May Fun Fly...A Beautiful Spring Day
The official Kite Season has come with the first fun fly of 2010! We couldn't have asked for a nicer day. The temperature was a pleasant 24C and the winds were moderate at 10kph near the ground. They were a bit stronger up above the tree line, ~15kph or so. I arrived to find Bob Luft, Peggy, and Russel with kites high in the sky. I assessed the wind and put up my trusty butterfly.
Here's Peggy's elephant, much drier than last year's dip in the pond!
I assembled my Revolution Blast, which is one of my favourites, and had it flying. It took about 10 minutes to untangle my 100 ft lines!
I think Rebecca needs to get a life because she took a picture of her feet!
Paul and Mary arrived and put up their Boreal with a gothic design. This baby flew perfectly in the wind!
Bob White arrived fashionably late, and put up some of his new acquisitions.
Andy put up some banner poles with Nemo and some whirly spinners.
More of Bob's new kites.
Peggy had some relatives stop by to help her out and here is an Eagle that she owns.
Andy's Big Butterfly, a very colourful addition to the sky.
There were about 10 of the club members that came out this time, small in comparison to some flys, but there were two other events taking place the same day. Strawberry fields in St Thomas organized by Eric Curtiss and Anne Slaboda. Doug Isherwood has pictures posted here http://picasaweb.google.com/105544556497755190230/2010StrawberryFieldsKiteFestival?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzbi9Sl2IXyWQ# and a festival in Thunder Bay. Thom Shenken, Carlos Simoes and Don Brownridge made the trek all the way up there to represent Southern Ontario and New York. Here is an article from that event. http://www.tbnewswatch.com/entertainment/94149/Plenty-of-strings-attached
So it was a busy weekend for kiting and great weather as well. I hope all the scheduled flying days can be as great as this one.
June 27th is the next scheduled fly and I've already requested the same weather as May!
Hope to see everyone out for the June Fun Fly at Lakeview park!
Here's Peggy's elephant, much drier than last year's dip in the pond!
I assembled my Revolution Blast, which is one of my favourites, and had it flying. It took about 10 minutes to untangle my 100 ft lines!
I think Rebecca needs to get a life because she took a picture of her feet!
Paul and Mary arrived and put up their Boreal with a gothic design. This baby flew perfectly in the wind!
Bob White arrived fashionably late, and put up some of his new acquisitions.
Andy put up some banner poles with Nemo and some whirly spinners.
More of Bob's new kites.
Peggy had some relatives stop by to help her out and here is an Eagle that she owns.
Andy's Big Butterfly, a very colourful addition to the sky.
There were about 10 of the club members that came out this time, small in comparison to some flys, but there were two other events taking place the same day. Strawberry fields in St Thomas organized by Eric Curtiss and Anne Slaboda. Doug Isherwood has pictures posted here http://picasaweb.google.com/105544556497755190230/2010StrawberryFieldsKiteFestival?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzbi9Sl2IXyWQ# and a festival in Thunder Bay. Thom Shenken, Carlos Simoes and Don Brownridge made the trek all the way up there to represent Southern Ontario and New York. Here is an article from that event. http://www.tbnewswatch.com/entertainment/94149/Plenty-of-strings-attached
So it was a busy weekend for kiting and great weather as well. I hope all the scheduled flying days can be as great as this one.
June 27th is the next scheduled fly and I've already requested the same weather as May!
Hope to see everyone out for the June Fun Fly at Lakeview park!
posted by Newsletter Editor @ 5:22 PM
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