Walk to the River

Matins was at 7:00 followed by breakfast (breakfast is taken in silence). The "Great Silence" which begins after Compline (around 9:00 PM) ends at 9:30 during the communion service. So during the quiet period after breakfast, I decided to try to get down to the river.

I say "try" because I just had knee surgery a few weeks ago, and it's quite a steep hill to walk down, not to mention the cliffs at the bottom. As you get down into the woods, you realize that many people have used this space for worshiping - however they may desire to worship - and... well some aren't that great about cleaning up after themselves. But it wasn't that bad this year and the space "down by the riverside" is amazing and beautiful.