May 11, 2016
The Joy of Work Period at Tassajara

Tassajara work periods happen in April and September, when a band of enthusiastic volunteers descend on the valley and roll up their sleeves to transform it into a summer haven and retreat center (in April) and back into a monastery (in September).

This year, long-term practitioner Judith Keenan, carpenter and film-maker, brought her camera along with her construction tools, and here are the wonderful results.

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The line for gourmet vegetarian lunch outside the dining room.

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Working on the courtyard walkway: in front, new SFZC board member Piper Murakami, and, from left, Kok Loong Lye, Rain Burns, Judith Keenan, and Fran Burton

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Bernard McPhillips, Gentoku Smith and Molly Green working on the bath house

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The new path to the helicopter pad is carved into the side of the mountain

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Farewell to Tassajara: a final view

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