A great video I watched over on the Capital Bonsai Blog with Ryan Neil talking about pines. A very interesting approach and an easy explaination about why you do it this way or that. Well, not that easy, I had to watch it twice 🙂 It never does any harm to refresh the memory.
Getting Ready for the Weekend :-)
Peter is busy packing the van for his trip over for the NIBS/Willowbog Bonsai School, I’m busy getting ready for his arrival 😀
More Black Pine Virtuals
As my attempts at finding the right shape of pot for this Black Pine failed so badly yesterday, I have tried a few more.
These first two were pot suggestions are by Xavier. When he sent me the pot photos yesterday, I preferred the first one shown. But now that I have added the tree, I prefer the second one. The colour isn’t right but it’s hard to get this just right in a ‘cut and shut’ job like I’ve just done.
These are further ones I’m trying myself.
I like this one but I think I’ve made the pot a bit too small.
I tried this one, a little too ornate but nice all the same. Colour not right either.
This is my favourite one. A primitive pot that I feel suits the age shown in the bark of the tree.
None are quite right but it’s an interesting exercise that helps assess how a tree will look. I obviously need the practice 🙂
Black Pine Pot Virtuals
OK, One more tree for pot options 🙂
This is it with it’s new potting angle.
Back into the same pot
or?
or even?
Alcobendas 2012
I haven’t shown any of my favourite blogs in a while. I used to share interesting posts here from time to time.
As most of you know, I follow other bonsai blogs with a passion and I like to return the favour of a share or listing.
I was impressed with this one today on Jose Luis Sanchez blog, Mi Pasion por el Bonsai, showing some great photography of great bonsai at the recent Alcobendas 2012 in Spain.
Here’s an example:
and here’s a link ALCOBENDAS 2012
Also a few other links to photos taken at the same Exhibition.
http://rgomarcopolo.blogspot.pt
http://eltimbonsai.blogspot.pt/
Bonsai is strong in Spain!! Enjoy.
Yesterday’s Walk in the Woods
A few snaps from yesterday’s walk in the woods with Stephen. It was a last minute decision to walk as I usually head to the cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
Just myself and the Bonsai Baker taking in the views from Scrabo Hill on my local walk. Beech well into Autumn and a few Fungi knocking about as well. Even spotted a field with nearly 200 Swans at rest at the side of the lough. Too far for a photo but good through the binos 🙂
Lest We Forget
Aside
Again sharing these from Yumiko’s Bonsai Days Blog.
Here is Yumiko’s introduction to the images.
Kubote engei (nursery) is situated in Buzen city of Fukuoka prefecture, they had held their 35th anniversary bonsai exhibition on 25th to 27th October. Most of trees were exhibited at Kokufu-ten in the past and some are even registered as Kityo-bonsai (precious bonsai…kind of best of best ) by Japan Bonsai Association.
The owner of the nursery, Mr.Oza had gathered these treasure trees from here and there. I could imagine his effort and hardness.
At the venue, I asked a staff with hesitating if I could take photos because as you know many big shows in Japan are forbidden to take them. But he easily answered “Certainly yes”. That is a good point of local exhibitions. All photos I took are Kokufu trees. Here we go.
Kubote Engei Exhibition Photos
Juniper Pot Virtual
Yes, another one! Better to play around with ideas now than leave it until the Spring.
This is the slight change of front for this tree and a new tilt as well to bring the apex further over the base.
I was going to go smaller, something like this? What you think?
Give it a go yourself.
Alpine Accents
Spotted some Alpines reduced in price from £1.99 to £0.50 at a local garden Centre. Decided they were worth a punt and pick up four that I wanted to try as Accents next year.
I have a soft spot for Armeria and I didn’t have either of these varieties.
Now swapped over to usable pots for display next year.
Bonsai Eejit 