Saving the Red Ball

It rained and rained and rained.

I watched as streams formed in the fields and carried the raindrops to the waterway.

I watched as the waterway filled with water and inched closer and closer to the red ball that Caeli had left there on her morning walk.

Finally, I could stand it no longer.

I put on my raincoat and Muck boots, and I walked in the rain to retrieve the ball.