Friday 28th October (Flying Machines and a Few Feathers)

Mr. Kite looked out of The London Residence into a brightening cloudless sky. The air was still and the leaves on the trees were motionless. Everything was so still and calm that the birds were not disturbed; they slept on peacefully. Today Mr. Kite had a plan. After breakfast he would try and raise The London List to four or maybe five ashe caught Uncle Gus to Golders Green before embarkinging on The Tube for a visit to RAF Hendon and the museum. Now at this point Mr. Kite had visions of a cool pint of Fullers London Pride but commonsense prevailed although his vitual senses could smell those heady hops and taste that bitter tart of the golden malt he chose wisely white coffee.

Without any alcohol in his system Mr. Kite set out on an excursion to The RAF Museum at Hendon. Scanning houses, bushes and trees Mr. Kite traveled by bus and tube to Colindale. Now very few birds were seen on this part of the journey; in fact Mr. Kite would say, "Zilch".

Walking from the tube to the museum Mr. Kites luck changed and he watched a stunningly friendly jay sitting at the bottom of a small oak pecking at old acorns. London jays are equally as handsome as their Salop relatives but more friendly. Soon a magpie and feral pigeon were added to The London List bringing the score to an almighty six.

To cut a long story short Mr. Kite studied flying machines and their power plants for hours in the museum popping outside occasionally to enjoy the warm autumn sunshine and to increase 'the list'. The list did not increase but Mr. Kites pleasant day did. At five Mr. Kite did the return trip to The London Residence and settled down for a starter; just a starter mind of Thornbridge Jaipur Indian Pale Ale. Cheers from a flighty Mr. Kite. who has just watched the a Hampstead fox trot along the path.