Thursday, July 29, 2021

Catch, meet-up and supporting information.


1. To be told that Alec has just made a cracking catch.

2. The little smile that Bettany does when we unexpectedly run into one of her friends.

3. To look at a Hiroshige print showing a shinto shrine then tumble down a rabbit hole of maps and tourist guides to better understand the place as it is now.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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