GALLERY
The sights of Laurelin. Click on a thumbnail to choose a photo. If you want to see the photos even bigger, click again on the expanded photo and it will bring you to a full-size slide show.
 Couple on the apple tree hill, with view of the mountains and valley. |  Couple getting married under the tree, Rev. Kirk White officiating. |  And they're married! |
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 A quiet moment in the field as the leaves begin to turn. Laurelin Retreat rents out space for camping events. |  Bellydance workshop at Lughnasadh 2015. |  Sunlight through the blue windowpanes on the back side of the (newly painted!) Chapel. |
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 Laurelin Retreat rents to outside groups. This large arts collective fills the woods with bright lights, sounds, and merriment each year. |  Laurelin Retreat hosts its own events, such as the annual Lughnasadh gathering with workshops, rituals, and games. Here a teacher leads a class on herbalism. |  The community shrine. Laurelin community members gather here every Lughnasadh to share what has happened over the year, and leave offerings at the foot of the shrine. |
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 Entrance to the woods, looking out over Laurelin's valley. |  Looking out to the valley, together. |  Rev. Kirk White performs a wedding in the field at Laurelin Retreat. |
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 Tree by the entrance to the main field. In warmer weather, the place for impromptu musical gatherings. |  Building (the first version of) the Laurelin sweat lodge. |  Gathered around the Community shrine after working on the sweat lodge. |
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 The Chapel, one of the newer additions to Laurelin Retreat. Serving all faiths, this tiny Chapel (approx. 8' x 8') provides a unique backdrop for weddings. |  Pentagle gate at the entrance to the upper fire circle. Can be adjusted to allow a vehicle through. |  Roses on the entrance wall. |
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 Embracing in the receiving line in front of the Chapel. |  Hen party on the front deck. |  Laurelin Retreat's own four-legged water sprite, Liam the corgi. |
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 The barn with its inhabitants, Daisy and Petunia, the miniature donkeys. |  This mild-mannered antique wheel gets adorned with glow sticks and rolled down the hill at Laurelin's Midsummer ritual. |  The wheel all lit up at Midsummer. |
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 The view. |  Laurelin's apple tree at the top of the hill. |  Kirk places the Elemental flags from Lughnasadh 2015. |
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 Concert at Lughnasadh 2015 |  Elemental house, "Air," at Lughnasadh 2015. |  Elemental house, "Fire" Lughnasadh 2015. |
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 Elemental house, "Water," Lughnasadh 2015. |  Elemental house, "Earth" Lughnasadh 2015. |  Ranguli around the upper fire circle, Lughnasadh 2015. |
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 Blue moon, 2015. |  The final touches on the Chapel's paint scheme: gold doors! |  Kirk tapes the doors in preparation for spray painting. |
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 Dedication and spiritual intention decorate the Chapel. Also a lot of spray paint. |  The Chapel is painted! |  Another view of the painted Chapel with the music tree in the background. |
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 Blue bottles adorn the tree by the Chapel. |  The bottle tree next to the Chapel. |
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