Hello to All,

Richard,

this group since I have been on it would never win
the medal for pleasantries and friendliness.

I don't believe that is it's purpose either.

Still I enjoy the chats and rejoin every year after I
tend to my re-potting and New Year chores.
I guess one adapts.

Here's one for you though.From a personal point.
With regards to putting up images.I don't have a
high tech digital camera and trees based on domes
don't translate well into 2 dimensional images.
[ Even with Carl Rosner's help.]

Also,after all these years I only have about 10 or 15
trees that I would call Bonsai and am proud enough
to show.So after I post an image once,I tend to just
not bother as change is so minimal from year to year
as to be visually boring.
Then when they have grown out of the design [ 3 to 5
years] and after hard pruning,who would want to see
them for another 5 years or so.
I would be a bit embarrassed to show them at that
stage.

So I don't press anyone to show their trees.

AND YES some people use this list for other than Bonsai
reasons.I have had enough of the requests to come down
for a freebie holiday in the West Indies/The Caribbean, to
often not reply to letters of this nature.
But that's life on the Internet.
Khaimraj [ rolling with the blows.]
[ West Indies/The Caribbean
Sempre Spring Zone]

*Don't Grow Pouis,too much energy needed to get a passable
result !

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Zieminski
To:
Date: 12 April 2003 7:14
Subject: [IBC] Serissa's


Love the comment. THANKS.

But, a small thing exists on this list in some corners. Some topics yes
are
fun and people poke jokes at the initiator. But some topics are taken way
to
seriously and if one pokes jokes or offers a non-conventional opinion one
is
slammed right off the list for being offensive, aggressive or what ever.

Some people on this list through stones but live in glass houses, truth be
known they don't even grow bonsai. No insult intended to the dedicated
beginners thru artists who post to this group and provide good information
and open discussion.

Yes, I can take a joke but some of the comments cut deep and the tone is
offensive.

;-)

Richard Zieminski

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