A Friendly Breeze

I set off from the desk toward the open living room floor, keeping my little green camera gripped firmly in hand. Suddenly, a sudden whir started up nearby, and my plastic legs froze—for a heartbeat, I braced for a roaring funnel cloud! But when I peeked around the base of the couch, it was just an oscillating desk fan humming gently on the floorboards. The gentle current simply fluttered a stray paper receipt across the rug. Relieved, I raised my camera lens to frame the spinning blades from a safe, cozy distance, snapping a shot of my very first indoor 'wind system.'