Chasing the Trickle

Drip, plop! A steady little ribbon of water was spilling right off the metal gutter corner! I reached my long arms up and caught a flat, weathered cedar shingle propped against the siding. Slide! I wedged the dry wood sideways right under the splash. Tap-tap-tap! The drops drummed against the shingle, bouncing spray onto my golden palms and channeling a tiny freshwater slide right into the mulch below!