á⬏ ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ ⛩️ カーカーカーカーカーカーカーカーカーカ | .< カラスのカレンダー >. | カ * * * * * * * * * * * * * カ | .< karasu calendar >. | カーカーカーカーカーカーカーカーカー！ karasuguisu trip w/ @wingy 🚌 ⇆ tiny updates on the go ⇄ 🚃 5.27 「水」 ☀️ 24C - 20C ☁️ egrets catching frogs, two karasu on a pole, train ride through Chiba #CCA1AA 苺ミルク blue rock thrush chatting, sweet memories lost and found, a teishoku feast #479E4C #3D89CF ファミマ ≋ warm breeze by the sea ≋ graduation ritual: bright sparks on dark sand .< daily karasu count: ~46 >. 5.28 「木」 ☁️ 22C - 26C 🌫️ uguisu sings to the mountain forest tombs. we swing above trees. #76A0E2 #DDE2A0 #D35E58 天コーラ lunch in an old house, a spare key retrieved before a journey through mist #1E2E2C #42603F 薄茶 we follow the crows to a tea house dream, music, new friends, and deep bliss .< daily karasu count: ~44 >. 5.29 「金」 ☀️ 25C - 20C 🎐 asa gohan: ichigo, ume, & rice. plankton bloom wafting. #AE7C54 梅干し back to Ōiso: kind, misguided déjà vu. gift exchange laughter. #604431 つゆ train station foot bath. later, bats swirl above us on ceramic trails. .< daily karasu count: ~28 >. 5.30 「土」 ☀️ 20C - 28C ⛅️ wooden hut attic. shrine, temple, pottery walls. old, overgrown kilns. #0134A6 #F6F4EF 常滑牛乳 from swarming city to quiet rice fields, we rush ahead with regrets. #D19A46 スパイスコーラ water ritual: bare skin, energy, candles, stone faces & frogs. .< daily karasu count: ~74 >. 5.31 「日」 ☁️ 19C - 28C ☀️ we climb steep stone steps to a kami gathering on the mountainside #253E10 つばき Tsubaki chohai, sacred spaces, teahouse gifts, prayers & kindness #8FAA35 トンボ と #F8E271 コマルハナバチオス a grand procession for rice planting matsuri. dragonflies join us. .< daily karasu count: ~105 >. 6.1 「月」 ☀️ 24C - 28C ⛅️ breakfast in Ise: hojicha, anko, mochi. soup and floral tea. #B73F34 #ECEFE8 山村乳業 between urban sprawl, we pray to a massive tree. Inari watches. #3E6430 #9F9B7E #4B3026 ウィルキンソン at Ise Jingū, pilgrims wander the forest. we visit giants. .< daily karasu count: ~127 >. 6.2 「火」 🌧️ 23C - 21C 🌧️ konbini breakfast, Kintetsu to Osaka, typhoon warnings wane #3C42A8 #CBC0A5 ビスタEX seeking rest, we find Buddhas sculpted of ashes. crows caw in the rain. #635042 #DEBE7F #B5AF96 ほうじ茶パフェ food stall labyrinth, gashapon, carnival games, & netto kafe .< daily karasu count: ~47 >. 6.3「水」 🌧️ 21C - 26C ⛅️ on the wooded trail, a crab scuttles from a bush. we are all surprised. #CE7156 カニ many train transfers to reach the bird exhibit. well worth the journey. #5E7669 #DCAC81 つり革 cool breeze at sunset. we wander and marvel at Mozu Kofun-gun. .< daily karasu count: ~52 >. 6.4「木」 ☁️ 22C - 25C 🌦️ we pause in Rokko. ‘kachi kachi’ goes the clock in the coffee shop. #192E07 かけどけ wild Playdate spotted at a cute back street cafe near a Mouth of Truth #F0D77D マンホール lesson of the day: if you don’t have a table, don’t order gyoza. .< daily karasu count: ~82 >. 6.5「金」 ☁️ 20C - 25C ⛅️ brief stay in Kyoto. we escape to Nagano - and sigh with relief. #627846 #495E35 森 in Achi Village, we pass by two tanuki and savour lunch with friends. #E97F45 sanpo sightings: frogs, butterflies, birds, berries, fusicolla slime .< daily karasu count: ~64 >. 6.6 「土」 ☁️ 20C - 24C ⛅️ 芸x農塾 ichi: ta-ue. spiders skim, tadpoles scatter. we wade and align. #95AE3E ニホンアマガエル ni: Bon Odori. songs and dances from Niino. we orbit and learn. #D65129 #779252 トマト san: kagura. Katogi-san teaches us planting as dancing. .< daily karasu count: ~12 >. 6.7 「日」 ☁️ 17C - 22C 🌧️ in Tenryūkyō: trails, bridges, dying beetles, river memories #B2837F うまみコーラ in Tatsuno Town: sweet reunion, sense of home. we extend our stay. #ECE55A #020440 月夜野こまもの店 insect art leads us to a Chaka Khan remix kendama party .< daily karasu count: ~21 >. 