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Old Mister Crow
Join Date: May-2002
Location: Seattle, WA.
Country: USA
Posts: 3,197
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Originally Posted by mike_p
Carl, I've been pondering how to respond. I must say that we all see things differently, and it's a good thing or it would get very boring in the world of bonsai.
Basically, I see this as a yamadori clinging to a ledge on a cliff. Battered and broken by the forces of nature, but still rising up triumphantly.
Back to all of us seeing things differently, I'm reminded of one of my mother's sayings, and she had a ton of them. This one goes; " 'To each his own' said the lady as she kissed the cow." And, what was a cow to the lady may be a lot of bull to the rest of us.
Anyway, thanks for your opinion. We need dissent, as it causes us to think about what we're doing, and maybe find another way to view it.
Mike
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Mike,
Thank you for your kind reply. I really appreciate that you were able to take my comments in the spirit they were intended. That is, with good intentions, hoping to generate discussion and improve my own understanding and maybe, with some luck, to push the art form a bit. Thank you for not taking my words the wrong way. It's a sweet tree no matter how you look at it and I'd be delighted to have more material of this caliber in my back yard.
With my best regards,
Carl
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