Best Garden on the Web - St. Mary Monastery Retreat Weekend

Series of photographs showing the St. Mary Monastery of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Rock Island, Illinois during a Retreat Weekend from October 10-12, 2003. This picture shows the outside patio next to the monastery's dining area. The dining area has windows around each wall with the farthest wall's windows overlooking the pond. Approximately 44 nuns reside at the monastery and take their meals in this cafeteria-style dining room.