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I have several quality pots that, oaf that I am, have been broken. I repaired them with the epoxy and gold mica faux kintsugi method. Is it appropriate to use them for a tree in a major show?

Did a little pad clean up and trim on my root over rock Kishu shimpaku. I started with a cutting about eight years ago.

Crabapples!

Kiyohime and contorted quince with wavyleaf soaproot accent.

Last Saturday my friend Larry, known here as Mike Corazzi (forum name chosen because he was a "fun guy") passed away after an illness. Shortly before he went into hospice he asked me to find homes fore his bonsai collection. Some of those trees and pots will be showing up on Facebook auctions...

I've been wanting to do this for a long time. I finally built a tokonoma in my garden. I may still put windows in the sides.

My biggest Crepe Myrtle putting on its fall show!

Finally cooling down after a record hot summer in Calif. Fall color starting on my Crepe myrtle and pomegranate,

Mark your calendars. This is always a great show with lots of vendors and member sales.

My home made soil sifter... https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1pNplELSNj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I'm recovering from hip replacement surgery a week ago and while I'm allowed short walks around the house with a walker I'm forbidden to go down to my bonsai garden. Thank God for my wonderful wife who brings my trees up to the house so I can try to keep up with Spring pinching. Here's a Kandy...

First styling of a trident maple for the first of April.

I collected this small, chuhin size Cali about 10 years ago with Harry Hirao. I've had it in a Jim Gremel moon pot as a semi cascade but never really liked the pot... looked like PacMan eating a tree. I got this pot from Nao at the Pacific Expo and put the tree in it in a more upright position...

Loving the fall color this year! 3 1/2 years from nursery stock from Ed Clark, Round Valley Nursery.

I know, I'm a grumpy old man. but I feel a little better now.

I dug this tree last December as a naked trunk. 8 months later, surprise! Flowers!

This tree was collected many years ago by my club members. I'm happy its in my collection now!