The bonsai community... such a positive influence on my life
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Grovic
Mame
I appreciate the effort you put into the site and support for this community. I've learned a lot since I joined and there's so much useful info here, I think this is the website I visit the most every day.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Lol, I edited out a part about being 2500 miles closer to the Whitehouse, I think you're capable,but didn't want to... push the ticket!
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Sorry, it's a rugby shirt yes!?
Sorce
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Moridin
Shohin
Thank you BN for this site. I have only been here for a short time but I have been learning so much and the community you have built has been very welcoming.
Happy and Safe Holidays to you all.
Happy and Safe Holidays to you all.
Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
I like this place, good info from good people. Hopefully I can meet some of you at the upcoming shows......if they ever happen.
BuckeyeOne
Chumono
I found this site and few years ago, and it has been a pleasure to to have talked to all of you.
I has been a place to find a little solace in this time of uncertainty.
Thanks @Bonsai Nut for all that you do and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
I has been a place to find a little solace in this time of uncertainty.
Thanks @Bonsai Nut for all that you do and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
jaco94
Chumono
Thanks Greg !
This site is very well designed, easy to use even for me and my limited intellectual capacities.
We quickly feel at ease thanks to the kindness of its members.
This site is very well designed, easy to use even for me and my limited intellectual capacities.
We quickly feel at ease thanks to the kindness of its members.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
ABCarve
Masterpiece
You’ve done a great thing here and hopefully enjoyed the craziness as we all have. 
Thanks for the memories
Thanks for the memories 
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Plus, who needs FB when they have Bonsainut??
I'm on FB like two or three times a year. I'm on BNut so much my wife is complaining about how it interferes with her FB habit.
BNutCon '21? I would so do this!
Also, apparently @Bonsai Nut's real name is Greg. Cool. Learn something new every day.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
I have no idea what you're talking about.Next your gonna tell me YOUR name isn’t Shady!
I'm...
Stumped
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Yeah special critiques from Bjorn , Neil and Walter Pall lol
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Hi Greg, and the others.
Lockdown here, all my friends are about my age, in their 60s, and most of them still have a mother, a father, elder sisters or brothers, some of them living hundreds of kilometres away. Most of the friends that live nearby are either "people at risk" because of their age (and they have a mother, a father, etc.) or in the workplace where every day one colleague or one pu^pil (most of them are teachers) are "Covid-positive".
It's about OK for those who like me can send messages or discuss online, or even use the phone to talk for one hour with their kids, ora friend. It's more difficult to keep in touch with the family : "fortunately", my 90-yr-old mother (the only one in my family that still lives not far from me, 20 km) had a heart problem, so I took her to the emergencies. Nothing serious. Went back today for further exams, will go tomorrow morning to take the "holster" and bring it to the clinic.
I can't go up to her flat and cook for her, she can't come to my house, but she's all right. Tough regulations, but they're for everyone's good. She's not afraid to die : but she doesn't want to contaminate others. She wears a mask, washes her hands, keeps "social distance". She's alive and well, and so are her friends. It's tough, but like her, people in her old people's home are not stupid. They don't swallow bleach, wear a mask, take care of the others. She doesn't have to support any crook in an election, and she never missed an election. She left school at 14, in 1944, that doesn't mean she's stupid.
Love the ones you're with : there are some that I wish I would like to see more often, but here we are, we must be careful (I had never been so far - no comment !). I used to "hate family", a kind of "show off" stance, teenage "anarchist" illusion.
Now, I savour the hour I spend with my "family".
"BNut" and the like are for me, the rest is for the ones I love, but exchanging on what branch should be removed or bent is also a way to stay alive....
Lockdown here, all my friends are about my age, in their 60s, and most of them still have a mother, a father, elder sisters or brothers, some of them living hundreds of kilometres away. Most of the friends that live nearby are either "people at risk" because of their age (and they have a mother, a father, etc.) or in the workplace where every day one colleague or one pu^pil (most of them are teachers) are "Covid-positive".
