[KoiCop]

having recently joined the Koi Kichi & Water Garden Club (in SoCal), I stopped by Eastern Nishikigoi and loaded up on some small calibre bullets for the upcoming November Koi Show -- which we also signed up for.

Yes, buying tosai is like buying Lotto tickets, but it's such fun!

Anyway, here are Ken's mug shots (Note: all six have grown &/or improved since arriving there).

1. 8 1/2" Ogawa sanke:



2. 9" Sakuma showa:



3. 11" Sakuma gin rin showa:



4. 10" Ogawa sanke:



5. 7 1/2" Sakuma kohaku:



6. 14" Maruyama kohaku:



Here are a couple pix of my helpers processing the new arrivals:





While dipping, measuring and photographing, the first picture I took was fine; don't know why the rest of the pix went off so badly? Oh, well.

















Long day but lot's of fun:



Any feedback? Please fire away!

Then, we'll just have to sit back and wait for the show to see how they do. See y'all there! Don