November 9th, 2018: A video of maiko Mameryuu (まめ柳) from Tama okiya in Gion Kobu dancing the famous “Kurokami (黒髪)” dance during her sakkou period.
“Kurokami” is reserved exclusively for a maiko’s sakkou period- the last stage before she becomes a full fledged professional geiko- and tells the story of a courtesan longing for her absent lover.
Mameryuu turned her collar, had her erikae, and became a geiko on November 21st, 2018!
Favorite image of the day: A photo taken by Brett Cizek of a common merganser with a massive brood of over 50 ducklings trailing after her. Biologists guess that she picked up at least a couple dozen who got separated from their mother, and maybe a few more pre-hatching since ducks often lay a couple eggs in other ducks’ nests as a way of not…er…putting all their eggs in one basket. So big broods are not uncommon, but this is definitely larger than usual.
Apparently since this photo was taken, she’s picked up another two dozen and is now wandering around Bemidji, MN, with over 70 ducklings in tow.
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