On this beautiful Saturday morning, Bill and I decided to walk for a few hours in various directions from our apartment. In the Shiba Park, very near home, we came across these little statues, images of Jizobosatsu, the Buddhist equivalent of an angel and protector of the souls of stillborn children. These Jizo, mostly dressed in red baby bonnets, have been dedicated by mothers who have experienced a stillbirth or who have had an abortion, and may decorate them with baby clothes and toys. All hold little windmills. This was so colorful and sad at the same time, and so moving.
