Farewell to the poison dart frog (May 4)
We’ve been flying kites a lot lately. Lucas loves it, and we’ll built up quite a collection of cool kites which were especially on display at our recent spring break trip to Long Beach, Wa. (We never got around to blogging about that adventure, but you can check out some pictures — which include a lot of kite flying and a visit to the kite museum– below.)
Then last weekend we were up at Whidbey Island and there was a big wind so we pulled out our favorite new kite, the poison dart frog. I’ll let Lucas take it from there:
the story of flying the poison dart frog kite by whidbey island on the
greenbank farm.
we saw 2 horses named diomand and moonlight just FYI .
anyhoo
nooooooooooooooooooooow this is the story:
me & my daddy were flying the poison dart frog kite.
sudenly, the string BURST from our hand ,
skited acros the field ,
then it bumed into a car,
then it skiped acros the pond
finaly its string got stuck in a tree & then it got stuck on the
powerlines .
That’s right, despite the fact that we were set up a couple hundred yards from the nearest powerlines the escaped kite eventually flew far enough that the string got wrapped up in the lines right across from my parents house. We didn’t want anyone to get electrocuted so Lucas stood guard, watching the kite still flying high about the powerlines, and I called the power company to come deal with the situation. Eventually we left and presumably the dart frog was rescued but then confiscated by the power company. Here’s some video of the scene:
It hasn’t stopped us though… more kite flying adventures soon to come!
Comments (16)
Chris Lione
May 8th, 2017 at 4:01 am
Hello Everyone, What fun pictures and stories! Please tell Lucas we loved his take on the day.Krista we heard you’re coming to Philadelphia! Hooray!
Much love to all,Chris and Tom
Sally Tripple
May 6th, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Lucas. I was sorry to hear about the poison dart frog kite. It was really pretty. It was kind of plucky to keep flying so beautifully with no one flying it. Sally Tripple
tom
May 6th, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Hey Lucas,
You are an amazing storyteller! I love the details about the horses and how the kite string burst from your hands. keep writing!
love,
tom
Adele Rolider
May 6th, 2017 at 2:12 pm
Great to read your words but absolutely spellbinding to read Lucas’ words!! thanks Burke: Love Adele
Alexis & Mackenzie
May 6th, 2017 at 11:36 am
Lucas, that was quite a dramatic story! Excellent use of “suddenly” and “BURST”- we felt like we were right there watching it all happen! XOXO
Amanda
May 6th, 2017 at 9:02 am
Lucas-
I loved your writing about your kite, though I’m sorry to hear the kite got stuck! I love Whidbey Island- that’s where I grew up!
Keep writing stories!!
Julian
May 6th, 2017 at 12:44 am
Lucas, it’s a bummer about that poison dart frog kite, though, I think most kites either get lost or brake, so that seems like a legendary end to that kite.
My dog, Lola, loves kites; she loves chasing them on the beach.
My favorite kite is a very small kite: it’s about the size of my hand. I try to take it with me wherever I go, especially if the weather is nice. Maybe when I see you next I’ll have it with me and I can show it to you.
Thanks for the blog, Lucas! I enjoy hearing about your adventures!
Megan
May 5th, 2017 at 11:04 pm
Lucas, I was hoping you would go into more detail about dart frogs. What do you know about them – do they contain any medicines or poisons? Where are they from? Are they friends with toads? These are the questions that make me want to hunt down your kite and get to the bottom of the story. Nevertheless, I thank you for sharing your adventures as a frog pilot and wind whisperer.
Karen Rio
May 5th, 2017 at 10:05 pm
Thank you Lucas…wow what an adventure! Thanks for describing it in such detail! Makes me want to get to a very open meadow next time we fly our little kite. :)
Barbara Oswald
May 5th, 2017 at 8:46 pm
Lucas!
Don’t you love Whidbey Island? Nice to see the blue sky! I used to live there.
I especially enjoyed the ferry boat. My dear friend Raina is a wheelchair user and grew up in Clinton.
Keep writing! Tell me what you love about Whidbey Island.
Barbara Oswald
Jaime
May 5th, 2017 at 8:12 pm
Lucas,
What a wonderful story. Keep up the good work.
Mijo
May 5th, 2017 at 8:08 pm
Great story Lucas! The kite story was very vivid but I also liked hearing about the horses. Hope to see your stories on the blog again!
Laura McSpedon
May 5th, 2017 at 6:55 pm
Hi Lucas-
I love hearing about all your adventures! I can’t believe the poison dart frog got stuck in the wires.
Laura
Jen Waddell
May 5th, 2017 at 6:37 pm
Sadie flew her first kite last summer and she loved it. We didn’t have as an exciting adventure as you guys did though. Glad to see you had a fun spring break Lucas! Hope I see you tomorrow at camp Indianola!
Stef
May 5th, 2017 at 6:33 pm
Thanks for the story, Lucas! So tragic!
Yantra
May 5th, 2017 at 6:24 pm
Lucas,
I’m sorry about the kite, but I’ve got to say your descriptions of the experience were vivid. I could see it all unfolding.
Happy Writing!
Yantra
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