Sky Valentine

It scared the heck out of me. I was sitting on the patio reading the paper when something swooped down out of the sky. It turned out to be a valentine from the sky, a red balloon with "hugs & kisses" written on it. It landed in a red rose bush and got caught.

The dogs weren't too happy about it either. MacKenzie was ready to kill it until she realized that it was just a balloon.

I was left with a problem. Should I keep my valentine or free it so that others could have a surprise too? I decided to keep it by rationalizing that the power company doesn't like Mylar balloons because they tend to knock out the power if they land on a power line.

The next day, I felt guilty that the balloon was trapped on the rose bush. It needed to be freed, so I let it go. It stuck around because the helium was gone. A couple of days later, the wind blew it away. The power is still on, so I guess things turned out okay. But if you don't hear from me for awhile, you'll know what happened.