SEPTEMBER IN ACTION
Another busy month: harvesting and building, but also time for reflection and contemplation. Families of various kinds lend a hand and support the Abbey with many kindnesses.
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| Look at the size of our garden's veggies!!! |
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Wildlife in the garden. The frog is less voracious than the deer who jumped the fence and began nibbling at our fruit trees |
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Jan and Barb creating outside the workshop.
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The abbey's 3 (human) residents from left to right: Karri, Ven. Chodron, Nanc. Of course Manju needs no introduction.
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Shades of "American Gothic": Paining is serious business.
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| So many of our visitors and volunteers are families. Here, Nerea makes offerings to the Three Jewels and Nerea's father, Jim Keesee, helps us set up a network |
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| Miles and Nanc chinking. Last month there was a pic of Tom, Miles father, chinking. It runs in the family. (See what I mean?) |
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| Alice and Nanc are queens of the compost as they prepare the garden. |
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Other kinds of family: Dharma brothers Rev. Jishui from the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (Shasta Abbey) and Craig paid us a surprise visit. |
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| Jim Hudson, our contractor for the meditation hall, proudly stands near the former garage. |
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Wow! Look at that sky.
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