Mariko Tanaka

Books, rain, weird little observations, and too much coffee.
Trying to notice things before they disappear.

[Mariko Tanaka @forestreceipt]

I live in a small town where everyone knows everyone, the rain has opinions, and a trip to the grocery store can somehow become a two-hour event.

I like it here.

Mostly.

[Mariko Tanaka @forestreceipt]

Odd observation: Cumberland has taught me that a forest can be completely silent and somehow still make you feel like you’re being watched.

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@Nguyen_anime3 That incident should have been the end of his political career.

[Mariko Tanaka @forestreceipt]

I think every small town has one house that looks completely normal during the day and mildly haunted after 10pm.

Cumberland has several.

[Mariko Tanaka @forestreceipt]

Odd observation: there’s a specific kind of silence right before it starts raining.

The birds go quiet, the trees stop moving, and for about thirty seconds the whole town feels like it’s waiting for someone to say something.

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Odd observation: crows seem to know exactly when you’re carrying something you don’t want them to steal.

They’ll ignore you completely until you’re holding the one interesting thing, then suddenly you have an audience.

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Still thinking about Bat Night at Comox Lake. Turns out watching bats swoop over the water at dusk is considerably more magical than I had anticipated.

Also learned that I have absolutely no idea how to use binoculars.