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[gfish]

Which inanimate objects do you greet? There have always been trees in my life that I've been particularly courteous to. Mt. Rainier will often get a respectful nod from me. If the moon is especially brilliant I'll say hello, and Orion will almost always get a genial "How's it hanging?" out of me. It just seems polite.

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[ivy]

Mostly, anything that has kami-spirit to me, which is evident in interaction but hard to describe to others who may not share my internal sense of impressedness. The moon (it was even my first word), but not the sun, usually. Mount Rainier, like apparently everyone. Particular trees -- the yew in Tashkent is a favorite of mine, or any tree that I've developed a personal relationship with. Trees I've planted are almost always in this category... they're kind of like wild stationary pets in that sense, and I feel a personal investment in their well being. My car when it's misbehaving. Really, almost any piece of technology that I'm trying to coax along while it's misbehaving.