Operation Stray Leaf

Morning patrol time! I scampered out past the front gate and hit the sidewalk full speed! Whoosh—flutter, flutter! A big crunchy orange maple leaf was swirling right down the pavement, skipping ahead of me like a runaway speeder. Paws kicked into high gear! Click-clack-click! I leaped forward, belly-flopped onto the concrete, and trapped it flat under both front paws! Safe! I carried it back to a clean grassy patch and pinned it down next to a smooth pebble so the wind wouldn't carry it away again.