July 2, 2014

The golden pond

koi "Alive without breath, As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking."
~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Just a few of the hundreds of koi we saw in the ponds of Greenbelt, the large retail complex in my Lush post from the other day.

8 comments:

Birdman said...

A local restauranteur got fined here for refusing to rid these from his tanks. Invasive species in Maine.

Sharon said...

A beautiful spot to watch the fish.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Love the image Hilda, very dramatic Tolkien quote :)

George said...

This is a great photo of those beautiful koi.

hamilton said...

Nice. We have some in a greenhouse pond at the botanical gardens - but they are difficult to photograph for the reflection.

William Kendall said...

They are big!

Karl said...

This is a wonderful image, Hilda!

EG CameraGirl said...

I find them difficult to photograph. You did very well!