevddbPtI9I/AAAAAAAAAOk/uEPCbqlPynU/s400/Picture+17.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594481895318482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdVIPmSZI/AAAAAAAAAOc/TBzNNXcaIFU/s1600-h/Picture+18.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdVIPmSZI/AAAAAAAAAOc/TBzNNXcaIFU/s400/Picture+18.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594339355642258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdQZlEdJI/AAAAAAAAAOU/2-Kt-_QVHrs/s1600-h/Picture+19.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdQZlEdJI/AAAAAAAAAOU/2-Kt-_QVHrs/s400/Picture+19.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594258109756562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdLz1qfeI/AAAAAAAAAOM/c9OXYEAjlS4/s1600-h/Picture+20.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdLz1qfeI/AAAAAAAAAOM/c9OXYEAjlS4/s400/Picture+20.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594179259334114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdGkzWswI/AAAAAAAAAOE/6DzTOmyP_CQ/s1600-h/Picture+21.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdGkzWswI/AAAAAAAAAOE/6DzTOmyP_CQ/s400/Picture+21.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594089323770626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdCzEGbaI/AAAAAAAAAN8/Kab2gk3lWJY/s1600-h/Picture+22.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevdCzEGbaI/AAAAAAAAAN8/Kab2gk3lWJY/s400/Picture+22.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594024432627106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevc9vDN_gI/AAAAAAAAAN0/gavUb7evRIQ/s1600-h/Picture+23.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevc9vDN_gI/AAAAAAAAAN0/gavUb7evRIQ/s400/Picture+23.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326593937455840770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevc5E1tpGI/AAAAAAAAANs/0uBoEfqyu5c/s1600-h/Picture+24.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevc5E1tpGI/AAAAAAAAANs/0uBoEfqyu5c/s400/Picture+24.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326593857405428834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevczrB9oUI/AAAAAAAAANk/YQ52VO9hk40/s1600-h/Picture+25.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevczrB9oUI/AAAAAAAAANk/YQ52VO9hk40/s400/Picture+25.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326593764578140482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevcvo_sG_I/AAAAAAAAANc/pujxX_f8vis/s1600-h/Picture+26.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sevcvo_sG_I/AAAAAAAAANc/pujxX_f8vis/s400/Picture+26.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326593695312255986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-4668921818997841846?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/4668921818997841846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thank-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/4668921818997841846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/4668921818997841846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thank-you.html' title='Thank You!'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SevhEyldoWI/AAAAAAAAAQU/uSXFlPuhdXg/s72-c/Picture+2.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-8788435253591436946</id><published>2009-04-18T20:42:00.025-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T21:01:27.024-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky 2009 Setup</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Note: The Wishes for the Sky website is still down!  For directions to tomorrow's event please click &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-website-down.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks to all the volunteers that helped out today!  Here are some photos from today's setup at Harriet Island.  We hope to see everyone tomorrow at Wishes for the Sky 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqEkA9N5KI/AAAAAAAAANM/nA8pMm-JQjg/s1600-h/DSCN2558.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqEkA9N5KI/AAAAAAAAANM/nA8pMm-JQjg/s400/DSCN2558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326215263585952930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqEfTB6nwI/AAAAAAAAANE/NDKlJhZ4qao/s1600-h/DSCN2561.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqEfTB6nwI/AAAAAAAAANE/NDKlJhZ4qao/s400/DSCN2561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326215182538153730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqEaj3XO4I/AAAAAAAAAM8/fosD9giLr88/s1600-h/DSCN2563.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqCgA0MF6I/AAAAAAAAAK0/KcOoq9RMQVc/s400/DSCN2704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326212995805353890" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-8788435253591436946?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/8788435253591436946/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-2009-setup.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8788435253591436946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8788435253591436946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-2009-setup.html' title='Wishes for the Sky 2009 Setup'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeqEkA9N5KI/AAAAAAAAANM/nA8pMm-JQjg/s72-c/DSCN2558.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-7154529542915704541</id><published>2009-04-18T14:59:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T21:13:09.468-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky Website Down - Directions to the Event</title><content type='html'>Unfortunately we are currently having technical issues with our website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishes for the Sky will be tomorrow (Sunday, April 19) from 10:30am to 4:30pm at Harriet Island.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Harriet Island is at &lt;strong&gt;75 W. Water St., St. Paul, MN 55107&lt;/strong&gt;. For directions you can call our automated voice mail number: 952-513-4384&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bus Directions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrotransit.org/tripPlanner/Default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Metro Transit trip planner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Driving Directions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the West:&lt;/strong&gt; Take I-94 eastbound to St. Paul to Hwy 52 south. Follow Hwy 52 south to the Plato Blvd exit. Turn west (right) onto Plato Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the East:&lt;/strong&gt; Take I-94 westbound to St. Paul to Hwy 52 south. Follow Hwy 52 south to the Plato Blvd exit. Turn west (right) onto Plato Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the North:&lt;/strong&gt; Take 35E southbound to St. Paul to Hwy 52 south. Follow Hwy 52 south to the Plato Blvd exit. Turn west (right) onto Plato Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From the South:&lt;/strong&gt; Take 35E northbound, take the Kellogg Blvd exit. Go right on Kellogg Blvd and follow to Wabasha Street. Go right onto Wabasha Street to go over the bridge. Turn west (right) on Plato Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Vonda at 612-247-1448.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-7154529542915704541?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/7154529542915704541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-website-down.