Japan Day 3

Ian & Dave-pushing the boat out and sampling typical Japanese cuisine....not!

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the display, left.......

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......and right.

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Apparently the display was so good it brought some people to tears.....

(....whereas Doug just moaned there were to many trees!)

Thanks to Brian for the pictures.

Japan Day 2

methinks to much green tea (or was it Sake??)

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Ian & friend ......of the Ambassador

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Other attactions........is that Les on the left?

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Japan Day 1

The display creating lots of interest.

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Tony's group -looking good atop a new slate.

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A novel anti tree theft method being considered.

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By all accounts (from those attending all day) the clubs 'Japan day' exhibit was a roaring success, well attended and complimented by many (even by the Japanese ambassador himself -whose father has a collection.)

Gordale workshop 3

....trying an unusual method against tree theft!

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Get in there......

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Andy ........boasting!

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.......and when the laughter died down.

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Gordale workshop 2

Doug and his collection of Potentilla's

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Andy topping up the tan

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Les acquires a new friend!

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Bill..... being Bill

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Ian gets arty with his torchwork

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It all looks like much fun was had by all.

Gordale workshop 1

The lads in in-action..

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Les and stocky Larch

(....is the adjective the wrong way round??)

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Ian hard at work

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Lee sculpting one of his new Itoigawa's

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Above and to follow are some pictures of the Gordale Fun day workshop enjoyed my many of the members.

Thanks to 'The wee lad' for the pictures.

July Meeting- Workshop

Mark from Green Dragon -not concentrating on footfall!!!!

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Tony, working on his 'Japan day' bound group & new member -Mark

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......he launched his head onto my fist, officer.......honest!!

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Highlights of July's workshop.

There were quite a few members working on their trees, we had a new member last night, Mark from Ewloe who came via our Saturday at the Ewloe church.

Japan day a reminder to those who have had trees chosen to have them ready

• Dave Y's Trident maple
• Doug's Root over rock maple
• Les's Chohin Display
• Iain's Fuchsia
• Tony's Juniper group
• Ian's Yew & privet

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Gordale Fun Day workshops

Starting time is 10.00 am on both Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th.

Brian.

Tree of the Month- July

Bill's White pine was chosen as this months ToTM -nice tree & picture!

Bonsai Site of the Month -July

This months site is one constructed for Mario from Poland. He seems to be into wabi sabi.

-some nice trees in the portfolio.

http://www.bonsaiwabisabi.com/ang.html

`wabi` is the kind of beauty that is caused by the right kind of imperfection.
`sabi` is the kind of beauty that can come only with age.

if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi."

"It (wabi-sabi) nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect."

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