Friday 18th November (Laziness is Mr. Kite)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a grey sky with a hint of sunshine somewhere in the distance. A gentle breeze blew and the trees showed that winter was approaching. Mr. Kite had a few chores to do so he lazily went about them.

Mr. 'Lazibones' Kite did complete his chores by three in the afternoon and then went for a short bird-watching trip to Monkmoor Lagoon. Just as Mr. Kite arrived at the nature reserve The Beast hissed and the rear tyre deflated in one millisecond. Mr. Kite did not swear or throw a tantrum because he was going to watch the serene sight of birds on Monkmoor Lagoon.

Opening the hide window Mr. Kite noticed that the air was still and the water surface like a sheet of glass. On the water mallards, canadian geese and mute swans swam leisurely around the lagoon. Now the interesting thing was that in the calm water and air the swimming birds made bow waves and wakes at the rear. The mute swan caused a powerful bow wave when it pushed forward rapidly. The geese and duck made neat 'v' shaped wake patterns with ripples and different sized wave lengths. Given time Mr. Kite would use his mathematical skills to model the waves and wakes of water-fowl but with a fridge full of beer he headed home. With The Beast unrideable Mr. Kite walked the three thousand yards looking forward to those bottle of Becks. Cheers from a relaxed and lazy Mr. Kite.