Cohousing - Groundbreaking, May 19 2007

John welcomes people to the site

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John welcomes people to the site

Map of Camelot

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Map of Camelot

Kathy, in rain gear, points out her future home

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Kathy, in rain gear, points out her future home

Sean arrives with golden shovels.

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Sean arrives with golden shovels.

Pot luck spread

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Pot luck spread

Piper roasts hot dogs on a cold and rainy day.

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Piper roasts hot dogs on a cold and rainy day.

Paul plays flute

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Paul plays flute

Lauren, Paul & John

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Lauren, Paul & John

The Camelot Choir sings "Where is my home?"

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The Camelot Choir sings "Where is my home?"

Kathy makes opening remarks

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Kathy makes opening remarks

Kathy cracks up during opening remarks

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Kathy cracks up during opening remarks

Kathy and Catya from Mosaic on the site of our road.

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Kathy and Catya from Mosaic on the site of our road.

On the site of our common house Colin & Maggie takes their spices from the basket.

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On the site of our common house Colin & Maggie takes their spices from the basket.

Kathy Places the talking stick on the site of the common house (at the corner where the kids room is, the rest of the common house site was covered with poison ivy.).

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Kathy Places the talking stick on the site of the common house (at the corner where the kids room is, the rest of the common house site was covered with poison ivy.).

Dave pours a bottle of Camelot wine on the site of our common house. 5 years ago members of Camelot stomped the grapes, and Dave vinted it and set it aside in hopes that someday we could of ...

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Dave pours a bottle of Camelot wine on the site of our common house. 5 years ago members of Camelot stomped the grapes, and Dave vinted it and set it aside in hopes that someday we could of ...

Helen offers the land a loaf of seed bread she baked herself. The loaf is in the shape of the Camelot logo.

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Helen offers the land a loaf of seed bread she baked herself. The loaf is in the shape of the Camelot logo.

Kathy offers half the loaf to the land. The other half was passed around and everyone had a piece.

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Kathy offers half the loaf to the land. The other half was passed around and everyone had a piece.

After everyone's spices are added to a common spice shaker, Elizabeth, the daughter of one of our investors, is invited to shake out the spices onto the site of the common house and the futu ...

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After everyone's spices are added to a common spice shaker, Elizabeth, the daughter of one of our investors, is invited to shake out the spices onto the site of the common house and the futu ...

Kathy finishes shaking the spices onto the land.

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Kathy finishes shaking the spices onto the land.

Lackey turns over the first shovel of dirt. Ground is broken!

nobody@smugmug.com (2005roque) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:15:07 -0700

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Lackey turns over the first shovel of dirt. Ground is broken!

Frank breaks ground.

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Frank breaks ground.

Jay breaks ground.

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Jay breaks ground.

Colin breaks ground.

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Colin breaks ground.

Rozi breaks ground.

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Rozi breaks ground.

Sean breaks ground.

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Sean breaks ground.

Denise breaks ground.

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Denise breaks ground.

Jan breaks ground.

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Jan breaks ground.

Kathy breaks ground.

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Kathy breaks ground.

Piper breaks ground.

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Piper breaks ground.

Helen breaks ground

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Helen breaks ground

Charlene breaks ground

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Charlene breaks ground

Greg breaks ground

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Greg breaks ground

Lynne breaks ground

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Lynne breaks ground

A toast to ground broken with Mosaic.

nobody@smugmug.com (2005roque) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:17:19 -0700

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A toast to ground broken with Mosaic.

More toasting

nobody@smugmug.com (2005roque) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:17:23 -0700

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More toasting

The shovels are tied together, symbolizing the connectedness between the two communities for the duration of the project.

nobody@smugmug.com (2005roque) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:17:39 -0700

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The shovels are tied together, symbolizing the connectedness between the two communities for the duration of the project.

And then we danced!

nobody@smugmug.com (2005roque) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:17:48 -0700

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And then we danced!

Maypole dancing, in the rain

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Maypole dancing, in the rain

Yay!

nobody@smugmug.com (2005roque) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:18:05 -0700

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Yay!