Above the Lawn ...

... Walking the Line:

Slacklining is a relatively young sport with a growing following. The gear is simple — a one-inch-wide length of flat nylon webbing is strung between two trees (or anything else strong enough to hold it, like a telephone pole and a trailer hitch). With the help of a tightening mechanism, the line is pulled taut enough to support your weight, but it’s loose enough, like a rubber band, to bend some when you stand on it.

Expert slackliners can do more than stand on it. They can walk on it, turn, jump, kneel, sit, do yoga poses, the splits, you name it. Some fearless types even string lines hundreds of feet in the air to walk over ravines and gorges.

Given the chance, I'd like to give it a try. You?