Things are still messy on the home front, but should be wrapped up soon. The amount of time this project is taking is frustrating, but not surprising, to me.
Scouts hasn’t been a whole lot better, some people just don’t want to let you help them.
To combat some of this frustration, I turned to my kites.
For the first time in months, I sat down to make a miniature kite. It turned out alright.
The next morning I had an even better experience. I made time on my way to work to fly one of my Della Portas. The winds were flukey around 2 mph, so the kite had to be persuaded to fly, even with the new dacron line that I got for it (probably about 50Lb, but I’m looking for 30Lb).
Between the sound of the surf, and focusing on the kite and the moist air the short but engaged flight was refreshing, but the ringer came as I was headed for the car to finish my commute. A gentleman waved me over to his truck to share how much he enjoyed watching me work with my kite.
As a kite maker, it always pleases me when someone comments on something that I’ve made. However, it is rare for the kite flyer to get any recognition for flying a little single line kite. The kite that I was flying was small and is pretty stable, but with the conditions it was work to keep the thing in the air, and I appreciated that someone notice the effort.