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(15) Photographs by Janine
The creek
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Bush walking (1)
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Bush walking (2)
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View from the lookout
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Mask making - Chris & Charlene
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Trev, Bev & Jenny
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The masks & wands we all made
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Rex, Jenny, Ray & Bev
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The Beltane Fire
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Sam, Charlene & Jenni
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(45) Photographs by Trevor
Bush walking (3)
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Bush walking (4)
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The creek (1)
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The creek (2)
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View from the lookout
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Bev, Jenni, Jenny, Charlene & Rex
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Ray, Jenny, Rex & Chris
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Rex & Chris
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Mask making - Charlene, Jenni, Ray, Rex & Janine
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Charlene, Jenni & Ray
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Chris
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Bev & Jenny
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Mask making
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Bev
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Charlene & Jenni
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Rex
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All the finished masks
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Jenni & Trev whittling wood for their wands
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Varnished wands drying in the sun
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Jenni decorating her wand
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Trev's finished wand
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Ready for the Beltane ritual
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Drumming & ringing bells to announce the ritual
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Entering the ritual circle
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Ray casting circle
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Rex lighting the cauldron candles
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Calling the western quarter
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Singing & connecting with the energies
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Singing (2)
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Fairy Queen & Green Man sprinkling candy & rose petals
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Charlene drumming for the maypole dancing
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Ready to start...
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The maypole dancing begins...
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Sam, Ray & Janine
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The ribbons get shorter...
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...and shorter...
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...and shorter!!!
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The Beltane Fire
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Sam, Charelne & Jenni (removing flying ants, LOL!)
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Chris, Rex & Jenny
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Jenny, Ray & Bev
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The end of a fun weekend!
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