Marble Speedway

I wriggled through the front door gap and scampered down the sunny porch steps toward the driveway! Half-buried in the pea gravel was a giant glass marble with a bright orange swirl inside. I hauled it loose with both paws—it felt delightfully cool and heavy! Right beside the flowerbed, a tilted plastic downspout splash block made a perfect downhill runway. I lugged the glass sphere to the high end, braced my tummy, and kicked it forward with my shoe! RATTLE-ZOOM! The marble shot down the grooved green slide with a rumbling roar, launching off the lip and striking a clay flowerpot with a crisp CLINK! Tee-hee! Best garden bowling ever!