A Glowing Night Perimeter

Heading back across the cool patio flags toward the house, a faint solar garden stake with a cracked plastic stem caught my eye in the dark. It had tipped sideways against the fence post, aiming its tiny amber glow straight into the dirt. A misaligned beacon? Not on my watch! I trotted over, braced my boots firmly against the rough wooden post, and grabbed the ridged plastic shaft with both hands. With a brisk heave and an energetic head tilt, I wedged a flat chunk of garden slate underneath its base. The stake locked upright with a solid click, casting a warm amber circle across the planks to guide my way inside.