The Ghost of Marugame Castle

Yumi playing the role of The Ghost of Marugame Castle, on Shikoku Island, Japan, a few weeks ago.

I’ve never heard of a Ghost of Marugame, but Yumi makes a pretty good one. . .

I am aware that some castle construction sites in Japan do have ghosts in the form of labourers who were tossed down into pits or well shafts as sacrifices, hundreds of years ago  . . .

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yumi keys to marugame castle
Dang, I thought I left the keys to the castle in here somewhere. . .

Lots of Fry, Caddisfly Larvae in Byrne Creek

On our morning walk today we spotted salmonid fry of at least two species/sizes, and Yumi also came across a bunch of caddisly larvae.

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A mess of caddisfly larvae. Cool!


I love how they build homes for themselves out of bits of woody debris and tiny stones.

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dead raptor byrne creek burnaby bc
Yumi also spotted this dead raptor. Unfortunately it was across a deep pool from us so we couldn’t reach it for closer inspection. It’s not too often that you come across sights like this, for nature’s cleanup crews are fast and efficient.