Thought I would share Mario’s Cotoneaster with you. He’ll be missing all his trees while he’s boiling in Dubai 🙂
It’s showing lovely colour. Mario’s giving me a free hand with the styling of this one and it’s in for a big change in the next few months 🙂
On my walk yesterday I saw quite a lot of deadwood on deciduous trees. Here are some examples.
This was a large Linden Raft with rotting ground hugging branches.
Oak.
Beech
What’s this one?
It’s a Japanese Maple Bonsai 🙂
My friend Stephen’s Deshojo Maple in it’s Autumn garb.
Spotted this photo over on a IBC Forum post. It’s a Japanese White Pine that sold this week at the ASPAC Bonsai Convention in Takamatsu, Japan. Priced at 100,000,000 yen, it works out at roughly £823,500.
As my son would say OMG!!
Stephen and I took a walk up Cavehill this morning. I was hoping to get a clear view of Belfast but the cloud moved in during the 10 minutes we stayed at the top. It did however lead to some interesting photos.
Here’s some scenic shots.
Looking at the top.
Hawthorn silhouette
Stephen taking in the view as it disappeared into the cloud.
Love this one.
Looking down over North Belfast.
Belfast in a shaft of sunlight.
Shipyard where the Titanic was built 100 years ago.
Belfast Castle, our start and finish point.
A sculpture in the grounds of the Castle.
Some trees for inspiration.
Beech Uros.
Yellow Larch
Hawthorn berries
Scots Pine
Hawthorn popping up everywhere.
and the best for last, a panoramic of Belfast Lough, stitched together in Photoshop.
Two of my Cotoneasters showing the final bits of Autumn colour.
This first one had the apex air layered off this year and will need some major growth next year to fill out the image.
This little mame one changed so quickly I nearly missed it altogether.
I had hoped for a little red in this Korean Hornbeam’s Autumn colour this year. It wasn’t to be. Maybe next year.
Peter, in the last post suggested a tilt to the left to change the angle. It means hiding part of the rock under the soil. What do you think?
Before Tilt
Put think video clip together this afternoon as well. Sorry about the Japanese Music, but I breech no copyrights this way 🙂
This is probably the final bit of colour from this Japanese Maple before leaf drop. It never fails to please, colour has been fantastic this year.
from my last post, at the suggestion of Mr Snart, I have altered the virtual of the Trident again. I have extended the pot to the right giving more negative space. I have also extended the foliage to that side.
The original Virtual for comparison.
and the original.
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