Friday, August 18th, 2006...4:32 pm
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Block Island (in the ’80s)
Originally uploaded by d&e.
Here is a photo of me, Christopher, Chuck, Brendan, and Adam on Block Island from the 80s (?!) that I found when I was looking for a photo of Chuck’s 6 foot box kite. I think this is the day we lost some kites in the Atlantic Ocean. My recent kite is similar but not as good as the one I am holding in the photo (which was Adam’s box kite).
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August 18th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
is that a katonah day camp t-shirt you’re wearing? if not, they were just like that, pinkish ringer tees with darker neck and sleeve rings.
i miss block island!!
August 20th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Yes, I am sure that is one of the Katonah shirts. I loved them but they were always too big for me!
August 29th, 2006 at 12:43 am
I would like to thank you for allowing the person responsible for the lost kites to remain anonymous.
My memory is that I was told that the kites would end up with some other grateful kids in Rhode Island, not in the Atlantic Ocean.
August 29th, 2006 at 6:49 am
It is funny, I can still picture the little triangles blowing away. I remember being told that they were flying off to R.I. but thinking back, I could swear they flew out to the east of the lighthouse.
August 30th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
As I recall, the triangle kites, set free, flew east, no doubt making their way to France, where they became the inspiration for the famous French children’s parable, “Le Cerf-Volant Polygone”, mai oui? xox tante
August 30th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
correction: “Les Cerf-Volant Polygone”
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