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Interesting story, Dale !
For me, it was that 'mystery pond' that I posted above that got me into koi. JR
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 07:37 PM
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 07:40 PM
JR, on Mar 14 2007, 10:37 PM, said:
Interesting story, Dale !
For me, it was that 'mystery pond' that I posted above that got me into koi. JR
For me, it was that 'mystery pond' that I posted above that got me into koi. JR
perhaps we shall call the wiki section....
"jr's pond tour"......?
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 07:48 PM
naaaa, I've had about enough of the 'cult stuff' at this point to last me a life time. :) 'Amazing pond pictures' and a plug for the ZNA members around the world is good enough for me! 'It's all about the pictures!' LOLs. JR
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 07:51 PM
lol.......will do, jr....
but in all seriousness.....
i would like to develop more of the appreciation of koi...
not just what makes a good kohaku......how to pick a good asagi.....etc, etc....
and not just the history.....either....
but how to appreciate it....or develop an apprecation...
like your pics....etc, etc....
but in all seriousness.....
i would like to develop more of the appreciation of koi...
not just what makes a good kohaku......how to pick a good asagi.....etc, etc....
and not just the history.....either....
but how to appreciate it....or develop an apprecation...
like your pics....etc, etc....
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:00 PM
I think I know what your looking for. I'll work on it. JR
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:02 PM
JR, on Mar 14 2007, 11:00 PM, said:
I think I know what your looking for. I'll work on it. JR
i am glad that you do....
because i think i just confused myself..... ;)
thanks again jr...
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:14 PM
Thanks JR!! That's the one!!!!
I dont know who the mystery pond belongs to.is it in the States?Japan? England?
I dont know who the mystery pond belongs to.is it in the States?Japan? England?
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:21 PM
JR, that magoi IS huge; not sure it deserves the bear hug it's getting. LOL
Dale - Interesting story about your family.
Any of these ponds would be a joy to live with - to say the least.
Looking forward to having the pics to enjoy for a long while.
Dale - Interesting story about your family.
Any of these ponds would be a joy to live with - to say the least.
Looking forward to having the pics to enjoy for a long while.
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:24 PM
Aaahhh, the mystery pond, I thought NO ONE was going to ask?!!! LOls
The mystery pond, the greatest pond ever build IMHO, was owned by this man-------
The mystery pond, the greatest pond ever build IMHO, was owned by this man-------
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:26 PM
owner and pond still up and running? Given the BW photo...I had to ask....
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 08:39 PM
MCA, he passed away in 2003 . His pen name was Junkie and he published a book of poems under that name. One I like a lot went like this-
Snow at the edges
Of a new spring,
young green trees,
Koi---- bright, fresh and quick
Snow at the edges
Of a new spring,
young green trees,
Koi---- bright, fresh and quick
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 05:19 AM
Kuroki also loved fishing. But with his busy medical practice it was soon painfully obvious that he was not going
to be able to spend as much time as he would like wandering the banks of rivers and flooded fields in search of fish. So a pond in his home where he could mediate and study his colored carp was a perfect compromise. But even he did not realize in 1955 how koi would become a deeper all encompassing pass time when he was not helping others at the hospital.
THE pond was actually an evolved pond. As with all of us, pond #1 was too small and shallow. But it served as a spring board into koi showing and soon that passion required a renovation of pond #1!! JR
You can see the black magoi among the nishikigoi in this shot of his old pond.
Another shot of the old pond.
to be able to spend as much time as he would like wandering the banks of rivers and flooded fields in search of fish. So a pond in his home where he could mediate and study his colored carp was a perfect compromise. But even he did not realize in 1955 how koi would become a deeper all encompassing pass time when he was not helping others at the hospital.
THE pond was actually an evolved pond. As with all of us, pond #1 was too small and shallow. But it served as a spring board into koi showing and soon that passion required a renovation of pond #1!! JR
You can see the black magoi among the nishikigoi in this shot of his old pond.
Another shot of the old pond.
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 05:26 AM
This pond is constructed by the Caisson method---
The floors
The floors
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 05:38 AM
Those are some magnificent looking ponds you have posted JR and some of the koi arn't to shabby either.............
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 05:39 AM
The drain is an interesting design. It is part 'old school' and part 'modern'.
There are actually two drains in that sump pit. The bottom drain does to waste and is flushed daily. The side drain is to the filters and is of course, continuous flow.
There are actually two drains in that sump pit. The bottom drain does to waste and is flushed daily. The side drain is to the filters and is of course, continuous flow.
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 05:42 AM
No , no shabby koi! Kuroki had some of the best fish of the era. But I think he was also artful on the way he put his school together. As a master of varieties he chose his koi based on what he liked, show prospects and the harmony of the pond.
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 05:45 AM
Here the pond is close to completion
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Posted 15 March 2007 - 06:04 AM
very easy to see why it is such a special pond for you JR.
thanks for sharing your secret spot.
thanks for sharing your secret spot.
