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17-May-2005
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Air Assault All The Way.
 
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Location: Huntersville, NC (near Charlotte)
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Carolina inspiration
In some recent threads, I have mentioned trees of the Southeast that inspire me to make bonsai in a way that emulates MY native material. As I have said many times, I don't feel it is superior to other styles, it is just what I can see on a (mostly) daily basis. I just find it refreshing and satisfying.
SInce we all know that a picture is worth a thousand words, I figured I'd save "writing" the book, and post some pictures I took at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina (below Myrtle Beach) over the weekend. A couple of the pictures are of local critters (alligators), but most show different aspects of local trees that I like to attempt in bonsai. Most of the native stuff you will see is bald cypress, long-leaf pine, and live oak. The gray stuff hanging from the trees is Spanish Moss (not really a moss, I think it is actually related to the pineapple family). Brookgreen Gardens is a Park that was once a 46,000 acre rice plantation. In the early to mid 1800's it was owned by the richest planter in the U.S. It is a very interesting place to visit, and the price is modest. If you would like to know what a Southern pre-war plantation was like, it is a very educational place to visit. One of the pics shows cypress "knees", if you ever wondered what that term meant. I hope these are interesting, John
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17-May-2005
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John,
I find no humor what-so-ever in your thoughtless posting of #22421 and #22424. I do not come here to see pictures of my ex-girlfriend. On the other hand, thanks for sharing these trees with us, nice thought provoking pictures. Will Last edited by Will_Heath : 17-May-2005 at 08:57 AM. |
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Air Assault All The Way.
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Gee Will, you dated a male alligator? I bet you don't find any humor in that!!!    BTW, great white hunter, did you spot any other critters? Photos are small, but there is a blue heron and a sheep in two different photos. Please tell me you didn't have any previous relations with them. And..... you're welcome. John
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John Dixon Si vis pacem parabellum Stay off the trails of others, that's where the booby-traps are. Last edited by John Dixon : 17-May-2005 at 09:02 AM. |
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17-May-2005
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
 
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Interesting Pics John.
Thanks for posting. "22421" looks a little too close for comfort - or have you got good zoom on your Digital !! Best Regards, Ian. |
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Air Assault All The Way.
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Ian, I was a good twenty feet away AND I had a barrier between it and my family (completely safe). They're pretty numerous down there. Probably have caused the golf "rule book" to come out more than once too. The ones in the pics were 7-8 feet long. The big ones 12' plus are scary. I tend to leave them a wide berth. John
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17-May-2005
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I never cease to be amazed at the trees in South Carolina. I have lived here since 1986 and am still inspired by them on a daily basis. Especially the old live oaks.
Brookgreen Gardens is one of the few places here that I haven't visited. A chore I intend on doing very soon thanks to the pictures you just posted. |
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Air Assault All The Way.
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Ron, They mention the Angel Oak on the tour. It is supposedly near 1000 years old. I have a painting of it showing "the face". For those who don't know, the Angel Oak is near Charleston, SC and is reported to display the face of an angel at the trunk when light hits it in the appropriate direction. John
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