A smooth red plastic flowerpot was sitting upside down beside the patio steps. Bwah! An instant armored helmet! I dropped onto all fours, jammed my ears flat against my head, and squeezed myself right underneath the rim. Everything went reddish-dark! Shuff-shuff-shuff—I crawled blindly forward across the rough wooden deck boards, sniffing the air. THUMP! The rim smacked hard against the metal leg of a patio chair. The impact tipped me right backward! I landed flat on my round spine, rocking side to side like an upturned beetle with my feet kicking in the sunny air, giggling in shrill bursts. Bwaaa-ha-ha!