A Spin on the Stand

I scrambled across from the brass scales to a florist's display table where a tiered zinc flower bucket stand was standing in the sun! Down on the lowest ring rested a polished copper misting bottle with an arching trigger pump. I didn't wait a single heartbeat; I hopped straight onto the coiled wooden base and hooked both plush paws around the metal trigger ring. Leaning back with my whole body, I gave a hearty downward heave. Psst-shhh! A delicate plume of cool water mist shot into the air, catching the sunlight in a sparkling halo. Tiny droplets settled like glass beads across my fleece toes!