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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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shinto

Mirror in Hand

April 07, 2024
Tags: japan, shinto, shrine, mythology, art

Sacred and Scenic

April 07, 2024
Tags: japan, shinto, shrine, sacred space, mountains, photography

Mountain Pilgrimage

March 15, 2024
Tags: Japan, mountains, sacred space, nature, pilgrimage, shrine, shinto, buddhism

Mountain Goblins

March 14, 2024
Tags: Japan, shinto, mountains, folk religion, ritual, monster, tourism

The Boundary of Heaven and Earth

March 10, 2024
Tags: Japan, shrine, sacred space, shinto, symbols, mountains

Marking the Sacred

March 03, 2024
Tags: Japan, shinto, sacred space, mountains, national parks

Azaleas in Bloom

January 30, 2024
Tags: Japan, view, TikTok, Internet, shrine, shinto, flower, season, tokyo

Foxes Have Holes

January 28, 2024
Tags: Japan, shinto, shrine, animals, religion

The Foxes in the Shrine

January 28, 2024
Tags: Japan, shinto, shrine, animals, success

Effects of Repetition

January 27, 2024
Tags: Japan, shrine, shinto, design

Important Spiritual Ground

January 26, 2024
Tags: Japan, shrine, shinto, preservation, tokyo

Seeking Success from the Shrine

December 31, 2023
Tags: Japan, shrine, shinto, business, success

Drawing an Oracle

December 31, 2023
Tags: Japan, shrine, fortune, nation, shinto

Preserving a Beautiful Place

December 26, 2023
Tags: Japan, shinto, beauty, tea, preservation

Another Park Feeling

December 23, 2023
Tags: Japan, nation, shinto, park, tree, city
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