Inspired by my recent reading of The Kite Runner and by a beautiful day, I went to the Kite Festival at Dorey Park this past weekend. Saw some pretty kites and lots of happy, laughing children. There wasn’t much else to see or do. One criticism: they were loudly piping some very cheesy music (think adult contemporary/easy listening) which kind of ruined the exhilaration of the day (the freedom of running and letting the kite alight from your hands). I was trying to determine if the large kite flown by a professional (see photo below) was being dipped and twisted in time to the music, but I could not tell:
I had never been to Dorey Park before (it is in Eastern Henrico near the airport), so I did some exploratory hiking around the pond there and through the Disk Golf course. It was nice but too manicured for my tastes. Here is a photo from one of the trees at the side of the lake:
