Sheer Beauty of Japanese Maple Bonsai

Well, you’ve to admire the majestic beauty of the Japanese Maple Bonsai. Without any doubt it is an amazing display qualities have Bonsai enthusiasts worldwide attempting to grow the very best Maples they can. It is extremely hard to find the exact meaning behind the Japanese Maple but conventionally, in Japanese legends, passing a child through the branches of a Maple tree is said to bring good health, success and wealth. Sounds pretty good to us! Moreover, the Japanese Maple is often referred to by the Japanese as “Momigi”, meaning “Baby's Hands”. Source: Amazing Things in The World 

Therefore the practice of bonsai growth incorporates a number of techniques either exclusive to bonsai or, if it is used in other forms of cultivation, applied in infrequent ways that are mostly suitable to the bonsai domain. These techniques include, leaf trimming, the selective removal of leaves (for most varieties of deciduous tree) or needles (for coniferous trees and some others) from a bonsai's trunk and branches. Pruning the trunk, branches, and roots of the candidate tree and wiring branches and trunks lets the bonsai designer to generate the desired general form and make detailed branch and leaf placements. Well, clamping using mechanical devices for shaping trunks and branches and grafting fresh growing material (classically a bud, branch, or root) into a ready area on the trunk or under the bark of the tree. Moreover defoliation normally provides short-term dwarfing of foliage for definite deciduous species. Deadwood bonsai techniques are also called jin andshari simulate age and maturity in a bonsai.

 

Attractive Little Clouds Amusingly Water Potted Houseplants

In a fanciful twist that takes the great outdoors inside, this pint-sized cloud waters your hanging houseplants. The inventive wall hanging is comprised of a resin pot attached to a blue or green backing. Above the pot, a water filtering system camouflaged as a whimsical cloud hovers over the plant. Therefore; when water is poured into the reservoir, at the top of the cloud, water drops are dispensed onto the upturned leaves below. Functionally, the gorgeous planters are useful because they allow you hang small pots on your wall, though creatively; they remove the need for a watering can. These charming Rainy Pots, which sell for about $18 from retailer Singeek, are ideal for urban residents who lack outdoor green space and who want to add a splash of nature’s liveliness to their rooms. They're also great for busy homeowners who need a little help keeping their houseplants alive.

Russia Unveils Massive 21000km Superhighway Plan

Now a days Russia unveils a plan of superhighway (London, Paris, New York via Russia) which is a world longest road about 13000 miles which will starts from London city via Berlin, Moscow, Russia, Uelen, Fairbanks, Edmonton and New York City. 6000 miles of this road will b through Russian existing byways and bridges across and connect with Euroup via Chunnel Tunnel. This project will cost of about trillions of dollars.

Hummingbirds: The Little Jewels of Flight 2

A selection of hummingbirds that occur in Ventura County, California either as resident breeders, or seen during their migration in the spring or fall. Most of species are seen in order of appearance are Allen's, Anna's, Black-chinned, Calliope, Costa's and Rufous Hummingbird. All scenes with the Panasonic Lumix GH3 and Panasonic 100-300mm lens over the last two years since I purchased the camera in March 2013. That is the best Hummingbird video I’ve ever seen! I am so thankful I got to see it and share it with my website. Thank you for sharing this stunning video of these beautiful creatures! I love hummingbirds.  We only see ruby throated hummingbirds. I loved seeing the colors and behaviors of all the different species.

HUMMINGBIRDS - Little Jewels Of Flight 2 from Don DesJardin on Vimeo.

Stunning Photographs of Frozen Waterfall in Japan

Tokyo-based photographer Hayato Wakabayashi captures stunning photos of frozen waterfalls, caves, and frost in his ongoing series Gravity. He’s bundled in warm layers and weighed down by heavy gear, the daring photographer braves the bone-chilling cold of Japan's mountainous regions in order to document remarkable phenomenon in nature. 

The majestic rushing cascades are frozen in time and suspended in midstream, turning the familiar sight of waterfalls into a stark, stylish winter wonderland. I started to become interested in the slow and organic variations of nature," he explains. I have always been spellbound with the unnoticeable growth built from repeated elements in nature. Nothing can be escape gravity. You know, there’s a natural order that exists outside our rationalized ideas. Gravity holds all that exists. I show nature’s order by snapping these effects of gravity that we’re not usually aware of in our daily lives.

 Source: Charismatic Planet