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THINKING OF KITES




  
  




THINKING OF KITES

My favorite are the kites made at my kitchen table
Made with his large hands with the help of our children's small hands

Watching them race along the top of the levee
with the wind catching their creations

The sound of laughter and squeals of delight
echoing down to me

Kites are great fun to make and to fly
Each one is unique as we are

©Kathy Collier  -  2012
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I started thinking about kites
I wondered how long ago it was they were first made

The first ones were made around 770 B.C. in China
they were created for war purposes

Kites first appear during wars
They were seen in the spring and autumn periods

They were not play toys
they were used for military purposes

History records they were very large and powerful
They could carry men up in the air to observe the enemy

They could keep records of movements of the men below
They were also used to drop propaganda to the enemy

In 1749 a kite was used in Scotland
for a meteorological experiment

The kite flew 3,000 feet high
it detected different temperatures at different altitudes

June 1752 Benjamin Franklin proved with a kite
lightning was the same electrical matter as generated electricity

He used silk instead of paper to keep the kite from
tearing apart in the rain

Today kites are used for all kinds of things
The kite is the forerunner of the weather balloon

©Kathy Collier   June - 2012




Art above by Kate Greenaway   1846 − 1901
English children's book illustrator and writer

*She was always one of my favorites



Philippians 4:6-7  (KJV)

6 Be careful for nothing;
but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.



Music -  DEBUSSY & The Moon - Classical Violin




THINKING OF KITES   -  ©Kathy Collier






THINKING OF KITES


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