Well, finally the washing line snapped. It had been repaired a long time ago, with a piece of hardwood in the snapped part to keep the rotary part on.

We moved the rotary part onto the ground.

The broken pole.

A view of the snapped wood in the pole.

We covered the pole with a flower pot and tied the shade cloth around the pole.

Here’s a view of the tiny bit of shade the bunnies have. Poor bunnies.