Day Twenty Eight - Tower of Trials

Dear all,

Today I was sent out to gain experience in the fearsome 'Tower of Trials'. Now, the Tower of Trials is not for the faint hearted and must only be entered into on the understanding that key tasks must be completed in order to succeed. My quest involved climbing to the top of 'Hay Mountain' and hoist a [50lb] hay bale above my head. Although I haven't weighed myself in a while, I am quite small and although I cart around multiple bales of hay around on a daily basis, I have yet to lift one clear above my head.

Once standing aloft on around 45 bales of hay, I had an almost out-of-body experience and lifted the bale clear above my head. I held it up there long enough for Paul to get a quick picture. My reward: 1 beer and 500 experience points.

And in other news:

1. I have decided to paint as many paintings of naked people and flowers as I possibly can in order to [next year] join the GumBall Rally http://www.gumball3000.com

2. Today I also tried my hand at 'twig arranging' using the beautiful 'dogwood' which is found widely in this area

A Fabulous Dogwood Forest:

2. Kick boxing