April 23, 2011: This was the day of our Annual
General Meeting Brunch which we do every year because of the conflict with
the Bakersfield Swap Meet. This year, we threw in a
little variety, so after the General Meeting, we followed the Walkers to
Shore Line Park in Mountain View to fly kites. We had
6 T's, 1 A, 1 Packard and a few modern cars. When we arrived at the park,
there were a few kites in the air already. Someone had
a "Sure Fly" kite tethered that was extremely puffy and another large
green kite was struggling to stay aloft next to it. Well, the wind always blows at the park, right? No, not on this day. We
needed running shoes and a lot of patience to get some color in the
sky.
There was a lot of standing and looking into
the sky, many helping hands holding kites way up like an offering to the
wind and of course running around. Now wouldn't you
think an airplane kite would fly, especially a Fokker tri-plane? Well,
apparently the run way wasn't long enough for lift
off. The home made kite from a plastic trash bag did very well. The calm
skies didn't seem to dampen the spirits of the T members especially the ones in the peanut galley giving advice and
laughing. We concluded with John Walker handing out awards and we
began to pack up. At this time the wind began to pick
up! Check out the picture of the Harrisons who stayed after to meet
friends.
Thanks John for a good time.
