.. this life you have arranged for yourself is how you want your life to be. Because if what you are doing is not what you want to do -there will be troubles. Though to be fair there is tons of stuff we don’t want to do that we HAVE to do, dishes, and dusting for instance. But these are a means to an end. 
Lucky for me – I am doing what I want to do. Of course I always wanted to fly over the creek that is really a ditch to test the tension again and again and again – so I am good! The tension of the wire is a work in progress so John attached a piece of clothesline string to me so he could pull me back if necessary. (And it was) The work in progress continues. But to tell you the truth, I could have flown black and forth over that long drop all day long. 
This is what I see when I walk into the West barn to feed the pigs.
Then seconds later I see this. Manu the Wonderful. He is such a lovely boar. Even when he is hungry.
TonTon and BooBoo. I spent some time yesterday, between trips flying across the creek on the zipline then waiting for “adjustments” to be made, waiting – so I threw the ball for the dogs – as you do. I was the guinea pig you see. No-one else was brave enough to test the line. 
Apparently Aunty Del did it. Whatever it was. Lady Astor has around three weeks to go before she is due. Her udder is also filling though not as fast as Alex the Conundrum. (I have sent a message to Alex’s breeder to see if he can shine any light on the heifer with a full udder who has more than two months to go before calving according to dates).
Good morning. The picture in the header is a piece of art I made with peacock feathers. I call it “Ode to the Duke.” It is quite large and one of my favourite pieces.
Yesterday the snow was melted by lunchtime and though it was cold the sun with all its glorious rich promise was out. It has been so long since we had a sunny day that I had to work very hard not to take any notice of the dust and cobwebs that it was highlighting in the house. Outside was a better place to be!
I hope you have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
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This looks so much fun. Can’t wait to see the pictures of you zipping across laden with supplies. We’ve been a few times to “Go Ape” where you climb into the tree tops and traverse high wires, interspersed with zipwires and the zipping was definitely the best bit, especially as I don’t have a head for heights. In the early days I took three 10 year old boys, which was a bit hair raising as they were all responsible for making sure their safety harness was properly clipped on each time.
Manu always seems to be smiling.
That zip line sounds like fun! And I have decided I want to be friends with Manu. woo woo woo!
Manu looks to be quite the charmer. Wonder what the neighbors will say about the flying fox. “What is that Celi up to now?”
Is that you swinging across that ditch? Phew .. Manu is so handsome and I love your Ode to Duke 😃
I would love to see more pictures of how he made the zip line and what you are sitting on. We have a creek that get’s really bad after the rain and there are times when the hubby needs to get across.