tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post6259888597743654737..comments2023-10-21T09:14:37.607-05:00Comments on New Orleans Daily Photo: Swim up, eat upSteve Buserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02912655513896035138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-50438262210317534972008-05-28T14:53:00.000-05:002008-05-28T14:53:00.000-05:00Being a country boy and hardly off the farm and co...Being a country boy and hardly off the farm and country towns, I saw the Emperor's moat around his palace in Tokyo and saw the largest carp I ever saw in my life and they look just like these smaller cousins on your post today.<BR/><BR/>I also saw old Japanese ladies picking weeds by hand in the lawns around the palace. They do it for the emperor for free == a kind of lifetime devotion to him -- he was a living god for centuries.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, nice photography, Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-55308326716605759642008-05-28T06:58:00.000-05:002008-05-28T06:58:00.000-05:00A great photo with magnificent colours. Excellent ...A great photo with magnificent colours. Excellent composition.Diederick Wijmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681439137761704999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-17151595896306395542008-05-28T04:11:00.000-05:002008-05-28T04:11:00.000-05:00Steve, You've outdone yourself with this colorful ...Steve, You've outdone yourself with this colorful shot. Love the composition and seeing the lily pads and Koi in such detail. Kudos!<BR/>-Kim<BR/>Seattle Daily PhotoKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-83840983658877507122008-05-27T21:17:00.000-05:002008-05-27T21:17:00.000-05:00Oh what a great photo !! We just visiting some gar...Oh what a great photo !! We just visiting some gardens with fish like that...so lovely.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-70530291291441015662008-05-27T21:01:00.000-05:002008-05-27T21:01:00.000-05:00One of my friends grew up in Metairie (Did I spell...One of my friends grew up in Metairie (Did I spell that right?), and her daughter is living in their old house now. At any rate, she had a koi pond. . . not sure if it's still there or not. I'll have to ask her.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668974472490049992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-69992488631341958442008-05-27T20:03:00.000-05:002008-05-27T20:03:00.000-05:00A great picture - well worth the effort involved.....A great picture - well worth the effort involved...crittoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913343247347449375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482245144313010200.post-31192330838949884832008-05-27T19:34:00.000-05:002008-05-27T19:34:00.000-05:00It's a beautiful photo. Very nice capture of the c...It's a beautiful photo. Very nice capture of the coy.<BR/><BR/>BTW: I spent Memorial Day in NO, then took the train back to Jackson. Quite an adventure. :)Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.com