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/7154529542915704541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/7154529542915704541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-website-down.html' title='Wishes for the Sky Website Down - Directions to the Event'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-8571702620745307702</id><published>2009-04-17T21:02:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T21:25:42.244-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Before Wishes</title><content type='html'>This afternoon we set up the bike racks donated for the event by &lt;a href="http://www.dero.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Dero Bike Racks&lt;/a&gt; on Harriet Island (4 just inside the main entrance and 3 by the west parking lot).  Marcus, Kathleen, Aki, and I then went to the studio and began packing and loading supplies for setup tomorrow.  Tomorrow morning we will haul everything from the studio to Harriet Island and, with the help of Saturday's volunteers, begin setup for Wishes for the Sky 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek0_B3qwXI/AAAAAAAAAKs/nWlKG6sVlrc/s1600-h/4-17bikeracks.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek0_B3qwXI/AAAAAAAAAKs/nWlKG6sVlrc/s400/4-17bikeracks.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325846291780649330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek05jQSylI/AAAAAAAAAKk/Pso5BLQiR7g/s1600-h/4-17studio.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek05jQSylI/AAAAAAAAAKk/Pso5BLQiR7g/s400/4-17studio.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325846197663091282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek01IhoG3I/AAAAAAAAAKc/lkn90Fx14EA/s1600-h/4-17kathleen.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek01IhoG3I/AAAAAAAAAKc/lkn90Fx14EA/s400/4-17kathleen.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325846121768557426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-8571702620745307702?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/8571702620745307702/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/friday-before-wishes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8571702620745307702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8571702620745307702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/friday-before-wishes.html' title='Friday Before Wishes'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sek0_B3qwXI/AAAAAAAAAKs/nWlKG6sVlrc/s72-c/4-17bikeracks.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-8870844671465429113</id><published>2009-04-16T20:52:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T14:35:06.664-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Minneapolis/Budapest Connection</title><content type='html'>Kathleen's brother Barry will be manning the Wish Speaking sound collage this year.  He has been in contact with Christopher who originally wrote the sound collage computer program for Promises to the Earth at Wishes for the Sky 2007.  The two have been sharing files and collaborating via instant messaging (Barry in Minneapolis and Christopher in Budapest).  Barry has been sharing his computer screen remotely with Christopher, and Christopher has been manipulating the sound collage application on Barry's computer from Budapest in order to walk Barry through operating the application for the new Wish Speaking installation.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SefjaGoQY1I/AAAAAAAAAKU/v-noF9LDEAg/s1600-h/4-16program.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SefjaGoQY1I/AAAAAAAAAKU/v-noF9LDEAg/s400/4-16program.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325475121984463698" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Screen shot of Chrstopher's sound collage program for Wishes for the Sky 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sefhy61J9QI/AAAAAAAAAKM/LCCpaMWLQFM/s1600-h/4-16christopher.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sefhy61J9QI/AAAAAAAAAKM/LCCpaMWLQFM/s400/4-16christopher.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325473349290816770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Christopher using his program at Wishes for the Sky 2008.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-8870844671465429113?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/8870844671465429113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/minneapolisbudapest-connection.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8870844671465429113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8870844671465429113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/minneapolisbudapest-connection.html' title='The Minneapolis/Budapest Connection'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SefjaGoQY1I/AAAAAAAAAKU/v-noF9LDEAg/s72-c/4-16program.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5423489291489272545</id><published>2009-04-12T10:24:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-12T11:19:54.325-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Volunteer Orientation/Wishes Ensemble 4-11-09</title><content type='html'>The first of two consecutive Saturday volunteer orientations was yesterday from 9:30 - 11am.  Marcus, Vv, and Kathleen covered the basic information about the event, safety procedures, and field layout before volunteers split up to meet with their area captains and receive specific details and instructions for their areas.  The next volunteer orientation will be the day before the event, April 18, from 3 - 4:30 pm.  (We are still in need of volunteers, so please click on the link below to sign up!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/124-617197788113" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.volunteerspot.com/images/signup.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At noon the Ensemble members regrouped at the studio for the last Ensemble session before the big event next Sunday.  We each went through our to-do lists for the coming week and offered each other suggestions and questions.  We covered a lot of ground in this meeting and we're all very positive and excited for &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Wishes for the Sky 2009&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeINDyqsNFI/AAAAAAAAAKE/k2iqyyYw6MY/s1600-h/4-11kathleenvv.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeINDyqsNFI/AAAAAAAAAKE/k2iqyyYw6MY/s400/4-11kathleenvv.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323832068296946770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeIM-G2dUSI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/UrakQLgWe8o/s1600-h/4-11marcus.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeIM-G2dUSI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/UrakQLgWe8o/s400/4-11marcus.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323831970635796770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5423489291489272545?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5423489291489272545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/volunteer-orientationwishes-ensemble-4.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5423489291489272545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5423489291489272545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/volunteer-orientationwishes-ensemble-4.html' title='Volunteer Orientation/Wishes Ensemble 4-11-09'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SeINDyqsNFI/AAAAAAAAAKE/k2iqyyYw6MY/s72-c/4-11kathleenvv.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-3043544971734390051</id><published>2009-04-10T08:29:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-10T08:56:10.462-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky Artistic/Production Meetings</title><content type='html'>Yesterday evening the core members of the Wishes for the Sky team met at Harriet Island in at least one of two back-to-back meetings. We made an attempt to touch on virtually every aspect of Wishes for the Sky in these two meetings. The first meeting was for the artistic team.  