Okay - my bonsai trees are starting to look alive now but not quite ready to post photos. They are budding or the leaves are beginning to open up but it is not there just yet. Hopefully this weeks warmth will speed things up a little.
So I plan to take photos of each of my beloved bonsai trees and post them up here. I figured they would look better with some leaves or flowers rather than just the trunk and branches naked.
I am happy they made it through the winter save for one which succumbed to illness late last fall. A moment of silence please.
Most importantly, I managed to keep the very old bonsai trees my grandfather entrusted me with.
The reason why I like the subject so much is because it is a very long process - it can be longer than one or two human lifetimes. While these bonsai trees are potted, they are dependent. With this comes responsibility but I get a lot out of it. I notice things even at the daily level and that makes me feel pretty happy. I feel I am becoming more patient since working with my bosai. I feel I pay more attention to small details. I feel more comfortable with long term committment. I feel more comfortable with taking care of life.
Every day after work when I get home, before I change I always take a look at all of my trees. It makes me feel peaceful inside. I am asked quite often, "don't you ever get bored looking at them all of the time??" but my answer is always, "no".