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2007.09.26
Michael gave a wonderful talk—

I like to take the time out to listen to the trees, much in the same way that I listen to a sea shell, holding my ear against the rough bark of the trunk, hearing the inner singing of the sap. It's a lovely sound, the beating of the heart of the tree.

—Madeline L'Engle, A Stone for a Pillow

“I have a trunk containing continents.”

— Beryl Markham

“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower”

—Albert Camus

“Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies”

—Swedish Proverb

“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.”

—Rabindranath Tagore

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.
—Iris Murdoch

My friend invited me to a Bonsai garden tour Saturday. My understanding of bonsai is minimal, but the stories caught my attention. In time the questions became more technical and I wandered off to take some pictures.

I found leaves and flowers and drops of water under a jonquil colored sun.


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19 Comments
OILBASE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~incredible set ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OILBASE · 2007-09-25: 16:23
maharba Good set. They get better as you go through the series. The underside of that purple leaf if great.
maharba · 2007-09-25: 16:24
NovyMir Oh I do really like your photographs. And it is nice to see a quote from Albert Camus too, he occupies a decent space onone of my shelves :-)
NovyMir · 2007-09-25: 17:00
Lindyart love #6 ,love tha t big drop of water.. all really beautiful ... the whole set and the time you take to find quotes does not go unnoticed ...very very nice :)!!
Lindyart · 2007-09-25: 17:00
magpy as always your quotes are perfect complements to your beautiful sets
magpy · 2007-09-25: 17:47
youlookmahvelous I love the look of Bonsai. Nice
youlookmahvelous · 2007-09-25: 18:55
mybigbackyard Love the dewy details!
mybigbackyard · 2007-09-25: 19:32
KC727 Love it:))
KC727 · 2007-09-25: 19:36
vollenda I love the light and the drops on #5. Bonsai trees always fascinate me.
vollenda · 2007-09-25: 22:37
kangshung Beautiful set and wonderful quotes - love the dew and the purple and green.
kangshung · 2007-09-26: 03:38
jetjackson I am fascinated,,,with the art of Bonsai. Great views!!
jetjackson · 2007-09-26: 05:23
OC110481 Beatiful:) love the tour, and enjoy those words along with those photos.
Especially #6:)
OC110481 · 2007-09-26: 08:14
SheriJ Very nice post!! Cool tree.. Water on the leaves are a great shot!!
SheriJ · 2007-09-26: 08:47
amiyamaiti Excellant !!
amiyamaiti · 2007-09-26: 09:29
Cabecilha another great blog entry... wonderful photos and quotes, specially the one by Camus :)
Cabecilha · 2007-09-26: 10:05
openbelarus beautiful
openbelarus · 2007-09-26: 11:58
grupakliniczna very nice set, love #3
grupakliniczna · 2007-09-26: 13:02
lgvelazco Great set.
lgvelazco · 2007-09-27: 03:51
mattandbranson I really like #6
mattandbranson · 2007-09-27: 20:14
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