so many fish!

No matter where I've traveled, the markets fascinate me.

Hong Kong was no exception.  

This collection of fish photos was taken in various places in the city

as we explored market after market.

I've noticed the Chinese way of selling fish

is often to present it whole and live,

no matter how compromised that life is 

in the small container it is placed.

See the little hoses that bring air into this shallow pan?

These beauties break the surface of the water in their plastic container.

No air bubbling in.  They are barely moving. 

Pretty, aren't they??

I'm not quite sure why some get air and others don't.

Maybe the ones out of the water simply gave up the ghost.

Other fish are presented cleaned and sometimes fileted,

 such as you can see above. 

Still others are presented whole, more or less as we would see them

in a local fish market here in the West.  

I loved the colors of these fish together...

I think this fish's eyes are on the other side of its body.  Spooky!

Then, there are countless dried fish.  

I especially liked these little sardine-type fish below.

They were silvery and looked crispy.

As were these, which looked like an 

anatomy lesson in the making.

Next time I'll show you some fisher-boats.

And a time soon after I will show you other market treats.

(.......Like chicken feet...........)

I am slowly getting back to Eastern Daylight time.

I still wake up with the birds,

and need to be in bed, lights out, by 9.

But that's not really a bad way to live, so I am 

not complaining.

There is nothing like spring mornings with their

birdsong and new growth.

And nothing like being sung to sleep by wood frogs--

windows wide open so as not to miss a note!

Good night, good people.

Thanks for stopping by!