Gate completed

All done with the gate. I did my best meet my goals. It took just about all afternoon, but I am pleased with the result. I tried to be fully immersed and deliberate in each and every task. Mindfulness and thoughtfulness. There were some preexisting faults with the frame, which I had to live with. While I could have rebuilt from scratch to rectify this, reusing as much of the old gate as possible was an important feature of the build. If there is ever a good excuse to sacrifice quality it is for the sake of lessening our impact on the planet. Using our ingenuity to fully exploit the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) is a noble pursuit. 

Work area clean, and tools readied

Old gate off and ready for modifications

New cross brace, now in correct (opposite) orientation.  I was going to reuse the old one,
but it ended up being too short.

All done! (except for the stain) Looks nearly the same as the old one,
but stiffer, lighter and simpler. 

Can't forget my new step of the process!
All cleaned up, and cleaner than before.