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Archive for June, 2010
Back Deck Bonsai
Jun 29th
I have been a few weeks since I started to re-arrange the bonsai on my deck to get better sun and to also look a little nicer so I figured I would do a quick photo post on the subject. Between long work hours and family time this has taken weeks when it should have taken hours but it was well worth it!
My reasoning behind this change was some of my trees were getting to much light and some were not getting enough. So to fix this I put the light loving trees on the outside edge of my deck.
The smaller trees and the the semi shade loving trees I put on the edge near the roof were they get sun all day except the late afternoon. Some of these trees like full sun so I will probably swap these out and put them on the edge on a week by week basis. If you notice I put small bamboo shelves on the back of the bench to hold my smaller trees.
Here is my phoenix graft juniper and a bald cypress I will be working on shortly
My large Chinese Elm. It is one of my favorite trees though it hasn’t gotten enough sun this year so far.
Some of my tropical trees. A severely overgrown Surinam Cherry, shohin crape myrtle, and a new bougainvillea.
This Juniper I plan on moving out into the yard soon. But the 2 Wisteria, Weeping Willow, and Trident Maple will probably stay.
I love watching my trees bloom. Here is my new crape myrtle beginning to bloom.
Some blooms on the new bougainvillea.
Ignite Birmingham: Who would you like to see speak?
Jun 16th
I’m a huge fan of community. It is something that all of us have experienced and has helped shape who we are today. Which is one of the reasons I have tried to involve myself with the local tech community so much. The value that groups such as Tech Birmingham, Birmingham Venture Club, and all the various user groups bring can be huge. Unfortunatly for the most part alot of these communities/groups are very insular communities, and the knowledge just stays in one place.
This is what got me interested in bringing Ignite to Birmingham. I knew there were lots of people in Birmingham who have great ideas and alot of people who could help each other out greatly that just don’t know about each other. And Ignite and other unconferences are a great way to bridge this gap in new and interesting ways. Through Ignite I had already had the chance to meet people I would not normally have had the chance to meet, and be influenced by some of there great ideas.
So based on that I ask you, the reader, to ask yourself this question “Who would I like to see speak at Ignite?”. If you know the person then consider recommending they propose a talk for ignite, and if not feel free to add there name here so we know who might be good to approach. You can direct them to http://www.ignitebirmingham.com for more info and here is link to the proposal form http://www.ignitebirmingham.com/proposals/
