"Local shrines" tend to carry intimate spirits. A young boy in our community was killed a year ago when he was struck by a car. It happened on a causeway over the water, and within days after the accident, friends left a cross and wreaths on a pole near the spot where he was hit. When cars pass, many toot their horns. From that act grew a chain of reactions, all focused around the keeping of a memory. Now the place and its artifacts hold the sentiments of a community.
— Shaun McNiff, Earth Angels