Roadside attractions.....

[Curmudgeoness]

Just for the fun of it. I was not able to get to this place prior to the contest, and had plans to be there this week. I didn't really get the photos I would have liked, but I hope you appreciate this traditional roadside attraction where people feed bread to the carp. The slogan for the Pymatuning Spillway is "where ducks walk on the fish".



And for a close-up view of one of the carp

[Solly Mack]

1. Cool!

[alfredo]

2. I see dinner!

[Curmudgeoness]

3. What do you prefer,

a carp or a duck?

You can see that those fish are HUGE, but I don't think that they are good eating. Who knows though, since they are that big from eating bread. (I couldn't get a shot of them eating the bread since the bread disappears in seconds.)

[alfredo]

4. Carp is eaten all over the world, but in the US they aren't highly regarded.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/didyouknow/inland/carp_recipes.phtml

[Scuba]

6. They're delicious ...

... once they've been turned into tomatos. Just bury them under your plants.

[alfredo]

10. Native Americans did that with their crops.

[Panich52]

5. Been there when in school at Edinboro. Crazy

[Curmudgeoness]

8. Yes, that is the place.

We would go there when we were little, and my father would threaten to throw us in if we were not good. Needless to say, I had nightmares about falling in.

[Mira]

7. OH MY

the photographs are marvelous, but I don't much like the looks of these guys and the illustration of the ducks walking on the fish.
And the second one reminds me of just why I don't much like Koi - it's a heck of a shot though!

[Curmudgeoness]

9. It is amazing to see the fish eat slices of bread.

Those mouths can suck in a whole slice in the blink of an eye. It is really gross to see, but fascinating. Anyone who is ever in the northwestern part of PA really should not miss this just for the gross-out value.

[Mira]

11. Now I know for sure

where the heck not to go