Snow on my Bonsai

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Snow on my Bonsai

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Yesterday afternoon we had a light dusting of snow here so I went out to take a couple of snaps.
The quality of the photos is not great, but it was very dark and cold (they are my only excusses for now) but it was nice to see just a little snow on a few trees.
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wow that looks amazing, neat trees too mate, but you can keep the cold im afraid :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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We officially had minus 6.8 degrees at 6.30 this morning in Canberra at the airport. Coldest temp ever in September.

A bit cold to say the least but no snow yesterday.

Nice pics Watto but you mus have been shivering from the cold.

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thought it was cold last night! :o
Now I know it was!
thanks for posting Watto, and I cannot imagine how those in Northern Europe or America cope :lost:

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Nice movement in the first trunk, lovely old monster in the third (is that a trident?) - thanks for posting.

Was that the camera shivering, or you? And will we need snow chains on the 29th Sept.? Are you selling rum with the coffee?

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That's enough!!!
I'm not coming down!
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Looks good Watto. Nice when nature plays her part. Suits the trees well. And I thought Melbourne was cold :lol:

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Gavin - its an English Elm collected on one of our digs a few years ago. Must get back to that spot real soon before they are all gone.
Penny - that was winter, its spring now so no worries, trust me!!!
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Post by alpineart »

Hi Watto , Goulburn that cold . I had about 3 inches here back in the early 90's my tree's looked the goods all covered in snow . Long before digital camera's came into my possession .Definitely a unique scene with a good dusting .

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Wow! Crappy photo's ;) but AWESOME trees :tu: :imo:
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Watto, just in case, I've started knitting another jumper. I hope I get it finished in time.
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Penny - minus 8 yesterday morning, and minus 7 this morning. As you can see its warming up!
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Great!
T-shirt weather in no time!
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I'm sorry, but I don't think that you are going to get enough snow to weigh down the branches... :lol:
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