#mwgic #2026 #PublicDomain #Whimsical #Art #Kites #KiteFlying #Antique #Historical

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/art-of-kite-flying/?utm_source=newsletter

"In Greek, they are χαρταετοί, paper eagles, and the Germans call them Drachen, dragons. [...]

Spanish speakers describe them as comets, cometas; Mandarin remembers when the flying forms were affixed with bamboo flutes, like airborne Aeolian harps — fēngzhēng, “wind zithers”, known elsewhere as “wind psalteries” — while the Japanese kanji 凧 combines a radical connected to wind with an element meaning towel or cloth.

In English, they are simply kites, named for the bird of prey, from the old English cyta — thought to be onomatopoetic imitation of its sharp-edged call."

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/art-of-kite-flying/

#essay #kites #KiteFlying #history #culture

An amazing weekend of wind: Festival del Viento in Castelló, Spain. Enjoy the vibe! :-)

https://kapjasa.si/en/por-que-vuelas-festival-del-viento-2026/

#kite #kites #kiteflying #kitefestival #festival #kiteaerialphotography #KAP #Castellon #Valencia #Spain #Espana #mediterranean #sea #summer #wind #teamSlovenia

Joyful Happy Kids silhouette vector design featuring playful jumping and kite-flying scenes, created in clean SVG format. Perfect for Cricut crafts, nursery décor, stickers, apparel printing, and fun childhood-themed digital design projects.

#HappyKidsSVG #KidsSilhouette #KiteFlying #PlayfulDesign #SVGFree #CricutDesign #VectorArt #CutFileSVG #KidsArt https://vectorency.com/items/happy-kids-silhouette-svg-jump-flying-a-kite/17898

Today we offer you a stroll in the clouds. No deep historical analysis, no detailed essay on whatever a kite flew over, nor an in-depth report from a festival. Just a simple, relaxing stroll - with kite aerial photos :-)

https://kapjasa.si/en/before-the-spring-explodes-a-stroll-above-ljubljana/

#kite #kites #kiteflying #flying #aerial #kiteaerialphotography #KAP #Ljubljana #Plečnik #UNESCO #Prešeren #LjubljanskiGrad #StaraLjubljana #Ljubljanica #TripleBridge #city #medieval #castle #market #bridge #river #stroll #Slovenia

And, a missed update from our second-last #KiteFlying on 2026-04-02!

We talked about the challenges of migrating organisations – especially ones which aren't technically focussed – out of corporate surveillance prisons. A comrade brought a few specific examples of groups they're working with, and we talked through different approaches and processes: going one process at a time, focussing on specific apps, rolling out Single Sign On. An interesting conversation to be sure, and personally this definitely feels like what we exist for as a project!

– 3wordchant

Had a fantastic Saturday in Zagreb with our kite friends Zmajoljupci - Croatian Kite Association ... An immensely pleasant, warm, windy spring kite day :-)

https://kapjasa.si/en/a-pleasant-spring-day-in-zagreb-croatia/

#kite #kites #kiteflying #kitefestival #festival #Spring #zmajoljupci #Trnje #Močvara #Zagreb #Croatia #TeamSlovenia

A great Nordic website about all things kite related. Check it out 🙂

https://kites.aerialis.com

#kites #kiteflying #kitebuilding

A long living, excellent #kite site. Ton of fun and interesting kite plans for you next project 🙂

https://www.kiteplans.org

#kitebuilding #kiteflying