"Everything Else"

...will be a new part of SandevBonsai blog where all the stuff that has nothing to do with bonsai will be placed. These are all little things that make my heart happy and life more colourful. So I want to share them with you my bonsai friends...and...maybe we'll find even more things that can keep us closer to each other...some new hobby...another passion...who knows.
Greetings to you all, wherever you are... :)

First posts soon (I have to do something while I wait for winter to pass away and more yamadori collecting can be done!)

What has happened with my little prunus? (prunus domestica update 4 - basic structure)

http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.com/2008/12/prunus-domestica-ljiva.html

Well, on the upper link you can see the beginning of the "prunus domestica story". (sorry, this post was still written in croatian...but, you can look at the "motorsaw foto session" :) )
This incredible and tough little tree is starting to get form and appearence :)

Stage one


After "motorsaw session".

First growth in spring after motorsaw drilling!

First spring wireing of a new shoots.

Today, the autumn leaves are gone. The tree is ready for more wireing.

This is the result of second wireing. Basic form is starting to emerge.

This is fine for me for now. The trunk will be further drilled at the end of winter to finish this approximate cuts done with a motorsaw. So, this is it for now.

This tree is indestructible and grows like crazy. What a life energy! At the end this little prunus will be cca 40 cm high.

Bonsai in Croatia by Walter Pall

http://walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.com/2009/10/bonsai-in-croatia.html

Walter Pall in my garden

http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.com/2009/10/with-sebastijan-in-croatia.html

Papa Pall came for a visit!

We have had a beautiful two days with Walter Pall. He came to visit us and he spent an evening and a morning in our home and garden. We were discussing trees and other friendly matters. Walter is not longer a guest in our home, he is more like a part of the family.
Well, except "too big", he spent a positive word or two about our trees, and that means very much to me. I always like to know if I'm on the "right way".
I believe that Walter felt comfortable in our home and our company, and I'm sure that he will keep on coming back every year. We are happy to have him.
Thanks Walter!

Enough for 2009!

My dear friends...this probably closes 2009 season of collecting. It is already very cold in high mountains and the winds are sometimes severe. But, it has been enough. This season has yielded many good and a few very good starter trees for bonsai. From now on, during the winter, there will be some wireing and drilling and some very basic styling of new material that has matured for the next step. And with that, cold winter months will pass. There will be no more talk of collecting 'till February when comes the time for The King between all deciduous trees...his majesty Carpinus orientalis. Even now I can hardly wait.
Than we will have more extreeme yamadori collecting trips in rocky areas where this beautiful beasts grow.
S

Maybe a bit big? :)

check YamadoriArea

:)