Found this one interesting, always love a little bit of history.
Happy Snapping
We had a bit of a photo session the other week. Hugh can down to my garage with a better camera and some lighting. The plan was to photograph some trees with a view to submitting them for selection in the Best of British Exhibition next year. You never know a few might be selected but we had good fun anyway taking the shots.
These are some of the trees we shot. Some mine, some Josh’s, some Phil’s and some Stephen’s. Bar the shohin, all show front and back.
French Polynesia!!
I like to look at the stats produced on my Flag Counter Widget from time to time and any new countries now tend to be rather obscure which is fun to watch. The latest one is French Polynesia! Just about as remote a place as you can find. Must be to have done nuclear testing there!
If you are reading this my Island friend, thanks for checking out my blog 😉
Click on the flag for interesting facts, bugger all to do with bonsai but interesting and educational all the same 🙂
Blog Post of the Day
This one only gets a mention as it shows my hairy legs and my beautiful dogs 🙂
Futter with Trees
Back to School
For some folk, going to the Bonsai School at the weekend was literally like going back to school!!
Phil misbehaving at the back of the class, giving Jamie, the teachers pet, a hard time 😉
Naughty boy 🙂
Bonsai Unearthed Blog
I’m always looking for new, quality Bonsai blogs to follow. Bonsai Unearthed is a new blog just started by Owen Reich. When I say new, it started on 22nd May and I only found it today 🙂 Owen has been kind enough to leave constructive comments here on my blog and even let me use some of his wonderful photos from Japan.
This is a link to his fist post, and if this is anything to go by, we are in for a treat. and I don’t just say that because I got a mention 😉
Bonsai Unearthed
Make sure you check out his other newer posts as well. I have been rather presumptuous and have added him to my bonsai friends links on my side bar. Bonsai is not just about wee trees, it’s about friendship, for me at any rate.
Bog Plant Accent
Stephen gave me this little carnivorous Bog Plant as an accent back at the start of Spring. You have to keep it very wet, but it was worth it 🙂
Blog Post of the Day
Accents and more accents. Link to the Swindon & District Bonsai Society Blog showing photos from the recent Magical Accents Show. Click on the link and then click on the slide show.
Magical Accents
The Juniper and Janet
This Juniper has featured on my blog a lot. Not one of my better trees but probably my favourite as it’s sentimental to me. Dug from my sister Janet’s garden back in 1995, the year she emigrated to Australia, it has been with me a long time and makes me think of her.
Well, my big sister was home from Australia this month and just before she went home last week, I just had to get a photo of her with the Juniper. So here you are, Janet AND the Juniper 🙂 .
All Action
Some Action shots capturing the goings on at the weekend. Some from the NIBS Bonsai School and some from the Willowbog Bonsai Workshop.
Bonsai Eejit 