Bouncing on the Blue Clamp
I scrambled out of the planter's dirt and found a tall wooden drying rack unfolding right across the sunny balcony concrete! The wooden slats were smooth and warm, so I hauled myself up the crisscross frame two rungs at a time. Right at the top, a giant springy blue plastic clothespin was clamped onto the edge of a hanging dish towel. I ran full tilt and hopped right onto its arched tail! Sproing! The spring gave a loud metallic creak and bounced under my sandals like a springboard! I gripped the plastic notch with both hands, swaying back and forth in the breeze while the damp cloth fluttered below me. Best lookout perch on the whole deck!

