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[Joelshack2362]

Repotted these three today. Hopefully they all recover nice.

 

[Paradox]

Snowstorm came through last night but temperatures were to stay at or above 30 so yesterday, I uncovered the cold frame to let it snow in there.
Got about 5 inches that got squashed down to 4 inches when it switched to freezing rain. Had to go clean the drive way and the trucks off today which was real fun (NOT) cause it was heavy and wet snow. Temperatures going down below 30 tonight so re-covered the cold frame. Im tired after the snow shenanigans and ready for a nap now.

Pic payment: snow on the bushes in the front yard

 

[Cajunrider]

This past weekend, I visited a friend who was not well. To lift his spirit, a lodge pole pine I traded with @actionflies last year now has a new home.

 

[plant_dr]

I recovered a bunch of wire from the motor of our garbage disposal which chewed up its last spoon awhile back. The wire is pretty thin, so it will be used only for guy wiring and the thinnest of branches. I still need to anneal it too.

 

[Mike132327]

I found a clearance cryptomeria and gave it a hair cut. It had a pretty nice trunk and looked very healthy. If I can find some space I might put it in the ground this year as I develop primary branches.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I recovered a bunch of wire from the motor of our garbage disposal which chewed up its last spoon awhile back. The wire is pretty thin, so it will be used only for guy wiring and the thinnest of branches. I still need to anneal it too.

great idea. I have a motor sitting around too.

 

[Oddly_Aude]

I started my rebellious mallsai pot.
The ficus are escaping.

Send help.

 

[Oddly_Aude]

Got a snow pic!

 

[WEI]

dropped my first pots off to get bisque fired. here's a shot of one of them



...and made my third pot inspired from bag-style antique chinese containers.



making test tiles soon for glaze combos

 

[WIlliam_Butler_Yeets]

took my red pine to bonsai club last night and did some fiddling with it and got some opinions, I ended up cutting off much less than I had expected to and I think most of the things I didn't love about it will be fixed with changing the potting angle. I'm psyched for that because now I can start repotting it this year instead of letting it wait til next.

 

[River's Edge]

Arrived home late last night. Today is for unpacking and extra rest. Found a few pots and supplies in the vendor area at Kokufu 2025. ( image 4162)
Picked up last years show book and Kinbon JWP book along with some extra cut paste and a few pots.
The boxes below were from a visit to Tokoname prior to Kokufu part one! Next step will be to photograph and catalogue my newest acquisitions. Pots were selected from Zenigo, Reiho, Koyo and Ikko. With a few signed " Shozan ". The number of potters producing unglazed pots seems to be declining in Japan. They are becoming harder to find, even in the used market. Needless to say the prices are increasing year after year. This year the number of foreign visitors to the show seemed fewer than last year. There could be a number of reasons, one very evident was the " covid" season seemed much more active with the majority of the population masked and taking precautions. A change from last year at the same time. Just an observation. The other major factor could be inflation and economic uncertainty. Will be interesting to note the conditions next year at the 100th Kokufu Show. For a variety of reasons I did not stay for the second part of the show this year. Oh, and the trains can be delayed in Japan. Snow storm had the "Bullet" trains running hours behind. Very unusual in Japan where you can usually figure out if it is the right train based on its arrival and departure time.

 

[eonxoy]

Removed some tap roots and put this into a training pot

 

[The Barber]

I'm so over winter. Last week it got up to 72 degrees on Monday. Yesterday I took this photo. Today it's nearly melted off. Now they are calling for an eventual worse snow next week supposedly.