Jungle Crow

Here is a little funny for you.

I think I told you how when we first moved here Eric was very excited about a raven that kept following us around. It turned out to be a jungle crow. They are huge, and loud, and a little bit scary. I swear one is stalking us every time we leave the apt.

Yesterday Jackson and I were walking by the Yotsuya train station. It was crowded, a sea of black hair and black suits flowing in and out of the station in silence. (Phones are always set to vibrate; text messages are the norm, not phone conversations). There are giant evergreens around the station. In them were a few of the jungle crows. They were laughing, "Haaaaa, Haaaa". And then I heard him. My little mimicker. Jackson says, "Haaaaa, Haaaa". It was hysterical. He was talking back to the birds. My little gaijin. Just like the other day when a man on a bicycle passed us and was coughing. Jackson replied with his own fake cough. My little companion is so funny. ;)