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All people of major importance! There are more, though, whose photo I haven't got yet.

I looked out for you, Ken. Very sorry you had such darn bad luck.

I haven't had time yet to process the tree photos. Maybe other visitors have good pics they can post.
With a bit of luck there will also be photos of the demos.

Lisa

Great to see you all out out there fellas! looks and sounds a rippa! Kunz how bout a smile? Thanks for the pics lisa!

Thankx Lisa
Nice to see some bonsai people were happy today

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone
Ken

good stuff guys, it looks like it was a good day too. look forward to more pics and seeing some of the trees!!

jamie

Thanks for the pic's Lisa

Its nice to put a face to the names. Hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Andrew

Gday Lisa & Co!

I'm safely back in Melbourne after madly trying to pack too much into a single day in the ACT. Sadly, I did not manage to make it to the National Collection as I was about to miss my flight back home, but it is just another reason to return to Canberra when I have more time up my sleeve.

Thanks for the photos Lisa - next time could you please PhotoShop the grey out of my beard?..

It was great to finally meet a bunch of Australian Bonsai's best and brightest: I joked to Steven that if a bomb hit the cafe, Oz Bonsai would be set back a thousand years. During my brief visit to the nation's capital, I met Neil (Shibui) and his Good Lady Margrit, Pat Kennedy (again), Grant Bowie and his Good Lady Margaret, Dr Roger Hnatiuk, Ric Roberts, Lisa (LLK), Peter (PeterH), Leigh Taafe and our very own Steven (Steven), among others. I was struck by the generosity and friendliness of these folks, as well as the ever improving quality of the Native Show.

I look forward to returning in the not-too-distant future.

Thanks.

Fly.

cmon wheres the trees people!

Jamie wrote:cmon wheres the trees people!

G'day Jamie,
I'll be posting the entire exhibition mate but not until after it has closed and I get back home.
Regards,
Steven

ahhh no probs just keen to see it as i cant get to events like that!

Hi all,
I managed to get to the show in Canberra and the trees were very good (to be expected) bordering on awesome. The people were very friendly and Roger did an excellent demonstration on a M. linariifolia on Saturday. It was certainly worth the drive.

EdwardH wrote:Hi all,
I managed to get to the show in Canberra and the trees were very good (to be expected) bordering on awesome. The people were very friendly and Roger did an excellent demonstration on a M. linariifolia on Saturday. It was certainly worth the drive.

Gday Edward! Did you lunch with the AB.C crew? I don't recall meeting you (but I met so many folks, it's likely I've already forgotten some ). Sadly, I had to run out part way through Roger's demo, but it was looking promising. I hope that there are some pics of the final product.

Thanks.

Fly.

FlyBri wrote: Thanks for the photos Lisa - next time could you please PhotoShop the grey out of my beard?..

Fly.

Isnt it strange how we appreciate the aged look so much more in our trees than in ourselves. Bring on the day when we are trying to add a few wrinkles for 'character', instead of trying to look like boring saplings.

Here are some pics for those who cant wait - these pics are just a select few to keep you waiting on Steven's post - not selected in any way - just a few that were there!

thank Leigh,

i should have enough of a fix to get me through until steven gets em up

Lisa,

Thank you for the opportunity to meet some of the faces from Aus Bonsai. I would have like to have spent more time with Steven and Brain.

Maybe we will be able to meet at one of our homes in the near future to talk about the future of Bonsai and many other topics in Aus Bonsai.

Peter