Recent content by AlainK

Went to the US of A last June. As I expected, met nice people there, though when you are a tourist you don(t have much time to meet "real people". I was with my girl-friend and a friend of hers, the latter a former police officer, sort of tight-up lady tat can't stand salt in pasta -can you...

Maples ?... OK! :cool:

Not a bonsai, but 'Como' is one of my favourites :

It's 22:57 here, it would look much better in daylight :

I know civilized people shouldn't talk about politics or religion. I do appreciate the tone, and the meaning of your post. But it's hard to keep calm when you're insulted, I mean not you, but the person who represents you. Hundreds of dead, more wounded, OK, Ukraine is far from where you are...

Improve your ability to communicate in a foreig language :

Do you ? I don't. I'm pretty sure this will be the case. Everywhere I went, I met very nice people, even people I could hardly speak with, but hospitality was something that was beyond words. But "Trumpism" is antinomic to "trust", it's synonym of hatred, greed, decieving and betrayal. One...

I've got a big one in my garden, though it's not (it was not) its natural range, and a couple as potted trees that I dare not call bonsai. The big one has flowers, the first time in almoste 25 years : I used to prune it hard every late winter, but age being what it brings...

Hi Judy, I gave it to someone that never gave me any news from it. That's life...

Hi folks in the US, This is a message from the rest of the world ...;) We're living an exceptional moment in history, whether good or bad, depending on what size you're on. Here in (old) Europe, we've been dumfounded by the aggressiveness of your new president. We've been accustomed to his...

Different hours of a day...

I think I already posted about this little Forsythia. This is what it looked like in its modest show a couple of days ago:

Large compound leaves : very challenging, good luck.

In my gardn, on the Loire valley :

Chaumont sur Loire.