We went over all the artistic elements of Wishes.  The second meeting was for the production team.  We discussed the basic schedule, map of the event, areas and captains, Saturday's volunteer orientation, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9LGygj42I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/HflDAoh2VBQ/s1600-h/4-09angie.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9LGygj42I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/HflDAoh2VBQ/s400/4-09angie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323055864584856418" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Peter and Cody look at Angie's fabric choices for the new &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wish-speaking-structure.html"&gt;Wish Speaking&lt;/a&gt; structure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9LB8hCyRI/AAAAAAAAAJs/038MHngtTd4/s1600-h/4-09marcus.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9LB8hCyRI/AAAAAAAAAJs/038MHngtTd4/s400/4-09marcus.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323055781371889938" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Mary Ellen and Aki listen as Marcus talks about &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-from-walter-breuning.html"&gt;Walter Breuning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9K7vVmEhI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Z5p-x0kYWx8/s1600-h/4-09map.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9K7vVmEhI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Z5p-x0kYWx8/s400/4-09map.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323055674754994706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The updated map for the event.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-3043544971734390051?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/3043544971734390051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-artisticproduction.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3043544971734390051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3043544971734390051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/wishes-for-sky-artisticproduction.html' title='Wishes for the Sky Artistic/Production Meetings'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sd9LGygj42I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/HflDAoh2VBQ/s72-c/4-09angie.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5148300919155266418</id><published>2009-04-07T21:09:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T22:26:39.571-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thoughts From Walter Breuning</title><content type='html'>The first two wishes flown at &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishes for the Sky&lt;/span&gt; will be made by the mother of the first-born child in Saint Paul on the day of the event and by the eldest living person born in Minnesota.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The eldest living person born in Minnesota is Walter Breuning.  Mr. Breuning, at 112 years old, is also the eldest living man in the United States.  (As a side-note: in 1913, at the age of 17, he was working for the Great Northern Railroad where he had to hide from the company's owner, James J. Hill, who didn't want any railroad employees under the age of 18.)  He currently resides in Great Falls, MT.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are all extremely honored and excited that Mr. Breuning has agreed to provide his wish for the &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Wishes for the Sky 2009&lt;/span&gt; opening ceremony!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdwZTNEaTKI/AAAAAAAAAJc/iQDHZSwOHUs/s1600-h/4-07walter.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 196px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdwZTNEaTKI/AAAAAAAAAJc/iQDHZSwOHUs/s400/4-07walter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322156677361454242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here are some thoughts from Mr. Breuning from a recent PBS interview:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"That's the trouble, that a lot of people,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;they forgot who they are.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You gotta be sure to like yourself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Everybody should like each other.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Like yourself; that's life I think&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;all the way through.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"All in all this is a beautiful world,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and good for the people that's in it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You know, life is a school.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Everybody learns from life what's going on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And if they pay attention to everything that people do,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;especially helping people, that's one big thing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"A lot of people think they're born for themselves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don't think that.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I believe that we're here to help other people&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;all the way through."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdwYd_Z71HI/AAAAAAAAAJU/jXHoQFvfDRc/s1600-h/4-07walter.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5148300919155266418?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5148300919155266418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-from-walter-breuning.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5148300919155266418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5148300919155266418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-from-walter-breuning.html' title='Thoughts From Walter Breuning'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdwZTNEaTKI/AAAAAAAAAJc/iQDHZSwOHUs/s72-c/4-07walter.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5936826794162931875</id><published>2009-04-07T19:49:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-10T08:00:19.224-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Scrolls at Baker Park Recreation Center</title><content type='html'>This afternoon Ashley from Public Art Saint Paul and Kathleen from Wishes worked with kids at Baker Park Recreation Center to make their own scrolls.  Kathleen brought one of Shen Pei's scrolls from Wishes for the Sky as a visual aid.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The kids worked in four groups.  They painted patterns on large sheets of construction paper as the backgrounds for their scrolls.  As we let the paint on the construction paper dry, the kids drew on large, white sheets of paper to create visual stories using markers and potato-stamp "chops."  Later this week the white paper stories will be mounted to the patterned construction paper and the completed scrolls will be ready to hang.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv2Hr_lrYI/AAAAAAAAAI8/mrOeMT7ZaKk/s1600-h/DSCN2438.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv2Hr_lrYI/AAAAAAAAAI8/mrOeMT7ZaKk/s400/DSCN2438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322117996597325186" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv2AxI1nPI/AAAAAAAAAI0/D4W4fUhviC0/s1600-h/DSCN2448.