6.8 「月」 ⛅️ 18C - 24C 🌧️ slow train for slow brains to Iida, the city of apples and puppets #567D82 #548B78 #DA9922 ラバーポール half dream state bus ride. woodpecker donuts & tea cafe saves the day. #6F1411 #886540 キツツキドーナツ from hip-hop venue to cute homemade dining hall, we await fireflies .< daily karasu count: ~28 >. 6.9 「火」 ☁️ 18C - 11C ⛅️ taisou wake up call. crane & dragon. rice field graves. ~~ we head north. #044C7B ハイウェイバス in Nagano-shi: ramen & rice before we snake up the mountain #99C890 #DB8998 ヤマツツジ Togakushi trail through forest and buckwheat fields. sounds of waterfalls. .< daily karasu count ~31 >. 6.10 「水」 ☁️ 12C - 18C ☀️ Suginamiki: cicadas, uguisu, bells, brooks, voices, stones. #98C670 #E9B57F アカスジキンカメムシ at the hiding door, pilgrims and tourists visit shrines and kodama #4B6443 #566E72 #353B3C セミ last chance soba feast before we continue on to more awe and joy .< daily karasu count: ~41 >. 6.11 「木」 ⛅️14C - 25C ☀️ sweet morning send-off as we head to Zenkō-ji to read stone haikus #1F36C1 アパマンショップ Ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ　Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ back in the city, we wander depato shops at an easy pace #A22F24 #182A8D LAS コーラ in the evening, we return to Tatsuno to stay with a friend .< daily karasu count: ~8 >. 6.12 「金」 ⛈️ 16C - 22C ☀️ morning thunderstorm. showers become waterfalls. sound bath over tea. #E2A53A #000100 ヒメクロウリハムシ shelter under trees. stone forest shrines, green spider, rain jacket magic #D6D8CC #A66B60 カタツムリ Tatsuno transforms. dinner, laughter, and surprise. ꙳ fireflies and stars ꙳ .< daily karasu count: ~61 >. 6.13 「土」 ☀️ 19C - 27C ⛅️ slow rising morning. pay-it-forward systems. calm before the storm. #EBB950 #CBBDAB #802836 ちょうちん warehouse webs of light. matchmade insect and bird friends. tsubame worries. #AF7164 #91A5CB そうこ retreat to neu stand. soba tacos, soulful songs. a wholesome send-off. .< daily karasu count: ~14 >. 6.14 「日」 ☀️ 20C - 25C ⛅️ forest film mishap. regrets. lost in translation. we pause at birdsong. #A63D33 #E2D4A4 Cinema Amigo Zushi walkabout: Okinawan food for lunch, books, Daiso, dessert #6C482D もずく weighing and waiting. a final Misuzu meal before our last day .< daily karasu count: ~6 >. 6.15 「月」 ☀️ 18C - 22C ⛅️ day of checkboxes. first, we visit Inari in Kamakura. #BC565A 前掛け Enoshima shrines, dragons, mountain, forest, caves, escalators, gulls #0172BF #AA9641 湘南サイダー Fujisawa gifts. rice bowls in Yokohama. last night in Zushi. .< daily karasu count: ~26 >. 6.16 「火」 ⛅️ 19C - 26C ☁️ neba neba meal, savoured chats, train station ride, & farewell photo #997940 ドライジンジャエール brief Tokyo stops: anmitsu and post office before the airport #9CB3B3 そら Narita airport: easy goings, final meals, and one last wander ~ .< daily karasu count: ~9 >. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ also, @softercomputing & @island → 5.26.26 rough past week outline (to be expanded on later... maybe...): ~ m: pre-bird-day / catch up / trip prep. ~ tu: wingspan & softer computing club (more command line tinkering). ~ w: web work, prep, etc. ~ th: all three web commissions finished after 8 months! ~ f: meeting with Bruno of Digital Self-Determination to forge potential alliance w/ my DADDA project. first risograph at Print Hole. Samantha's VR game launch at new arcade. ~ sa: Doing Death Different conference / market. many donations, sweet new connections, and maybe a bridge to the vancouver death community? ~ su: finished ~100 tiny pixel sprites w/ @wingy for e-ink seasonal clock. stickers to potentially sell at Camas, Library of Death merch sold at Cavity, Big Tech talk at Wairua. wholesome past lives party w/ @jeffy & co. ~ m: bird day / japan trip prep & transit to vancouver. epic, mindblowing, emotional reunion with Megan & Corin. sleepover at Kate's brother's. [...] 5.3.26 birds heard in Auburn from 9:46am - 9:52am #865933 junco #e88d3a robin #343a52 crow #db463b house finch - - - - - - - - - - - - - archive: https://www.leaflitter.ca/special.fish