Through the Gap

The patio screen door had a crack just wide enough for a blue blur to slip through! I squeezed past the rubber weatherstripping, carried my green emerald out onto the warm stone pavers, and immediately lined up my next sprint. Right in front of me was a garden hose coiled across the patio like a green roller coaster. I charged up the smooth rubber curve, vaulted straight off the brass nozzle, and touched down right beside a terracotta pot. Fresh air, wide open ground—now we're really talking!