Scaling the Spine Tower

I set my eyes on a stack of thick hardcover books beside the sofa and just went for it. One quick hop onto the armrest, then a stretch to grab the textured edge of a spine. Halfway up, a loose bookmark slipped out from between two pages! My foot slid, but I hooked my left knee over a book ridge just in time. From up here on the top shelf, the whole living room rug looks like a giant patterned landscape. Absolutely worth the climb.