It's about OK for those who like me can send messages or discuss online, or even use the phone to talk for one hour with their kids, ora friend. It's more difficult to keep in touch with the family : "fortunately", my 90-yr-old mother (the only one in my family that still lives not far from me, 20 km) had a heart problem, so I took her to the emergencies. Nothing serious. Went back today for further exams, will go tomorrow morning to take the "holster" and bring it to the clinic.
I can't go up to her flat and cook for her, she can't come to my house, but she's all right. Tough regulations, but they're for everyone's good. She's not afraid to die : but she doesn't want to contaminate others. She wears a mask, washes her hands, keeps "social distance". She's alive and well, and so are her friends. It's tough, but like her, people in her old people's home are not stupid. They don't swallow bleach, wear a mask, take care of the others. She doesn't have to support any crook in an election, and she never missed an election. She left school at 14, in 1944, that doesn't mean she's stupid.
Love the ones you're with : there are some that I wish I would like to see more often, but here we are, we must be careful (I had never been so far - no comment !). I used to "hate family", a kind of "show off" stance, teenage "anarchist" illusion.
Now, I savour the hour I spend with my "family".
"BNut" and the like are for me, the rest is for the ones I love, but exchanging on what branch should be removed or bent is also a way to stay alive....
Wulfskaar
Omono
This place brings a wealth of knowledge into one place. Every question I have asked has been answered by experienced people with the good intentions of helping an absolute stranger. The people here are really cool and that's why I keep coming back. Thanks for creating this place! I'm glad I found it!
Hoyonokuma
Mame
The day you decided to put up a Forum, it was a really bright one, @Bonsai Nut.
I've been here for only a handful of months now, but I can't wait to login every day and see what's new to learn and what beautiful new things are there to see.
And I'm gonna add some more.
4 years ago I've moved to Germany amd finally moved out with my gf after a fea years of distance relationship.
Story made short and simple, the transition didn't go quite as nice as expected. The bonsai world has found a way between the stress of my routine and the frustration coming with the big change, allowing me to find some peace and moderation.
It's not an overstatement if I say that this hobby (in general) and communities such this forum and youtube (in particular) gave me a BIG break, and probably saved a relationship.
I've been here for only a handful of months now, but I can't wait to login every day and see what's new to learn and what beautiful new things are there to see.
And I'm gonna add some more.
4 years ago I've moved to Germany amd finally moved out with my gf after a fea years of distance relationship.
Story made short and simple, the transition didn't go quite as nice as expected. The bonsai world has found a way between the stress of my routine and the frustration coming with the big change, allowing me to find some peace and moderation.
It's not an overstatement if I say that this hobby (in general) and communities such this forum and youtube (in particular) gave me a BIG break, and probably saved a relationship.
PA_Penjing
Chumono
Warmest place on the www, I also don’t use social media. All my internet friends live here. I sneak on fb once a week to use the auction site haha
Flowerhouse
Chumono
This forum is my only online contact with humans.
I broke up with FB in mid-March this year. It was the most effective and immediate way to address my cortisol levels. My stress was not related to Covid-19, though that turned my final 3 months as a teacher into a "virtual" experience. Rather, it was because of this:
www.ttnews.com
www.transportationnation.com
I-80 closes here many times every winter and we plan for it. But some of the shit that went down here as a result of this particular event about pushed me over the edge.
So, yeah, the serenity and relative sanity of you bonsai peeps is much appreciated.
I broke up with FB in mid-March this year. It was the most effective and immediate way to address my cortisol levels. My stress was not related to Covid-19, though that turned my final 3 months as a teacher into a "virtual" experience. Rather, it was because of this:
140 Vehicles Involved in Two Wyoming I-80 Pileups; Three Dead | Transport Topics
RAWLINS, Wyo. — At least three people died and dozens were injured in a pileup involving more than 100 vehicles, many of them tractor-trailers, amid blowing snow that closed part of Interstate 80 in Wyoming, officials said March 2.
Terrifying New Video Surfaces of 140-Vehicle Pileup on I-80
Rawlins, WY - New terrifying video continues to surface from a deadly 140 vehicle pileup during a winter storm along Interstate 80 in Wyoming last Sunday afternoon
www.transportationnation.com
So, yeah, the serenity and relative sanity of you bonsai peeps is much appreciated.
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