An afternoon that improved! Dull and damp at first, the sun came out for the last hour or so: low, strong and golden, a spotlight creating at times unreal effects. Kites? Well, they keep moving around, making them difficult to count and photograph. Certainly five, probably six – maybe more. Twenty years ago, seeing just one kite in the Shropshire sky would have made it a red-letter day!

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