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A 2nd day with 't Vingeling - 4th stop Dainichi
Posted 17 Feb 2010 - 23:53 by Mark Gardner
My 4th and final stop with Vingeling - www.vingeling.com - on their 2010 spring trip would be at Dainchi.
On entering the Koi house we were greeted by Takashi Hirasawa who I first met at the Dainichi OB Kai event back in December and have met a few times since - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/611.
After a while Shigeru Mano arrived and Johan and Aty could get down to selecting some Koi from the male nisai pond. Did I ever tell you how much male Koi are underated? - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/485
Following several in and outs from the bowl the 3 below were settled on.
This Showa was actually my first choice from the pond but the last into the bowl after several others were rejected. With the deal done Johan asked Shigeru which was his number one in the bowl. It gave me a warm feeling when he said this one below.
Three very nice Dainichi Koi to round off the day and with that it was back to the hotel.
It was not the intention that I would "steal" your pictures. I'll try to remember to link to the page where the picture is from