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A View of the World

2007.09.25







"Once upon a time" I won a goldfish at a circus and cradled the half-water-filled zip lock bag in my cupped palms. The goldfish survived the D train, rush hour and three city blocks.

My grandmother gave me the largest glass in the kitchen and we transferred Sophia Fish , her name, to the glass. We placed the glass on a sunny window ledge and my grandmother became Sophia's guardian angel.

Sophia was my first pet and I became the first of my friends to have a nascent aquarium. After three months of confining quarters and my grandmother's penchant for overfeeding, Sophia died.

I recalled all this when I went into an old farmhouse at a Bonsai garden tour and stumbled upon two incredible fish tanks.

I never did purchase a proper fish tank nor did I ever own another fish. What tank could reflect the sun or hold a fish that swam lazily around in circles?

"Time flows away like the water in the river."
—Confucious
26 Comments
Rasadesign Hey you took a shot from Nemo.......
great set...........
;)
Rasadesign · 2007-09-24: 20:15
domelia Oh excellente série de photos ! oui j'ai reconnu Nemo moi aussi : bravo !
domelia · 2007-09-24: 20:42
Lindyart wow I love stories like this ... very very meaningful .. love the shots too.. especially #2:) well done:)
Lindyart · 2007-09-24: 20:57
mybigbackyard Wonderful - love the background details of your story, especially. It makes your photos even better!
mybigbackyard · 2007-09-24: 21:00
mlcwikla Incredible set! Love them all
mlcwikla · 2007-09-24: 21:46
mystic1 WOW Fantastic
mystic1 · 2007-09-24: 23:41
amiyamaiti Thanks for shareing..
amiyamaiti · 2007-09-24: 23:49
NatinKool Beautiful.
NatinKool · 2007-09-25: 00:05
KC727 Very amazing:))
KC727 · 2007-09-25: 00:15
vollenda Fish are a fragile bunch and often the first lesson about the cycle of life. I wonder if that's why I have fish issues?

Anyway, these are lovely views of our world under the sea!
vollenda · 2007-09-25: 00:17
jetjackson Great photos of "outside looking in" or is that,,,,, "inside looking out" ??
jetjackson · 2007-09-25: 02:16
prytaseba lol, beautiful colours, nice set
prytaseba · 2007-09-25: 03:29
mimax2 beautiful shots!
mimax2 · 2007-09-25: 05:30
jonrake great story ... especially riding the D train ... sharp photos
jonrake · 2007-09-25: 06:39
kangshung These are wonderful underwater shots - I love the light!
kangshung · 2007-09-25: 07:22
davidcardona gOrgEOUs!
davidcardona · 2007-09-25: 08:05
maharba Thanks for sharing that story....I can relate well to it.
maharba · 2007-09-25: 08:56
fotoluzik Nemo ;) very nice captures
fotoluzik · 2007-09-25: 10:02
SheriJ Wonderful story!! I see NEMO!!!! very cute!! A view of the under world!!
SheriJ · 2007-09-25: 12:04
miclaud This world is so mysterious and surprising! Nice set indeed!
miclaud · 2007-09-25: 12:06
magpy these are gorgeous! I really love the snail. it is fantastic!
magpy · 2007-09-25: 17:46
LisetteT Bel aquarium.
Nice shots.
LisetteT · 2007-09-25: 18:42
OC110481 wow those are wonderful shots. I seen Nemo too, really great.
OC110481 · 2007-09-26: 08:15
openbelarus lovely
openbelarus · 2007-09-26: 11:58
justsuz great photos and story...we got one of those goldfish from the fair when my kids were really little. It lived for 7 years!
justsuz · 2007-09-27: 10:34
jwideman fabulous shots!
jwideman · 2007-09-29: 10:46
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