Kids and Kites

Nicer weather has energized my neighborhood’s children. A few doors down, they play-fight. Two go at it while others shout from a porch and take their turns. At other times, they throw or kick balls around the cars. Some of them skateboard. Today, as I prepared for my run, my attention was drawn to a new activity.

The little girl across the street ran up and down the sidewalk with a homemade kite. Running back and forth, she tried to get her little invention airborn. It looked well-crafted. Fishing line for string. Streamer for a tail. But the houses blocked the wind. The tree caught her line. Still she persisted.

There’s something invigorating about the coming of spring. Like my neighbor girl, I am encouraged to press on, anxiously anticipating the result.

~ by shad on March 25, 2009.