Not some unidentifiable sea dweller dished up as a quick meal. No sickly goldfish destined to be dead by morning either. But rather some beautifully coloured and surprisingly blue-eyed koi.
Fish in a bag, Japanese style
Photographs from a small group of islands
Marc says
I have a pond off my back patio. They could easily join the others there! Beautiful.
Lee says
Yes, they really are. Never knew they had blue eyes either.
Willy says
I’m glad I’m not a fish… or a bag…
Lee says
Yes. Surprisingly though most of them seemed pretty content. Only a couple appeared to be struggling with their new, confined space.
peter says
hmm packed lunch sushi style! Just add rice and wasabi 😉
Lee says
Very true! From what I’ve been told though, they don’t make for a tasty meal.
kidd says
Oh no, this is not right.. But then, they’re so cute too, awww…
Lee says
It was only for a short while, as they were for sale. I took the photo at a large koi fare. Some of them were huge beasts.
john says
Puzzled why they are seemingly homeless, but they seem to be getting theirs heads about it ?
Not the sort of thing you can easily mislay or forget. I hope they are not coy being in the open like that :o>
Lee says
That’s a shocker!
I probably should have explained, but it was a koi fare. A huge number of them were for sale. All different colours and sizes. The bigger (and quite possibly more expensive ones) were in temporary tanks. An interesting find for sure.
WP says
Pretty!
Lee says
Yes. Lovely colours.
Susan Rogers says
They look like they are conversing.
Lee says
Haha, I hadn’t picked up on that, but yes, they do, don’t they? A doomed escape plot perhaps.