Spring into Action

My boots were itching for real outdoor momentum, so I trotted down the sidewalk straight into the neighborhood playground! Standing right in a bed of pale cedar woodchips was a painted rocket-shaped rider anchored to an enormous black steel coil spring. That looked like the ultimate physical agility test! I bounded from a weathered timber border, caught the steel crossbar with both gloves, and pulled myself onto the metal footpeg. Throwing my full weight backward, I kicked off hard. Sproing! The heavy steel coil compressed tightly, then recoiled with tremendous force, sending the whole rocket swaying back and forth in wild, buoyant arcs right under my soles! What a magnificent ride!