Dec 4 2011

From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Youtube offers up an abundance of bonsai clips. Some are short some are amazing and some are just pure pants!!

Yesterday I saw both ends of the scale. The sublime has to be this exciting new Bonsai Youtube channel with top notch editing and visual effects. I have watched all of Concept99’s recent clips and was was impressed with the quality of production. Yesterday he released a trailer for what’s to come in 2012. After you have watched his trailer, try watching some of his fast forward clips.

and now for the ridiculous …….

I really thought long and hard before adding this. I despise bullying and I would hate to be thought of as picking on someone, but this guy….!!!!

Here we have someone who has a very limited knowledge of bonsai sharing his thoughts on Youtube. Not the first and won’t be the last but, the difference here is his very poor attitude to constructive help and his willingness to slaughter well respected folk in the bonsai community. Oh, and he’s racist, which means the gloves are off! I hate the thought of him being encouraged by the extra hits on his channel so make sure you hit the dislike button to draw attention to his poor advice. I have refrained from joining the list of those who have felt compelled to tell him he’s an idiot, but feel free to express yourself as you see fit. I found out about this tube on the lively IBC post about him.

Plenty of other videos on his Bonsai Comedy Channel if you feel the need. Enjoy….

Dec 3 2011

Loading the Tunnel

I popped over to see Phil and his trees on Thursday. I had left my camera at my arse and was only able to grab a few phone shots.

He was in the process of cleaning up his trees and placing them into the Poly Tunnel. Most have been placed onto the hot bed. They had to be, it’s 3×2 metres!

Some trees still outside awaiting attention. Bigger tunnel??

Dec 2 2011

Meteorological Winter Starts Today

Obviously Mr Madden doesn’t like getting misquoted, and who can blame him. Therefore I’ll let him talk for himself in this clip. I will say that it is bloody cold this morning and de-icer was required on the car for the school run!

Dec 1 2011

Taikan-ten 2011 Photos

I trawl the net everyday looking for decent bonsai related stuff. Facebook, websites, blogs, forums, etc. all get a look. When I find something of interest to me, I like to share a link to it here.

This is link to Peter Tea’s blog where he has posted some very nice, and rare, shots from Taikan Ten 2011. Photography is limited at the show and most of the photos here show trees in various areas while the staging and judging is taking place. I actually find this very interesting in itself. We never get to see how they judge these shows.

Just click on Peter’s photo below to view his blog post.

Dec 1 2011

Phil’s Quince

Phil would be one of my closest friends in the bonsai scene in Northern Ireland. We don’t always agree on what way a tree should go, which I think is a good thing. It leads to more debate and different ideas.

Anybody who knows Phil will know what I mean when I say he’s a bit of a header!! That’s a local term similar to eejit 🙂 To highlight this I thought I would share these photos with you. It is typically how Phil shows you the scale of a tree.

This is his Quince, recovered from an overgrown garden over 10 years ago.

and for scale….