Like a kid in a candy store I was drooling in awe of the scenery and especially the trees during this recent trip to Lake Tahoe California/Nevada. I jokingly commented to my family that if I only had a shovel, I might be going home with one of these gnarly trees. I didn’t get any laughContinue reading “Bonsai Inspirations at Lake Tahoe”
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Landscape Arborvitae to Bonsai – First Styling
This tree have been on my bonsai “to do” radar in the last week. Somehow I had an itch to style it because it looked ugly that I want to clean it up. I collected this tree from one of our landscape jobs in Jan 2015. During its first year, I planted it in the ground. That year’sContinue reading “Landscape Arborvitae to Bonsai – First Styling”
Artist Jennifer Bentson Is on the Move!
“If you see the tree as a part of yourself, then you can see that we are all entwined in nature and the world. When I paint oak trees, I feel a certain character in that oak. This is the ecology of ourselves projected onto nature”. Jennifer Bentson
Trees in San Diego California
Sharing some trees I saw during our trip in San Diego. Also got to visit my friend Don Guilliams who owns bonsai trees at his beautiful downtown San Diego town house.
Jet Lagged!
I’m honored to meet Ian in person and Allison and be included in their travels. I admire and share his passion for bonsai.
Where did the Thyme Go?
Today is Sunday and it’s usually a good day for me to do something creative or just take a break from work. Work have been very busy and despite of being a Sunday, there’s always work for me to do and should be doing but decided I want to take some quick photos of myContinue reading “Where did the Thyme Go?”
Appreciating Life Through Death
Today is Monday May 29th 2017. It is Memorial Day in America, a federal holiday to remember the men and women that died who served in the armed forces. It’s interesting that just minutes before I started writing this, that I just made that connection. Since today I’m not working, I usually have time to do otherContinue reading “Appreciating Life Through Death”
Making It Happen
In several of my previous posts I have been using bonsai as a metaphor for life and as a life teacher. I’m going out of a limb and making it an announcement, I’m currently in the process of publishing a book that discuss the potential power of bonsai to help us with life. By coming out with a claim I you want to expect Continue reading “Making It Happen”
Why Do Trees Live a Long Time? – A Reflection about Age
After turning half a century this week, I was reflecting on the subject of age. “Half a Century” sounds very old to us humans but when you think about it, relative to old things, fifty (50) years is practically just a small blip in the time radar. Okay I maybe just making myself feel good here, you say. I admit, there’sContinue reading “Why Do Trees Live a Long Time? – A Reflection about Age”
Juniper on Corten Metal Pot
This is a juniper I’ve collected from someones landscape. I’ve written about it a couple of times. I decided to repot this in a corten metal pot. Metal Pot was custom sized and made. I wanted something different. The metal rust has a color similar to the trunk and also it’s changing like the tree.