Spring 2000 East Coast Jam at Claymont

Photos and text by Biti.

• Mugsy, Mark, Jennie, Mary, Charlie and Roy in a structured nap on the veranda
• Mary, Roy, Jennie, Mark and Mugsy cuddling in a structured nap on the veranda
• Mugsy, Mark, Jennie, Mary, Charlie and Roy breaking up in a structured nap on the veranda
• Ornate fire escapes on a face of Claymont
• A grape vine climbing up the west wing of Claymont
• The front of Claymont, viewed fromthe west
• An abandoned shed seen through the lilacs, north of the formal garden, with a storm brewing
• A garden cart in the formal garden, red bud in the background
• A mess of narcissus in front of the pergola and a small bivouac tent in the formal garden
• The bench in front of the pond (now empty) in the formal garden with white lilac and red bud in the background
• A small abandoned concrete shed in the formal garden
• The huge cut leaf maple in front of the entrance at Claymont
• The fountain in the formal garden, before an impending storm
• The garden cart about to be rained on
• The gate leading into the formal garden
• A close up of a tiny fraction of the narcissus in bloom
• The (dried up) pond in the formal garden
• One of the many enigmatic structures on the Claymont estate
• Outside the kitchen door, the seedling trays in the east courtyard
• Bearded iris outside Kevinıs door in the east wing
• The fountain in the formal garden, with the hills of West Virginia in the background
• Deep purple tulips and narcissus in the formal garden
• Yucca against a wall
• Mugsy sitting on the verandah on our arrival
• The back of Claymont, from the west
• The orchard in bloom
• Claymont fromthe orchard
• Full frontal Claymont fromthe back
• My introduction to Guido, a structured approach to eating cantaloupe
• The formal garden, with the skeleton of a magnificent past,through the West Virginia haze
• Narcissus (again)
• A full view of the pergola inthe formal garden, once festooned with 32 wisteria vines.Now there are two
• A mound of twigs in the pergola
• A play of shadow and light on the east wing
• The stone wall of the formal garden
• Narcissus and tulips moving in the breeze
• The pergola replete with narcissus
• An arch in middle of the formal garden
• The formal garden fountain
• The pottery barn, once used as a dairy
• Viewing Claymont form across the road, taken from the hill that is home to 5 wild turkeys. The house is hidden by trees.
• Looking west, the wisteria pergola in all its glory, minus wisteria
• The eastern edge of the formal garden, with a large old white lilac
• The dry stone retaining wall along the eastern edge of the garden
• Rayıs tent in the orchard
• A window inthe abandoned shed
• The pottery barn as you approach the house
• The barn
• Claymont through the trees from wild turkey hill
• Wooden spiral in the east meadow
• Wooden spiral in the east meadow part deux
• Wooden spiral in the east meadow part trois
• The beginning of a yurt?
• Wooden spiral in the east meadow part quatre with may day ribbons
• The horse
• The horse and barn
• A lane north of the house abloom
• John and Charlie balancing
• John and Charlie balancingand the dog still hasnıt got out of the way
• Mugsy and Lawson cleaning up the sunken pool
• Sublime Rick
• Dancing in the octagon, Rick, Diana, Mark and many others =)
• Alicia and Gary
• Gary and Alicia
• Stuart and Christel
• Guido
• Guido and Robbie
• Robbie and Guido
• Bodies
• Robbie and Guido
• Taia and Mugsy
• Rick and Robbie
• Robbie
• Tree climbers
• Dan in the tree
• Jennie in the tree
• Dirk in Johnıs balance class
• Jennie and Dan balancing
• Robert and Dirk balacing
• Jennie and John
• John and Jennie
• Jennie doing the endless cartwheel
• Dirk and John doing the endless somersault
• Stuart, Shakti and Khari at the ice cream poetry nap afternoon
• Jen cracking everyone up
• Stuart and Charlie in a narrative
• Alicia
• Jen and Jennie
• Roy and Jen
• Robbie
• Robbie and Mary
• Robbie and Mary
• Roy, Gary and Shakti
• Rick, Jen and Gary; beautiful people
• Maryssa and Dan
• Shakti
• Gary
• Robert and Dianne
• Ray
• Christel and Dirk
• Christel
• Gary
• In the octagon
• Shakti and Alicia
• Dancing in front of the open doors in the octagon
• Roy and Jennie toe to toe
• Jennie and Rick part une
• Jennie and Rick part deux
• Shakti and Robbie
• Shakti and Robbie
• Robbie and Shakti
• Jennie and Rick à la fin