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv2AxI1nPI/AAAAAAAAAI0/D4W4fUhviC0/s400/DSCN2448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322117877719211250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv15AFiYcI/AAAAAAAAAIs/k3tB-383iAI/s1600-h/DSCN2457.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv15AFiYcI/AAAAAAAAAIs/k3tB-383iAI/s400/DSCN2457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322117744292946370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv1yg4R2VI/AAAAAAAAAIk/4XATQ8idHfI/s1600-h/DSCN2462.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv1oyMHz3I/AAAAAAAAAIU/Ym_iyINLwvM/s400/DSCN2477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322117465684561778" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5936826794162931875?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5936826794162931875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/making-scrolls-at-baker-park-community.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5936826794162931875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5936826794162931875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/making-scrolls-at-baker-park-community.html' title='Making Scrolls at Baker Park Recreation Center'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sdv2Hr_lrYI/AAAAAAAAAI8/mrOeMT7ZaKk/s72-c/DSCN2438.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-4417638753343495862</id><published>2009-04-02T20:28:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T01:17:59.644-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Scrolls</title><content type='html'>Three new scrolls have just arrived from China for display in the Wishmaking Pavilion.  They were designed and inked by artist and Wishes for the Sky co-founder Shen Pei. For these scrolls she uses her own original style of lettering--calligraphy inspired by Chinese characters, but the text is entirely in English.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdVmzy8KLnI/AAAAAAAAAIM/gE_LONVknE0/s1600-h/4-2shenpei.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdVmzy8KLnI/AAAAAAAAAIM/gE_LONVknE0/s400/4-2shenpei.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320271574841568882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;One of the new scrolls: "I have a dream..."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-4417638753343495862?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/4417638753343495862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-scrolls.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/4417638753343495862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/4417638753343495862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-scrolls.html' title='New Scrolls'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdVmzy8KLnI/AAAAAAAAAIM/gE_LONVknE0/s72-c/4-2shenpei.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5846384294026567098</id><published>2009-03-31T17:44:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T18:08:41.341-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Flood Plan</title><content type='html'>On this grey and dreary afternoon we met with Parks and Rec. staff at Como Park to study that location as our backup if Harriet Island is flooded on April 19.  Although flooding for our event is looking highly unlikely, it's good to have Como Park as a backup just in case!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdKiGMaWLHI/AAAAAAAAAIA/1rbAJ28KIbA/s1600-h/3-31como.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdKiGMaWLHI/AAAAAAAAAIA/1rbAJ28KIbA/s400/3-31como.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319492337172622450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5846384294026567098?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5846384294026567098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/flood-plan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5846384294026567098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5846384294026567098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/flood-plan.html' title='Flood Plan'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdKiGMaWLHI/AAAAAAAAAIA/1rbAJ28KIbA/s72-c/3-31como.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-794584386301955251</id><published>2009-03-31T10:33:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T18:10:11.049-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Deseos para el Cielo</title><content type='html'>Many thanks to Kimberly Johnson, Spanish teacher at &lt;a href="http://www.watershedhs.org/"&gt;Watershed High School&lt;/a&gt;, for translating our Spanish version of the Wishes for the Sky emailable flyer!  Both English and Spanish versions of our PDF flyer can now be downloaded from our website.  Click &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/static/flyer09final.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the English version.  Click &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/static/flyer09finalspanish.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the Spanish version.  These flyers are a great way to promote this event by emailing them to your friends or posting them at whatever places you happen to frequent!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdI6v4AtTaI/AAAAAAAAAH4/T29wHWdn3c8/s1600-h/flyer09finalspanish.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdI6v4AtTaI/AAAAAAAAAH4/T29wHWdn3c8/s400/flyer09finalspanish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319378704041594274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-794584386301955251?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/794584386301955251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-for-sky-emailable-flyer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/794584386301955251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/794584386301955251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-for-sky-emailable-flyer.html' title='Deseos para el Cielo'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdI6v4AtTaI/AAAAAAAAAH4/T29wHWdn3c8/s72-c/flyer09finalspanish.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-8040821419822772323</id><published>2009-03-30T10:03:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T15:59:35.754-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wish-Speaking Structure</title><content type='html'>Marcus, Kathleen, and I just met with Peter and Angie at Angie's studio in Minneapolis.  Peter and Angie presented their design for a beautiful new structure where guests to the event will have the opportunity to read their kite-wish into a microphone so their voice can be mixed with other recorded voices and played back as a layered sound installation of wishing.  Peter is working on the basic structure--which will be made from latticed pieces of thin bamboo--and Angie is working on the outside of the structure--thin fabric draped over the structure and over the tree that will be at the center of the structure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDjK7BblhI/AAAAAAAAAHw/GoVkcQmtVi4/s1600-h/3-30mockup.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDjK7BblhI/AAAAAAAAAHw/GoVkcQmtVi4/s400/3-30mockup.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319000936706446866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A rough mock-up of the basic structure.  The pieces of brown paper represent the lattice, the piece of bamboo represents the tree, the blue fabric represents the Mississippi River.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDjENFps-I/AAAAAAAAAHo/bbX37_EXq7A/s1600-h/3-30plans.