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Koi fish swimming in the pond at the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon. Happy Thursday, and as always thanks for the comments.
Koi are considered a manly symbol, especially after it was appropriated by the Boys' Day Festival in Japan. According to legend, the koi climb the waterfall bravely, and if they are caught, they face their death on the cutting board bravely, like samurai. Other Japanese meanings include perseverance and strength.
In China, it is believed that if the koi succeeded in climbing to "Dragon Gate" on the Yellow River, the koi will be transformed into dragons. Because of the Chinese legend, koi are considered a symbol of advancement and aspiration.
Koi (鯉?, English /ˈkɔɪ/, Japanese: [koꜜi]) or more specifically nishikigoi (錦鯉?, [niɕi̥kiꜜɡo.i], literally "brocaded carp"), are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. The most popular category of koi is the Gosanke, which is made up of the Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku varieties.
The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning "carp". It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly colored varieties. What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan (literally meaning "brocaded carp"). In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means "affection" or "love"; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing.
Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens. San Marino. California.
EXPLORE #435, Sept 8, 2007
You never know when your time is coming.
Like birds suddenly caught in a trap,
like fish caught in a net,
we are trapped at some evil moment
when we least expect it..
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The North Carolina Arboretum (434 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, southwest of Asheville, North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is open daily except for Christmas Day. There is no admission charge, but some parking fees do apply.
Although the idea for the arboretum stretches back to landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1898, who wished to create an arboretum at the nearby Biltmore Estate, today's arboretum was established by the General Assembly relatively recently, in 1986, as a facility of the University of North Carolina. In 1989 the site was officially designated the North Carolina Arboretum.
The arboretum is still under active development. It includes many hiking and bicycling trails, a bonsai collection, a holly garden, a stream garden, etc., as described below. Its tree collection includes a fine set of Metasequoias planted in 1950, and now said to be the tallest in the south (over 100 feet (30 m) in height).
Suddenly a beautiful bright orange koi fish is served to the young Osprey.
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Irezumi - Witch with dragons, skull and kois surrounded by sakuras
We went to a friend's home in the Saratoga, California. In the backyard they have a fish pond with Koi. The pond is covered with a net to protect the fish from predatory raccoons.
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This was the last time I fed the fish this year, that was not good of me.
The general rule of thumb is to slow feeding when the water starts to cool into the upper 50s Fahrenheit,
If the fish are still hungry, they'll find algae and other natural delights to sustain them, and these simple foods found in the pond will be more easily digested.
i am sorry if i have been neglecting your streams. things have been busy and hectic and sort of heavy over here. just kind of trying to fake it 'til i make it.
today's random fact: i love koi fish. i want a giant tattoo of one.
this is day 318 of a year in pictures, 2009
People release goldfish into local ponds, I will often see Osprey nabbing these, they are an easy target.
Wood Lake Nature Center
These girls are waiting to go to a new home! <3
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The Hayward Japanese Garden is located at 22373 N 3rd St (at Crescent Ave), Hayward, CA 94546. The garden features many nicely manicured trees and bushes, and has gazebos scattered around the area. The main gazebo overlooks the central pond and has a waterfall, gigantic koi, and turtles.
Gothenburg, Sweden (2014)
7th roll of film
Kodak gold 200
Olympus OM-10
F-Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8
Scanned with Plustek Opticfilm 8200i
Re-scanned, although never originally uploaded in 2014
R.I.P Taro my friend...You will be sorely missed.
Your smile and laugh were so infectious. Thank you for all the good memories you left your friends and family with... the GEN-U-INE real deal.
Thanks to all who wrote comments and thought of him and inquired!! Grateful for you!! x
Can everyone see the Koi Fish under the floor? Little kids lie on it face down. Believe me, that floor is probably very clean at this place!
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14/52 - Koi
November 10 - November 16
Korakuen garden is one of the three great gardens of Japan.
It is a circuit-style garden around the pond and visitors can enjoy the passing scenery while strolling.
By looking at these fish, I thought about how the former daimyo (feudal lord) enjoyed spending time here staring peacefully and quietly at these fish swimming around.
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Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation.
Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio
Higher classification: Common Carp
R.I.P Taro my friend...You will be sorely missed.
Your smile and laugh were so infectious. Thank you for all the good memories you left your friends and family with... the GEN-U-INE real deal.
Thanks to all who wrote comments and thought of him and inquired!! Grateful for you!! x
Thank you Flickr Yahoo for your kind nomination to Explore ;) Brightened my day!