wee people

after a pre-dawn rise (that hasn't happened in a while, especially on a sunday) and my first run with the new 'club' (seems my fitness is not so bad) - we went for a quiet stroll around the local shrine, sumiyoshi taisha. it's pretty famous but usually not so busy. today was hoachin' - we had forgotten about shichi-go-san - the celebration of 7, 5 and 3 year olds and so it was crawling with wee people in bright get-up. very cute indeed though. despite them praying for a healthy life, the usual stalls of tat were most evident and the kids were lapping up all the attention, toys and sugar coated crap. I felt sorry for all the siblings (kyodai) who were of even age. never mind - their time will come.

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