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The Japanese Garden at Meijer Gardens almost made me think I was once again in Japan. (landscape overview picture in the first comment below)
This "miniature" tree represents many years of patient pruning of roots, and "sculpting" of the tree by wiring the branches, guiding them into a pleasing shape. This tree is a Japanese White Pine.
(aged 55 to 65 years)
I was so sad for you when you lost all your hair
It occurred gradually for several years
A strand or two fallen every time you wore a hat
Or scrubbed your scalp in the shower.
Then, one day, you were just bald and
We could all see the contours of you.
Your real shape...
Your true self...
Don’t worry. We will still admire you.
And when we gawk and quiver
It isn’t because of what is missing.
It is because of what is left.
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(aged 75 to 80 years)
JWP doesn't care about your outfits.
Your dating life.
Your intense career.
Your lack of work life balance.
JWP doesn't care about Coronavirus
or the Delta
or Omicron strains
Or if you get sick at all.
JWP doesn't care if everything you love
And everything you've hoped for
Is gone by tomorrow.
As if it never even existed in the first place.
What a beautiful tree!
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Don’t smile or laugh, you’ll get lines around your eyes.
Watch how you suck on a straw
and don’t smoke.
You’ll get lines around your mouth.
And don’t frown or show confusion.
You’ll get lines on your forehead.
Don’t go into the sun in the summer.
Your skin will end up wrinkly and orange.
Always stand up straight and don’t look down too much.
I wake up and everything in my body hurts.
My muscles are mealy molasses.
My joints creak like ghosts walking through doors.
I don’t recognize who I am in the mirror anymore.
Is this me? Is this what I look like?
Then again, after holding in my expressions and feelings.
After restraining for my whole life...
I look in the mirror at 100 years old.
I realize I’ve barely lived.
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Holly was a good girl and she always had insightful things to say
Remembered funny anecdotes and
Knew the name of each species of bird by heart.
She could reach for things so high others couldn’t even see them.
But when Holly grew to a certain age, she blossomed
And when she blossomed, she was treated differently
Admired for her beauty and not her personality.
Others stopped truly seeing her for who she was.
This did not feel comfortable to Holly.
She enjoyed making people laugh and wonder
About deep philosophical questions.
She liked witnessing their gestures
when they thought she wasn’t looking.
She did not relish in attention over temporary attributes
And did not wish to make herself stand out
As if she were a most important tree in a busy forest.
Or, the only one left standing after a fire.
And so Holly dug holes in herself
At first, the holes were just little scrapes but then
the holes grew deep enough for insects
and small animals to burrow
She liked the feeling of an opening, a window here and there
And Holly was very happy
Because she now found a use for herself
in the art of both living, giving,
and forgiving.
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You wear your insides on your outsides
Letting ants climb up your external intestines
as if they were thrown a wide rope and exploring the world.
And when it rains, they ride you down like a water tube.
You don’t protest. You’re used to it.
Internal organs like secret tunnels
Communicating to the world.
Listen to the plants when they talk to you.
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The Japanese Garden at Meijer Gardens almost made me think I was once again in Japan. (landscape overview picture in the first comment below).
In Japan, the Nanzen-ji Zen garden that I visited in Kyoto (many years ago) most closely resembled the one constructed at Meijer Gardens. At Nanzen-ji, the Buddhist monks would rake the gravel each morning to make the appearance of "waves" lapping against the mountains/islands (the boulders in the garden).
This was taken several years ago, but I recently had a request for it and dug it up to reprocess for a web site as their cover photo.
An iconic little tree that is has been photographed 1000's of times every season of the year!
Giant Bonsai Tree....
Several weeks ago we drove by Centennial Park and decided to pop in to take a few shots.
we made our way to the water falls; at the top of the falls there is a bridge that spans the small river. beside the bridge there is a fir tree that actually looks like it was cut to look like a bonsai tree.
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SEVENTY MILES FROM THE PORT city of Victoria, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, a plucky arboreal wonder can be found on the quiet waters of Fairy Lake.
