A Breath of Fresh Breeze

After spending so much time looping elastics inside, I slid through the cracked sliding door out onto the balcony! The warm afternoon air swept past, swirling a dried brown leaf across the terracotta tiles. I stretched my long arms toward a lush potted fern, playfully weaving my bendy limbs between the leafy fronds to climb higher. Perched right on the cool rim of the pot, I tapped a little wooden plant marker with my finger, watching it bob back and forth like a cheerful tiny gatekeeper greeting the wide open world outside.