An outing with my family

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Really a fine day today is. The sun generously sheds sunrays upon us. Everything is bright on earth. The buildings all take on a bright sheen. Though the air is quite chill, it is becoming warmer since spring has come. Little buds on sprigs of trees have come up. Some of the branches have taken on its clothes of a hue of green. A lot of sparrows, which are the only birds we can frequently see here in our city, are scurrying through the low sky as if chasing their lovers.

In the chill, but a little balmy air we set out on two bikes on an outing, to fulfill the promise we made for our son, to fly the kite I bought him yesterday.

When we got to a place which was quite clear of anything, the rail posts, buildings of any kind, trees etc, we got off the bikes and made preparations for the flying. It was the first time for me to fly a kite in a real sense in my life. I found it difficult at first. I threw the kite in the air and run against the wind, meanwhile letting go my hold on the line. Gradually supported by the wind, the kite began to soar. My son and I were both exhilarated. In order to make it fly higher I ran faster and faster with my son at my heels. My wife stayed with the bikes.

Through flying I came to know that the wind mattered too much for  kiteflying. Without it the line would become looser and looser and finally the kite would make a head plunge upon the ground. Since the wind was not that strong, I have to swing the line from time to time to help the kite swim upon the wind like a fish upon waves in a river. Finally I saw my kite high in the sky, which attracted attentions from several people nearby. My son asked to fly it himself. I was afraid that he might do as well. My wife remonstrated that it wouldn’t do any harm for practice. So I let my son have a try. Surprisingly I found him simply do much better than I did. So I gave him the free rein for him to play on his own.

After some time of running and kiteflying, I felt a little hungry. I took out the food with my wife and enjoyed the little picnic.

It is simply a fine day and we sure have had a great time.