Waiting for Fall

It's been a cool, mostly wet summer here, nothing really to complain about. It's 65 degrees today, when we can fully expect it to be 40 degrees higher at this time of year. September is typically very hot, also. But here I sit with the house open and a beautiful breeze blowing through, so it's hard to be dissatisfied.

So why am I anxiously waiting for fall? I've done pretty much everything I can do to my trees for the summer, and am dying to get to the fall repotting/pruning/cleanup season. I have several trees that are ready for repotting, a couple of which are Japanese black pines, a big scots pine, etc. So I'm looking forward to a couple of fall workshops.

The pines classes started well, and the next installment is coming soon, so I am also looking forward to that.

And then of course, the first National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester, NY! I'm looking forward to meeting some old friends for the first time!