My fishie friends

There is a pond I know of with about 20 fish, and I cannot help but think that these guys are looking at me while I am looking at them. They peer at me with those beady black eyes, looking as if i don't know what goes through their fish minds. Hmmm...nothing crazy like "I want to have a taste of human flesh" I hope.

They have names, these fish. Marilyn and Marlon are pink Kalois...always hovering near the pond glass peering into the living room for some form of human activity. The Patins - hmm, don't have names except for the one my friend is eyeing for the next meal, Samantha.

But the koi, they make me smile. George is naughty but nice, sometimes poking his head out of the water for fun, Nemo has a fin missing, but has perfect balance as he swims gracefully in the pond. Cow koi has grown since he joined the rest, he is bigger and his cow spot is darker than when he was little. Former Sick Guy is still eating up a storm after he was treated and Hunchback is the grand daddy of the pond, Lucifer is the big bad black fish, chasing all the others while they are eating. Dirty face aka Zorro, Jay, Whiteface, Slash, Nick, Cousin 1 and Cousin 2 make up the rest of the troupe.

You should see them. And they will see you.