Bummer

I had been on the roof earlier today with a leaf blower, getting rid of a whole lot of leaves. Some of them landed in the fountain below, so I fished them out with a net. Later I was looking out the window at the fountain, admiring the clean smooth water in the top tub, when a bug flew onto the water, landing on its back. Doomed, I thought, as are most bugs in a similar situation. But this one wasn’t about to be drowned. In a mighty burst of energy, it beat its wings and actually flew up out of the water! At that instant a bird dove down and ate it.