Feb 14 2012

As Mrs Brown would say, ‘That’s Nice’

I suppose you have to watch Mrs Brown to get that, and to be honest, it’s out of context. When Mrs Brown says, ‘That’s Nice’, she really means ‘Feck Off!!’ In this case it really was nice to read another persons comments about this blog and for them to think enough of it to mention it on their own.

Cheers Mike K.

What’s he prattling on about I here you say, Go to MiKo Bonsai Blog to see for yourself.

And here’s a taster of Mrs Brown, one of the few Comedy Programmes that actually makes me laugh out Loud. Strong Language Warning!

Feb 14 2012

More from Jose.. Kokufu 3&4

Here are two more videos from Jose Acuna’s youtube channel showing Kokufu market related happenings.

Feb 13 2012

4 weeks to go….

.. until the British Shohin Association 6th Exhibition at Willowbog Bonsai. Unless things change dramatically, I fully intend to be there.

Here is the latest report/update direct from the BSA.

4 WEEKS TO GO

Feb 12 2012

Sunday Walk Inspiration

Here follows my usual offering of photos taken this morning during my Sunday walk.

To start with, some views from Scrabo Tower

Gorse in Flower

My Usual selection of Fungi, most of these growing on the gorse.

An old Hazel

Birch Bark

Nabari on the shohin tree, Stephen for scale 😉

Bluebells already!!

More Fungi and just check out the shape of the cut stump, truly amazing.

Uro

Being watched

The overgrown sandstone quarry where all the famous Scrabo Stone was quarried from. It’s now home to 100’s of Jackdaws.

A tunnel cut under what used to be the railway line used to take the stone from the quarry.

Scrabo Tower peeking over the hill.

Feb 12 2012

Ray the Ronin Willowbogger – New Blog

Should that read as Willowblogger?

Ray is one of Peter’s big helpers at the nursery, I would go as far as saying he works harder than Peter 😛

Ray has started a new blog and I thought I would share this with you. Just click on the photo below or find it any time in the sidebar.

Feb 11 2012

Club Night

Last night was club night and it was great to get out and de-stress a bit and play with trees.

A great bunch of folk and getting bigger by the day.

Feb 11 2012

Bonsai Journey Part 6

Here’s the last in the series Bonsai Journey. Some truly stunning Japanese Gardens and as you would expect, bonsai.

Feb 10 2012

www.bonsaieejit.com 1st Anniversary

I started this blog on the 10th February 2011. I was looking ahead to Spring and all the events that would be happening with my bonsai. I was determined to try and keep a record of my activities and the progress of my trees. I was inspired by a few other bonsai enthusiasts who were blogging. The first blog I ever followed was Kingii and the adventures coming daily out of Japan. Mike Jones started Bonsai Passion and I decided that if he could do it, so could I 🙂

Here we are now, one year on and I’m truly amazed just how popular this blog has become. I still hold true to my original reasons for starting it, but it has become so much more as it has expanded it’s readership.

I post about my walks in nature for tree inspiration, even a little wildlife thrown in there too.

I link to other people blogs and videos to help get the word out there about what’s going on. There are some great blogs and videos that very few people have found.

I share photos and video from the collections of my friends. Recently I have even shared photos from internet friends, most notably from Harry’s visit to the Noelanders Trophy resulting in 6000 hits on the blog in a single day! For all you non bloggers out there with great photos to share, I’m happy to add them here in the name of bonsai friendship.

365 days on, I now sit at over 640 posts, over 83,000 views from people in 109 different countries.

All this is very flattering but, by far the biggest plus point for me in the last year has been all the new friends I have made all over the world. From the UK to the US of A, Spain, Portugal, Holland and Australia. Those doing their apprenticeships in Japan and even a few at home here on the Emerald Isle 🙂 I really hope to meet some of you soon starting at the BSA Exhibition on the 10th March.

That you all for checking in so frequently. I do my best to post something every single day. One of these days I’m going to skip a post and see if anyone notices 🙂

Here’s a link back to my very first post for old times sake. Jumping In

Regards

Ian [bonsai eejit]

Feb 9 2012

Kokufu Market Part 2

Here’s the second part of Jose’s visit to the Kokufu market. Some stunning trees to see, oh to be in Japan this week. Some absolutely stunning shohin trees on the benches.

I really don’t get the Japanese fascination with wearing face masks out in public! Surely the air isn’t that bad!! Perhaps the market was beside the local hospital over lunch hour 🙂

Feb 8 2012

Bonsai Friends

Following on from my post about Phil, I have to complete the triangle. Stephen and I met back in 1995 when he appeared at a club show and signed up. We have been firm friends ever since, which is the only reason I can get away with what I’m about to post 🙂

This is Stephen back at a workshop in the 90’s. I have to admit, he hasn’t changed that much. He’s a little grey on top now and he certainly hasn’t grown.