Ironbeaver
Chumono
ANOTHER hobby... or two.
Anti-Fiddle Techniques...
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GGB
Masterpiece
I convince myself that I hate bonsai every january and february (it helps). And mid summer i go to a quarry or field and just start training and chopping weedy j. virginiana. They grow like grass here, plus maybe one day I'll re-stumble upon one of my old friends and take him/her home.
Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
Damn, I barely have time to fiddle. I work, my wife works, our time is split. When's shes home, i'm at work. When I'm home she's at work. Kids, cooking, house cleaning, laundry, chores all take up my days. By the time I get to do any bonsai activity it's 10 pm and I find myself rushing through it so I can get to bed to do it all over again the next day. No wonder it all comes out shitty. I need a live in nanny, or a live in bonsai pro.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
armetisius
Chumono
Same manufacturer, different model number;
must have the "non-slip handle" for "effectiveness".
Ok so 2 more questions then:
- if it's fine with a good protection in a pot I assume it's just plain fine as a yard's tree, right?
- are JWP more cold resistant (in pot)?
Dav4
Drop Branch Murphy
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Japanese Black Pine are hardy into zone 5 as landscape trees, but I'd want them sited to get some protection if possible. Japanese White Pine are zone 4 hardy and are more suited to cold climates, both as landscape trees and as bonsai.Ok so 2 more questions then:
- if it's fine with a good protection in a pot I assume it's just plain fine as a yard's tree, right?
- are JWP more cold resistant (in pot)?
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
You know how we French people like lecturing the rest of the world about anything
Do you know where the term "zydeco" comes from?...
Hu?...
You know how we French people like lecturing the rest of the world about anything
Not all Frenches are like that
Joe Dupre'
Masterpiece
Completely inorganic soil with large particle size.......that'll keep you busy watering!
Starfox
Masterpiece
I find not having a clue what I'm doing helps.
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Not all Frenches are like that
So you don't want to know what "zydeco" meant in the first place?
Ah là là, tu es devenu un vrai yankee...
Starfox
Masterpiece
Isn't that Creole?
Ma femme est Francaise, never heard of zydeco.
Ma femme est Francaise, never heard of zydeco.
So you don't want to know what "zydeco" meant in the first place?
Ah là là, tu es devenu un vrai yankee...
No I don't know what a zydeco is but I was more speaking of the 'lesson giver' part anyway...
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
OK. Enough suspense :
"Zydeco" is an alteration of "les haricots", "les z-haricots" with a linking "z" sound in popular 18th century French. Actually, most French-speaking people now sound it like "lezariko", with the syllable "za" stressed since "les" is an article.
This is Cajun dialect: French-speaking people who were forcibly removed from "Acadie" when the English invaded the land, and went to Louisiana. Acadians (les Acadiens) became known as "Cajuns".
"Zydeco" comes from a popular song called "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés".
Since the accordion was a favourite instrument for people there (the fiddle was more Irish or English), a local company took the name "Zydeco".
I'm pretty sure most French-speaking people (all around the world!) would not understand much in "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés" (Beans are not salted) though the verses are... minimalist
:"Zydeco" is an alteration of "les haricots", "les z-haricots" with a linking "z" sound in popular 18th century French. Actually, most French-speaking people now sound it like "lezariko", with the syllable "za" stressed since "les" is an article.
This is Cajun dialect: French-speaking people who were forcibly removed from "Acadie" when the English invaded the land, and went to Louisiana. Acadians (les Acadiens) became known as "Cajuns".
"Zydeco" comes from a popular song called "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés".
Since the accordion was a favourite instrument for people there (the fiddle was more Irish or English), a local company took the name "Zydeco".
I'm pretty sure most French-speaking people (all around the world!) would not understand much in "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés" (Beans are not salted) though the verses are... minimalist
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Joe Dupre'
Masterpiece
Now you're talking my part of the country! Zydeco is some pretty lively music. I come from Cajun stock on both sides ...... Simoneaux and Dupre' .... not "Doo-pree" but "Doo-pray".
Tentakelaertje
Omono
OK. Enough suspense
"Zydeco" is an alteration of "les haricots", "les z-haricots" with a linking "z" sound in popular 18th century French. Actually, most French-speaking people now sound it like "lezariko", with the syllable "za" stressed since "les" is an article.
This is Cajun dialect: French-speaking people who were forcibly removed from "Acadie" when the English invaded the land, and went to Louisiana. Acadians (les Acadiens) became known as "Cajuns".
I'm pretty sure most French-speaking people would not understand much in "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés" (Beans are not salted) though the verses are... minimalist
Not only a talented bonsai artist, but also a gifted French-speaking person, huh?
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Er...
No, I'm just curious. I mean when I wonder about something, I try to find answers to my interrogations.
But maybe, I'm curious to people too.
Why don't you people like me, booh hoo...
