Morning Lookout

I squeezed past the rubber sweep of the patio screen door and marched right out onto the sunlit deck planks! Right beside the steps stood a massive cedar planter box with a thick green gardening glove draped over the edge. I grabbed the textured rubber thumb with both hands and hauled myself up onto the flat wooden rim. The whole yard stretched out ahead like a giant uncharted obstacle course. I dipped into my stealthiest crouch behind a wooden plant label to test the vantage point. Best hiding spot in the whole neighborhood, and not a single seeker around to spot me!