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDjENFps-I/AAAAAAAAAHo/bbX37_EXq7A/s400/3-30plans.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319000821296903138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Plans for the new structure as well as photos of Angie's fabric design from last year's Promises to the Earth installation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDi7xM215I/AAAAAAAAAHg/sUD3szfGavA/s1600-h/3-30angie.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDi7xM215I/AAAAAAAAAHg/sUD3szfGavA/s400/3-30angie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319000676371978130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Angie describes how the fabric will be attached to the lattice to Marcus and Kathleen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDi0l20gDI/AAAAAAAAAHY/2Pi6C0z6Clc/s1600-h/3-30mischa.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDi0l20gDI/AAAAAAAAAHY/2Pi6C0z6Clc/s400/3-30mischa.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319000553067675698" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Misha's destruction of the wish-speaking structure.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-8040821419822772323?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/8040821419822772323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wish-speaking-structure.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8040821419822772323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8040821419822772323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wish-speaking-structure.html' title='Wish-Speaking Structure'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdDjK7BblhI/AAAAAAAAAHw/GoVkcQmtVi4/s72-c/3-30mockup.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-3923960113819004586</id><published>2009-03-29T22:22:00.011-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T22:56:48.491-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes for the Sky Fundraiser</title><content type='html'>Immediately following &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-ensemble-3-29-09.html"&gt;today's Ensemble&lt;/a&gt; session, we held the Wishes for the Sky fundraiser at the home of Tim and Julie Griffin.  The Griffin's home--which they graciously opened to us for the fundraiser again this year--offers beautiful views of downtown Saint Paul and of Harriet Island across the Mississippi River.  Here are a few photos from today's fundraiser:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBB0lPYmQI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/AiMmVuCa_vI/s1600-h/DSCN2368.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBB0lPYmQI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/AiMmVuCa_vI/s400/DSCN2368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318823531530197250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBKT7_hUI/AAAAAAAAAGg/iqsBaQt_SPs/s1600-h/DSCN2366.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBKT7_hUI/AAAAAAAAAGg/iqsBaQt_SPs/s400/DSCN2366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318822805330953538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBrxe4niI/AAAAAAAAAHI/cw1oA092GZQ/s1600-h/DSCN2373.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBrxe4niI/AAAAAAAAAHI/cw1oA092GZQ/s400/DSCN2373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318823380197613090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBlJsgAsI/AAAAAAAAAHA/M4OR_EMUBF0/s1600-h/DSCN2377.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBlJsgAsI/AAAAAAAAAHA/M4OR_EMUBF0/s400/DSCN2377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318823266438087362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBeEWFVuI/AAAAAAAAAG4/Pte58elxasI/s1600-h/DSCN2379.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBeEWFVuI/AAAAAAAAAG4/Pte58elxasI/s400/DSCN2379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318823144742803170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBYUbVlzI/AAAAAAAAAGw/SiZI6EeQVps/s1600-h/DSCN2384.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBYUbVlzI/AAAAAAAAAGw/SiZI6EeQVps/s400/DSCN2384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318823045980591922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBS67Tn-I/AAAAAAAAAGo/d8EJUO5Krfo/s1600-h/DSCN2389.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBBS67Tn-I/AAAAAAAAAGo/d8EJUO5Krfo/s400/DSCN2389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318822953236013026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-3923960113819004586?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/3923960113819004586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-for-sky-fundraiser.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3923960113819004586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/3923960113819004586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-for-sky-fundraiser.html' title='Wishes for the Sky Fundraiser'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdBB0lPYmQI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/AiMmVuCa_vI/s72-c/DSCN2368.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-8786860658853913241</id><published>2009-03-29T21:29:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-26T14:30:27.126-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes Ensemble 3-29-09</title><content type='html'>For today's ensemble we focused on updates and areas where we need help from each other.  As personal reminders, we opened by going around the circle and telling the group why we were here--why we chose to be a part of the Wishes team.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We then spent a couple hours going over the many updates/changes since our last meeting.  We covered artistic, volunteer, financial, and field updates.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One key point that was discussed is that we still need over 100 volunteers for the day of the event.  (Volunteers can sign up through our website: &lt;a href="http://www.wishesforthesky.org/volunteer"&gt;http://www.wishesforthesky.org/volunteer&lt;/a&gt; or by calling Lori Janey at 952-513-4384.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As a break from all the seriousness, for the last half-hour we used a kite-winder to play the summer camp-esque game of throwing a ball of string to each other across a circle.  Keeping ahold of the string each time it was thrown to us, we would toss it to a specific person that we would either like to ask help from or offer help to.  In the end we had a beautiful web of kite string connecting all members of the Ensemble.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdA4O0xAPDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Xr6bkbkejKU/s1600-h/3-29map.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdA4O0xAPDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Xr6bkbkejKU/s400/3-29map.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318812987258059826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Updates on field layout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdA4EtwkXqI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/spXm2dcD4Oc/s1600-h/3-29string.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdA4EtwkXqI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/spXm2dcD4Oc/s400/3-29string.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318812813578493602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Lynn's photograph of Marcus and myself and the kite-string web.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-8786860658853913241?