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(Numerous graphics are part of this file; therefore, they will be slow in appearing on your screen.) On a chilly Sunday morning, a tough and hardy group of TBS bonsai enthusiasts met in Fenelon Falls to participate in the great apple tree dig. Thanks to Dick Morton's efforts, one of the area farmers had given the club permission to come and dig up whatever trees interested us, as long as we filled the holes with dirt again when we were finished. 18 brave souls signed up for the experience; 12 arrived on the appointed day. Our caravan left the Canadian Tire store where we had met, and headed down a sideroad for a short trip to the field. From the cars spilled a troup of collectors with a variety of gear that boggled the mind. Some of the pictures that follow will attest to that! Dick and Bob immediately got us all organized into several teams, and off we headed over the fence and by the gate to explore a truly magnificent wild field that looked more like an unkempt park than the cattle pasture it claimed to be. But it was thanks to the cattle, of course, that nature had provided us with an assortment of stunted and twisted trees. By noon almost everyone had collected at least one tree. We stopped for lunch, and then some of us headed out again into the field. The sun came out, the day warmed up, and we were ready to collect some more. I don't know what the final tally of trees was, but from what I could see, a tired yet happy group of bonsai enthusiasts headed home later that afternoon. For those TBS members that missed this occasion, a full pictorial account "in colour" can be found on The Journal's internet site at http://www.yesic.com/~dierk/. |
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