Spotted this fella today.
and I found this Angle Shades Moth on my Korean Hornbeam last week. I was wondering what had been nibbling little holes in the leaves! Don’t think it was this though.
Satsuki
Any Satsuki geeks out there who know the actual variety of this one. It has White/Light Pink, Light Pink with Dark Pink linear variegation and dark pink flowers.
White Flower
Light Pink Flower
Light Pink with Linear Variegation
Dark Pink Flower
Leaf Size
Movie Maker
I spent a few hours today putting together a video to show case our club display at the weekend. Nothing too fancy, just something put together with Movie Maker. I’m getting to grips with the camera and it’s video functions. I even managed to find time at the show to take a few clips of individual bonsai.
I’m amazed by the success of our Club You Tube Channel that started back in November and has nearly 13,000 views to date!! I know I trawl around looking for good quality or informative bonsai videos on the net, it appears I’m not alone 🙂 With a little extra effort we have been able to put together clips of tree progressions, shows and the popular Bonsai School. These seem to be what people want. They are not up to the standard of the Graham Potter, Bonsai Basho, Atelierbonsai or Bjorvalabonsai, but add to the total of the online bonsai community.
If you want to have a look at the latest video, it’s just went live on the channel. Click below to view.
NIBS Spring Display 2011
The Rest…
Here’s the rest of the photos from the NIBS Spring display.
Shattered!!
After a day setting up the display and 2 days of demos and tree critiques, I’m absolutely shattered!! Was it worth it? I had great fun and the help from new club members, and there obvious enjoyment of the event, made it all worth while. I got to meet some new people who visited the display over the two days and were obviously keen to learn. Lets hope they seize the day and join the club. Here’s a few photos from the display.
Tree Critique in progress
That’s it, enough’s enough, I’m away to bed. More tomorrow.
Hectic!!
Hardly have time to post anything yesterday and today with our club display in full swing. Nursing a fuzzy head this morning after last nights celebratory beers watching the Champions League Final. I’ll have plenty of stuff to add during the week.
I had a great time yesterday doing a tree critique session with some members and the public.
As a Liverpool supporter I’d just like to say…
Congratulations Barcelona 🙂
BIG Elm!
I was picking up a few trees from Josh for the display and was greeted with this Elm just lifted from the ground this Spring. It was the first time I had seen it in a pot. Impressive 🙂
More Drama…
After getting the big OK last night that the display was going ahead as planned, Dobbies tried to shaft us again this morning. Wanted us to have demo and display in the middle of a bloody restaurant for 2 days so a 1 hour kids party could use the display room. Make sense? Not to me!! Car was already packed so I went over and chewed out 2 managers who didn’t have a leg to stand on. After a heated exchange, mostly on my part, they backed down when I said we were walking away and reverted to the original plan. My secret spy on the staff says the minions working there are delighted 🙂
So, drama over this was my day in pics.
Trees from here…
to here…
to this..
which we changed to this…
and then to this..
The usual tweaks to be made to the display in the morning when more trees arrive. Now looking forward to a few days of pure bonsai 🙂
Plenty more photos being taken tomorrow.
The Art of Bonsai Japan Episode 3
I keep posting these as they come out. Quality vids well worth the 10 minutes to watch.
Bonsai Eejit 