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/8786860658853913241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-ensemble-3-29-09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8786860658853913241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8786860658853913241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-ensemble-3-29-09.html' title='Wishes Ensemble 3-29-09'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SdA4O0xAPDI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Xr6bkbkejKU/s72-c/3-29map.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-7155361725163524472</id><published>2009-03-28T14:58:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-28T15:14:15.681-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bamboo Storage</title><content type='html'>This morning I helped Bob from Flannery Construction haul the bamboo for the House to Touch the Wind to Saint Paul.  We picked up the bamboo from it's winter home in Chisago County and delivered it to a temporary storage space near Harriet Island.  This is where it will stay until the morning of April 18th when we will construct the bamboo house.  Early next week Peter and I will inspect the bamboo to see how much, if any, we need to order for Peter's/Angie's new structure.  (See entry from &lt;a href="http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-sound-sculpture.html"&gt;March 6&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc6ElSwIlBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GehGg5vYHQA/s1600-h/3-28bamboo1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc6ElSwIlBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GehGg5vYHQA/s400/3-28bamboo1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318333986194887698" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc6EgWLhIHI/AAAAAAAAAGA/L7mPGi1CuTQ/s1600-h/3-28bamboo2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc6EgWLhIHI/AAAAAAAAAGA/L7mPGi1CuTQ/s400/3-28bamboo2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318333901215703154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-7155361725163524472?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/7155361725163524472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/bamboo-storage.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/7155361725163524472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/7155361725163524472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/bamboo-storage.html' title='Bamboo Storage'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc6ElSwIlBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GehGg5vYHQA/s72-c/3-28bamboo1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5097687229055249496</id><published>2009-03-27T14:54:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-10T08:01:05.491-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Children's Workshops at Barker Park Recreation Center</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Dates and times:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;April 1&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10am-12pm &amp;amp; 1pm-3pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(Up to 50 kids, 1st-6th grade)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;April 7, 10, 14, 16&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3:30pm-5:30pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(Up to 25 kids, 1st-6th grade)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The first instructor will be Dave Herzig from the Minnesota Kite Society on April 1.  He has a project that he has done with children many times in which they each make and "fly" a sled kite.  The kites will be made from materials that correspond with Wishes for the Sky's goals for a waste-free event.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashley from Public Art Saint Paul and Kathleen will be working with the kids on April 7 and 10.  One session will be focused on wishing, using storytelling as a taking off point.  Ashley and Kathleen will bring along Wishes for the Sky kites for each child to write a wish.  The other session will be focused on scrolls.  For this session, Ashley and Kathleen will bring along one of Shen Pei's scrolls from Wishes for the Sky and will guide the children in creating their own scrolls.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On April 14 Lynn Hoffman from Eureka Recycling will be doing an activity related to worm composting.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aki will wrap up the residency on April 16 by working with children to make wind chimes--these chimes will be hung in the House to Touch the Wind.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc07YjWnzoI/AAAAAAAAAF4/-C9sfTM7iFw/s1600-h/3-27kite1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc07YjWnzoI/AAAAAAAAAF4/-C9sfTM7iFw/s400/3-27kite1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317972027987447426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc07SDDQovI/AAAAAAAAAFw/x_z_GunMG2c/s1600-h/3-27kite2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc07SDDQovI/AAAAAAAAAFw/x_z_GunMG2c/s400/3-27kite2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317971916237087474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kathleen flies a Dave Herzig kite.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5097687229055249496?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5097687229055249496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/childrens-workshops-at-barker-park.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5097687229055249496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5097687229055249496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/childrens-workshops-at-barker-park.html' title='Children&apos;s Workshops at Barker Park Recreation Center'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/Sc07YjWnzoI/AAAAAAAAAF4/-C9sfTM7iFw/s72-c/3-27kite1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-2553474415584789230</id><published>2009-03-21T16:30:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-22T09:36:22.593-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishmaking Pavilion</title><content type='html'>We welcome Jonathan, the new Wishes intern, to the Wishes for the Sky family.  Jonathan will be working with Aki to design and prepare the Wishmaking Pavilion.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In the Wishmaking Pavilion, guests of the event will receive their kites from an elder. They can also read poetry on scrolls (poems in English that have been stylized to resemble Chinese characters) and view a display of past wish-kites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Already hard at work, Aki and Jonathan cut down a pedestal for the Wishing Pavilion's incense burner (many thanks to the Minnesota Museum of American Art for the pedestal as well as other supplies donated to Wishes for the Sky):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/ScVc0nOmg0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/yrivEqx9hLY/s1600-h/3-20pedestal.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/ScVc0nOmg0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/yrivEqx9hLY/s400/3-20pedestal.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315756994133918530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-2553474415584789230?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/2553474415584789230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishmaking-pavilion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2553474415584789230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2553474415584789230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishmaking-pavilion.html' title='Wishmaking Pavilion'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/ScVc0nOmg0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/yrivEqx9hLY/s72-c/3-20pedestal.