Winter pear

Jim....thanks for providing the history of this tree....really marvelous. Thank you.

Jim, your pear is looking awesome these days. I haven't been on the forum much this year and I now see that you are having health issues; I pray you feel better; sending prayers and light.
Todd

Jim,
So sorry to hear about your health. Hope you feel well during the Xmas season!

Your pear bonsai is beautiful and truly reflects the love and years you have put into its training. It shows "agedness in a container" which cannot be quickly achieved. Great Job!

Here are a couple of photos of my Robinson Contorted Bradford Pear that I displayed this past weekend at the Winter Silhouette Exhibition. More photos on my blog at:

http://valavanisbonsaiblog.com

Thanks, Bill. I wanted to get to that show, but it would have been a bit too much, I'm afraid. VERY Nice pear. Mine has never bloomed (or, of course, fruited).

Got lots of family arriving in a week or two, including my just-turned-teenage, (but still a sweetie) granddaughter. Most will stay through New Year when we'll all share the Hoppin' John for good luck in the coming year.

JKL knows well how much I love this pear of his. I am so happy you posted a naked shot for the winter.

I am saddened to hear of your ill health, and am wishing you the best holiday season with your family.
Thanks for all the help you've given freely to me and others- it is much appreciated.

Hi Jim,
That's a great pear tree. And I love it.... When searching for other pear posts, I noticed that you have quite a few posts of the same tree (below links). By the way, can you tell me how well Pyrus calleryana does in bonsai cultivation? There are tons of seedlings (some larger as well) in my area growing wild.

https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t1223-split-trunk-pear-update?highlight=pear
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t1711-pear-color?highlight=pear
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t4751-chinese-sand-pear?highlight=pear
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t4929-pear-in-winter?highlight=pear
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t9128-pear-leafing-out-cold-snap-coming?highlight=pear
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t14517-pear-color?highlight=pear
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t16135-pear-fall-color?highlight=pear

Hi there,

"I'm IBC"

I mean, I remember Jim Lewis. We exchanged a couple of private messages, like friends. He played music with Elizabeth Cotten.

Now he's gone. But to me, he's part of our common history, and he was a nice man, he was.

I don't believe in god, or heaven, but if he did I think he's sitting next to his god, for he was a very good man.

AlainK wrote:Hi there,

"I'm IBC"

I mean, I remember Jim Lewis. We exchanged a couple of private messages, like friends. He played music with Elizabeth Cotten.

Now he's gone. But to me, he's part of our common history, and he was a nice man, he was.

I don't believe in god, or heaven, but if he did I think he's sitting next to his god, for he was a very good man.

I'm so sorry to hear. Jim's posts were so informative that I remember looking forward to any posts under his name. May he rest in peace. He will be missed, definitely by me....

I noticed that for some reason, most bonsai folks either play a musical instrument or are into some art. I personally love sketching; charcoal & graphite being my medium of choice although I occasionally dabble in pastel as well. It seems as if there is either a correlation with bonsai, art, and music or some kind of influence between them.

Aman

juniper07 wrote:... ...It seems as if there is either a correlation with bonsai, art, and music or some kind of influence between them... ...

Each and everyone is a means of expression. Either bonsai, or music, or painting, or sculpting, or any art form. This is Art.
ΟR,
Bonsai evokes sentiments. So does any art form. Hence the propinquity.