Living up to its name, Fairy Lake is in a remote and unspoiled landscape near the town of Port Renfrew. Sticking up out of the lake is a submerged log. Clinging to that log for dear life is a tiny Western Hemlock tree. As the stunted tree’s only source of support and nutrients, it seems like the dead tree made a sort of noble sacrifice to the the tiny tree growing on it. Tourists, boaters and hikers come seeking it as a unique window into nature and rebirth.
The “bonsai” tree has attracted more than a few photographers to capture its struggle of endurance.
I have personally passed this tree many times throughout the 30-40 yrs it has survived clinging to the dead tree. I have seen many photos taken and have taken a couple myself over the years, but never have I ever seen any photos where the tiny tree had company. There on the little lake was the tiny tree with a lone Canada Goose keeping it company! Usually I see Canadian Geese in pairs and or flocks, but this Canada Goose was all by itself just like the tiny tree has been for many years! It was as if they were keeping each other company!
Wakering Photography Group was lucky enough to be invited back to Morleys Nursery / Garden Centre after closing time to take some photographs.
This fantastic large bronze Buddha bust looked wonderful accompanied by this fabulous BONSAI tree, they certainly had that spiritual ambience in the late evening light.
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I had a vacation in Victoria for a week on October. My friend and I drove west of Victoria approximately 120 km. Arrived at the lake and found lonely tree. I wanted to capture reflected of the tree during daytime but it was difficult to capture because of the wind. I will come back without doubt.
Stopped here at the very last light of the day to take yet another photo of this ‘bonsai’ tree. I have several and they are all very different, different seasons, weather and light. All showcasing this little tree that is thought to be one of the most photographed trees in Canada.
Sitting on top of an old Douglas fir log grows the little Douglas fir tree which has been dubbed “The Fairy Lake Bonsai Tree”. It is estimated to be somewhere between 40 and 50 years old. The only nutrition this tree gets is from its host log, fallen many years ago.
This was displayed in an exhibition at the North Carolina Arboretum, which contained 50 different bonsai trees.
Pronounced "bone" "sigh" (a long o and an s sound, not a z sound)
Growing your own bonsai: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics
Asheville, NC, USA.
The future is in the palm of our hands.
Our decisions ripple across the sands.
We reap which that we sow.
We are responsible for our woe.
Built for the #BricksetBonsaiCompetition
The Humble Administrator's Garden has an entire section full of bonsai trees.
The Humble Administrator's Garden is one of the prized gardens in Suzhou (it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and was originally completed in 1526 and took 16 years to build. In ancient times, prominent Chinese men would retire and build huge gardens as a symbol of their wealth and taste. This garden was originally commissioned by Wang Xiancheng and was designed by Wen Zhengming.
Another rendition of the Fairy Lake tree - this time with a long exposure and fall colours faintly showing in the background.
While stopped on the side of the road making this shot of the Fairy Lake Fir tree, a car slowed to a stop beside us. The driver rolled his window down and said this amazing little bonsai fir tree was growing out of the abandoned tree stump when he came to the area 40 years ago. How amazing is that? You can chop a tree down and cast it aside but allow enough light and rain at and boom, it grows again!
A single shot on tripod above the clouds in the unparalleled beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
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This was a bucket list location for me back in 2014, and I had to travel to this spot on 3 different occasions before everything lined up and I was able to capture this shot.
On this night, the wind was calm, and the lake was not nearly as rough as previous attempts, so I was able to get a much smoother surface to the water. The clouds also put on an incredible show that night.
For this composition, I was balanced on a small rock halfway out in the lake between shore and the Bonsai Rock... my tripod was down in the water, and it was basically approaching total darkness. It was definitely one of my most memorable nights shooting.
Bonsai Tree with creative lighting.
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Great foggy weather to photograph the seastack at San Josef Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
This dinky little bonsai tree was featured at this year's The Malvern Spring Gardening Show. Malvern is about innovation and fresh ideas, horticultural excellence, environmentally responsible sustainable design and practice, education and real gardening for all. It is also known for its beautiful location in a green and fertile countryside, dotted with hamlets and villages, orchards and historic landmarks, rich in wildlife and abundant in crops.
For more information please visit www.threecounties.co.uk/springgardening/index.html