A Bold Step onto the Pavement

I pushed past the bottom corner of the porch screen door and finally took my very first steps into the great outdoors! The rough grey concrete felt tickly and warm under my plush feet as I marched along the neighborhood sidewalk. Right near the grass edge, I found an enormous, shiny yellow dandelion head bobbing in the breeze. I wrapped both arms around its fuzzy stem and gave it a big, curious sniff—it tickled my nose with sweet golden pollen! Looking down the endless ribbon of pavement ahead, every crack in the cement felt like a giant canyon waiting to be leaped across!