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-2801576725284478730</id><published>2009-03-09T18:25:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T18:42:56.856-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes Ensemble 3-8-09</title><content type='html'>For yesterday's extended Ensemble session we held a "paper rehearsal."  Over the course of five hours, we thought through every aspect of the event.  We helped each other add to our to-do lists to assure that nothing is being overlooked.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmR3acqVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/o4CcHYlNZek/s1600-h/3-08kathleenaki.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmR3acqVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/o4CcHYlNZek/s400/3-08kathleenaki.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311334161416235346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Kathleen and Aki visualize the pavilion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmiU5wSWI/AAAAAAAAAFg/ixK25lPhpgA/s1600-h/3-08marcuslori.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmiU5wSWI/AAAAAAAAAFg/ixK25lPhpgA/s400/3-08marcuslori.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311334444210080098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Lead artist Marcus and volunteer coordinator Lori&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmbZehwMI/AAAAAAAAAFY/oU8gU91FJv0/s1600-h/3-08branmingjenlynn.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmbZehwMI/AAAAAAAAAFY/oU8gU91FJv0/s400/3-08branmingjenlynn.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311334325178974402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Brad from Minnesota Kite Society, Ming-Jen from the Chinese-American Association of Minnesota, and Lynn from Eureka Recycling&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-2801576725284478730?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/2801576725284478730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-ensemble-3-8-09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2801576725284478730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2801576725284478730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-ensemble-3-8-09.html' title='Wishes Ensemble 3-8-09'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbWmR3acqVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/o4CcHYlNZek/s72-c/3-08kathleenaki.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-9039059839950895775</id><published>2009-03-06T15:00:00.010-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T15:33:52.857-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes sound sculpture</title><content type='html'>Today we met at Cupcake on University to discuss the design of a new structure for the Wishes for the Sky sound installation.  Peter Kramer, the architect behind the House to Touch the Wind, is working on the basic structure and construction.  Angie Vo, who did fabric design for last year's Promises to the Earth installation, is working on the fabric design for this installation as well.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVfNY0NII/AAAAAAAAAFI/Zbj-6ju67B8/s1600-h/3-06peter.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVfNY0NII/AAAAAAAAAFI/Zbj-6ju67B8/s400/3-06peter.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310189799048754306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Peter doodling ideas on a napkin at Cupcake.&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVYuTzYwI/AAAAAAAAAFA/e6ZCkYpXNWw/s1600-h/13.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVYuTzYwI/AAAAAAAAAFA/e6ZCkYpXNWw/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310189687627014914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;House to Touch the Wind at Wishes 2008 - design by Peter Kramer&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVRFe4RbI/AAAAAAAAAE4/RzYhOXf-zfo/s1600-h/10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVRFe4RbI/AAAAAAAAAE4/RzYhOXf-zfo/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310189556408534450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Promises to the Earth at Wishes 2008 - fabric design by Angie Vo&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-9039059839950895775?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/9039059839950895775/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-sound-sculpture.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/9039059839950895775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/9039059839950895775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/03/wishes-sound-sculpture.html' title='Wishes sound sculpture'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SbGVfNY0NII/AAAAAAAAAFI/Zbj-6ju67B8/s72-c/3-06peter.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-9208551519251080281</id><published>2009-02-22T19:57:00.009-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T14:43:09.835-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishes Ensemble 2-22-09</title><content type='html'>Kathleen was gracious enough to open her home for today's "Ensemble" session for Wishes organizers. Like every Wishes Ensemble session, today began with a quick check-in to share with each other any personal news since our last get-together.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After check-in we discussed recent Wishes for the Sky updates (the new 10:30am to 4:30pm event time and the new field layout) and what affects these changes may have on other aspects of the event.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We also talked about volunteer needs for Wishes.  (If you are interested in learning more about volunteering for Wishes for the Sky, please contact Lori Janey at wishesforthesky.volunteer@gmail.com)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In closing we each shared a one-word statement to express our current feelings on the planning process for Wishes.  "Confident" and "hopeful" seem to be the attitudes shared by most of the Ensemble.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SaIHCHykiqI/AAAAAAAAAEI/zkqh8rb2xPE/s1600-h/2-22ensemble.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SaIHCHykiqI/AAAAAAAAAEI/zkqh8rb2xPE/s400/2-22ensemble.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305811044028156578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad, Aki, Ming-Jen, Vv, and Lori discussing field layout for this year's Wishes for the Sky.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-9208551519251080281?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/9208551519251080281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/wishes-ensemble-2-22-09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/9208551519251080281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/9208551519251080281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/wishes-ensemble-2-22-09.html' title='Wishes Ensemble 2-22-09'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SaIHCHykiqI/AAAAAAAAAEI/zkqh8rb2xPE/s72-c/2-22ensemble.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-605961471318233010</id><published>2009-02-16T16:17:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T16:51:53.218-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Wind Chime Inventory</title><content type='html'>I went to the studio this morning to take inventory of our wind chimes and wind chime supplies.  