Kites are fun to fly and beautiful to watch. Flying them is an uplifting event that is peaceful and exciting at the same time. There are no motors or batteries, just the all-natural power of the wind.

Marilyn Krasnov remembers it well . . . a sunny afternoon in early May when the sky was filled with rainbows. It was the Bucks County Kite Fly at Core Creek Park near Langhorne, and while she was busy ...