Mr Snart, posted a link to this article on Facebook yesterday and I thought it was worth sharing. Click on the image to read.
Here ya go Honey :-)
Another great episode from the chaps, and good out takes too lol
What a great concept! Makes you want to visit for a weekend!!
Ta-da! The unveiling of the Portland Bonsai Village logo! And since we now have a logo (designed by Jane Pellicciotto)—and there is some vague reality to this wild idea—the time is ripe to tell you a bit more about what is planned for the Village…
For those new to the idea of the Village, it’s a group of bonsai professionals in the Portland, Oregon area who rather like it here and want to share it with others. Most particularly, we’d like to share our backyards, our bonsai art, our teaching, and our love of community with you. And we have several ways to share that with you, all linked together by our Village Tours.
On a Tour you’ll be off on a grand leafy adventure—sort of like a winery tour but with great bonsai. The Tours link one professionals’ nursery to another. You’ll get to choose which studios or nurseries you’ll…
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Great trees, well worth a reblog 🙂
Since I seem to have come down with bronchitis and don’t feel very well, I thought I would look through old photos today and review some of our favorite bonsai trees that we have seen over the years. All of these trees in this post are from Japan. There are a number of trees in America that we love as well but I don’t have enough energy to sort through those today!
Stay healthy!
Japanese Bonsai Trees
Where The Mountains Of Mourne Sweep Down to the Sea
Photo-shopped panoramic photo showing the Mourne Mountains from Dundrum, County Down.
I realise that it’s a bit small here, so click on the image to see a bigger version.
I was working down that way on Monday and stopped not long after sunrise to take a few snaps.
Winter Protection
I held off as long as I could, but over the last few days have popped most of my trees into cover for the Winter.
Empty Display Benches
This is where everything is hiding.
Merry Christmas Belfast…. NOT
A few weeks ago I was walking around the fantastic Christmas Market in the grounds of Belfast City Hall soaking up the festive spirit and stuffing my face with all sorts of good food. I took this photo of the sign that captured the moment.
Sadly this has come to a end. How this country can self destruct so quickly is beyond me. I hate politics, racism, sectarianism.
What am I talking about? This sign pictured above overlooked a riot at the weekend. The market was closed after being wrecked. This Fact File from the BBC will fill you in.
I grew up on one side of the religious divide in Northern Ireland and my best friend as a child was from the other side. I know who I am, I don’t need help with my identity, I never really understood the need for this tribalism. Some people need to step back and think about what really matters in life. This photo says it all, the two opposing flags side by side in Afghanistan were soldiers from both sides in Northern Ireland fight together. It’s who got your back that matters, not what flag they fly.
The Kyoto Network
Interesting new site The Kyoto Network. Here’s the video offerings so far.
A man of many talents is Bjorn 🙂
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….
Some tree styling done this weekend. My son caught me in the act of my usual Christmas task. Anything in my my house to do with trees is my job 🙂
Last Year’s Noelanders Trophy
Mr Snart posted a few past trees from the Noelanders Trophy on his blog yesterday and I again found myself drooling and wishing I was able to attend in 2013. Sadly, that’s not an option for me.
Last year Harry, my reliable Dutch photographer, sent me his photos from the Trophy, I thought it would be nice to share these again as a taster of what we can expect to see in January. Hopefully Harry is going again 🙂
Bonsai Eejit 