We have 26 chimes, 235 hooks, about 200 feet of hemp twine, and 125 tags for the "wind chime check."  The tan tags are used to label wind chimes owned by Wishes staff.  The green tags are used during the event to label wind chimes that are lent to the House to Touch the Wind by members of the community.  Don't forget to bring along your wind chime when you come to Wishes for the Sky!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZnoG6HZEVI/AAAAAAAAADg/uEBM3L14i-g/s1600-h/2-16chimes.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZnoG6HZEVI/AAAAAAAAADg/uEBM3L14i-g/s400/2-16chimes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303525241582588242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZnn-51LRcI/AAAAAAAAADY/9xYyPP7CjK0/s1600-h/2-16tags.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZnn-51LRcI/AAAAAAAAADY/9xYyPP7CjK0/s400/2-16tags.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303525104067233218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZnn0cXntOI/AAAAAAAAADQ/LyNHsjStdMk/s1600-h/2-16chimes.JPG"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-605961471318233010?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/605961471318233010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/wind-chime-inventory.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/605961471318233010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/605961471318233010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/wind-chime-inventory.html' title='Wind Chime Inventory'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZnoG6HZEVI/AAAAAAAAADg/uEBM3L14i-g/s72-c/2-16chimes.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-5749472717124687387</id><published>2009-02-14T12:36:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T16:30:14.436-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Update On Times</title><content type='html'>MAJOR UPDATE: Wishes of the Sky will now be starting at 10:30 AM and ending at 4:30 PM.  This means that if you are planning to be at the event for the flying of the first wish, you should now be at Harriet Island by 10:30 AM on April 19th.  Every year the first wish is given to the parents of the firstborn child in Saint Paul on the day of the event.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-5749472717124687387?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/5749472717124687387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/update-on-starting-time.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5749472717124687387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/5749472717124687387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/update-on-starting-time.html' title='Update On Times'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-2146688742597792754</id><published>2009-02-12T22:39:00.011-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-14T17:36:30.468-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Harriet Island</title><content type='html'>This afternoon we met with St. Paul Parks &amp;amp; Recreation staff at Harriet Island.  We discussed logistics for this year's event: parking, permits, scheduling, set-up, layout, etc.  We also took a brisk walk around the great lawn.  By the river it was quite windy and chilly, but the walk gave us a chance to envision how we can improve the field layout for Wishes 2009.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZT__fYALfI/AAAAAAAAAC4/nM66rmVkBrM/s1600-h/2-12vv.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZT__fYALfI/AAAAAAAAAC4/nM66rmVkBrM/s400/2-12vv.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302144127540932082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZT_62lOBPI/AAAAAAAAACw/9L2E9NCMckA/s1600-h/2-12outside.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZT_62lOBPI/AAAAAAAAACw/9L2E9NCMckA/s400/2-12outside.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302144047871034610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-2146688742597792754?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/2146688742597792754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/harriet-island.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2146688742597792754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/2146688742597792754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/harriet-island.html' title='Harriet Island'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZT__fYALfI/AAAAAAAAAC4/nM66rmVkBrM/s72-c/2-12vv.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291798776861582491.post-8617471900767871545</id><published>2009-02-11T14:40:00.014-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-11T15:52:08.759-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to Wishes for the Sky 2009</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Hello all.  Planning for Wishes for the Sky 2009 is well under way! This year's event will be on Sunday, April 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Look forward to another great day of wishing and kite-flying, as well as some exciting new changes (including a re-shaping of the &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Promises to the Earth&lt;/span&gt; activity).  More updates to come!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Images from last year's Wishes for the Sky (photos by Andy King):&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGvfmhSUI/AAAAAAAAACo/FSVuqzqlvjo/s1600-h/02.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGvfmhSUI/AAAAAAAAACo/FSVuqzqlvjo/s400/02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301658968096065858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGntrRS2I/AAAAAAAAACg/21i-RWkKmlI/s1600-h/_MG_0194.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGntrRS2I/AAAAAAAAACg/21i-RWkKmlI/s400/_MG_0194.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301658834435132258" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGhx9wQDI/AAAAAAAAACY/fzCjO5reRRk/s1600-h/07.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGhx9wQDI/AAAAAAAAACY/fzCjO5reRRk/s400/07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301658732507185202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGcful9xI/AAAAAAAAACQ/p9X-9TF81OY/s1600-h/09.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGcful9xI/AAAAAAAAACQ/p9X-9TF81OY/s400/09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301658641712412434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGK64e_qI/AAAAAAAAACI/zseU_Ntn4EI/s1600-h/15.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGK64e_qI/AAAAAAAAACI/zseU_Ntn4EI/s400/15.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301658339764010658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7291798776861582491-8617471900767871545?l=wishesforthesky.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/feeds/8617471900767871545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-wishes-for-sky-2009.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8617471900767871545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7291798776861582491/posts/default/8617471900767871545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishesforthesky.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-wishes-for-sky-2009.html' title='Welcome to Wishes for the Sky 2009'/><author><name>Grace MN</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11719213659704466189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZJQMxpZF9I/AAAAAAAAAAg/19XaCPa775w/S220/smallkite.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tAnhnz92zd8/SZNGvfmhSUI/AAAAAAAAACo/FSVuqzqlvjo/s72-c/02.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
