Flying of the kite!

We took some time to fly a kite today.

I really wanted to get it in before the end of March, and the rest of the week is supposed to be rainy-ish, so we saw the chance and took it!  It was great fun!  We are so lucky to have this vacant field right across the street... it makes running around with a kite trailing you, easy.

I felt like a kid again!  Throwing the kite up in the air, and then running like crazy to keep it there!  It was so cute, and it was just windy enough to be effective!














 And I'm proud to say that the Dollar Store kite did well!  I was worried about the really thin string, and I was hoping it wouldn't break, but luckily, I think the fact that it wasn't too windy, was perfect!  And the cute designs are fun!  And you get 2 for a dollar!  All in all, a great deal!

I can't wait to try it again, with some more friends, and take some more pictures!  :)

And although this song has nothing to do with flying a kite, I couldn't help but think of it...

And when you sing or say it in reference to a "kite", the words take on a new meaning. 

"Landed" by Ben Folds

We'd hit the bottom

I thought it was my fault

And in a way I guess it was

I'm just now finding out

What it was all about
 

We moved to the west coast

Away from everyone

She never told me that you called

Back when I was still

I was still in love
 

Til I opened my eyes and walked out the door

And the clouds came tumbling down

And it's "bye-bye. Goodbye. I tried"

And I twisted it wrong just to make it right

Had to leave myself behind

And I've been flying high all night

So come pick me up

I've landed
 

The daily dramas

She made from nothing

So nothing ever made them right

She liked to push me

And talk me back down

Til I believed I was the crazy one

And in a way I guess I was
 

Until I opened my eyes and walked out the door

And the clouds came tumbling down

And it's "bye-bye. Goodbye. I tried"

Dragging the sea of a troubled mind

Had to leave myself behind

Singing bye-bye, goodbye I tried
 

If you wrote me off

I'd understand it

Cause I've been on

Some other planet

So come pick me up

I've landed
 

And you will be so

Happy to know

I've come alone

It's over
 

When I opened my eyes and walked out the door

And the clouds came tumbling down

And it's bye-bye, goodbye I tried

Down comes the reign of the telephone czar

It's ok to call

I will answer for myself
 

Come pick me up

Come pick me up

I've landed
 

It works... for the most part.  lol. 
I guess particularly the "Come pick me up, I've landed".

Moral of the story:  Flying kites is fun!