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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Kites, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA


Start with a jumbled pile of color, string, and nylon.

Lay them out in a straight line.

Add wind and gently tease them into a standing position.

And then, increase tension in the control lines and - voila! - they are airborne.

To climb and dance.....

And dive and swirl......and make beautiful swooshing sounds. Kites are generally happy things - who doesn't like a kite? Who can see a kite and not remember some child-like glee at the memory of flying one, or building one, or seeing the string snap and watching the kite fade away into a tiny speck in the distance?  Of course that last part probably wasn't a happy moment.........


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