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    The Art of Bonsai Awards

    I am happy to see Lindsay Bebb included as a judge. Now that he has sold his business, I hope that he finds more time to be able to contribute to the world of Bonsai as I'm sure he has a lot to offer and perhaps he can encourage some Auzzie partisipation. I began my study of Bonsai with...
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    Webzine?

    Asus101 it would be great to see a Southern Hemisphere specific bonsai magazine or website and I wish you luck with the project although from my observations I feel that it is a rather small market and possabily will not get the traffic that it will require in order to make it work. Ledanta...
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    Talent v. Technique

    Dorothy, I’m not sure that anyone is disagreeing with you on this point, in fact Chris mentions this factor with this statement;- The point is the question that was asked was To this end, I believe that the discussion has been worthwhile (at least to me). But there you go. On the...
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    Another "Talk Group" bites the dust!!

    Wow!!! Dale, that is an excellent post and pretty well tells it like it is. I quit BT because of the unrelenting attacks on Will and came here hoping for a better environment, but alas what it deteriorated to, is more or less defined in your statement. While I am fully aware that it takes...
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    Talent v. Technique

    For example, I have a friend who plays a mean guitar, his technique is copybook and yet he does not have the talent to crate his own music tunes. He has learnt to copy other peoples music only. So perhaps many of us have the technique under control and are able to copy other bonsai that we...
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    Ignore

    Hello!!!....... Anyone there?..... Anyone there?...... Jon
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    Ignore

    Several months ago when all of the ego's were being stroked, muscles flexed and we were drowning in BS, I put everyone on my Ignore list and now when I visit I find that there is no one to talk to and nothing to talk about. Jon
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    Interesting ukibori example

    From around $1500 to $12,000
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    What does your backyard look like?

    Pictures, Dale, Pictures. Jon
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    What does your backyard look like?

    Thank you everyone for letting us into your world. Some great shots, lots of lovely bonsai but more importantly, some great ideas on how to display. I particularly like Als shohin pergoda. Jon
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    What does your backyard look like?

    Hey Vance, I can appreciate that you may well have trees all over the placeand in various stages of progress, untill recently, so did I. However even then I had my favourite trees in a special display area for my appreciation. Do you not have any trees that fit that description? As to...
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    EBA convention Ostend (Belgium)

    Thanks for sharing this insight Hans. Some of those trees on the trade display would look good in my collection. Jon
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    What does your backyard look like?

    I agree Chris, it would be good to see some of the regular posters bonsai displays. I think it helps us understand a little about the person. John Hill has a very nice display that you can see here www.bonsaibeginnings.org It shows the degree of passion that John has for the art. Dwight...
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    What does your backyard look like?

    Last ones hope you enjoy
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    What does your backyard look like?

    getting there
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