Friday, July 09, 2010

kite camp—with peter

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Peter is a kite enthusiast. He brought over part of his fabulous collection. We unfurled many of them, and he taught the kids about various different kinds of kites.

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Below they are learning about an anemometer

(a device for measuring wind speed.)

We didn’t have much today.

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However, that wasn’t a problem for someone like Peter. He has “no wind” kites. Doug unlocked the cultural hall at church and after a demonstration/lesson from Peter the kids were ready to try it.

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Today we were all kids.

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Everyone agreed that Courtney and her kite were poetry in motion.

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It is probably safe to say,

the Birdhouse has never looked more colorful.

2 comments:

Tricia said...

How amazing! Thank you Peter!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Blue Heron Bobcat said...

Have you been watching Americas got Talent this season? One guy did an airless kite performance. Hmmmm...I wonder if Doug would let me do some photography in the cultural hall sometime?