November 2021 Bonsai Newsletter

T his is a special month for the Cone-jo Valley Bonsai Society: our deferred 18th Annual Bonsai Exhibition has arrived! Just check out pages 4 – 13 in this issue of our newsletter.

As you know, due to Covid-19, we were not able to hold our annual exhibition at our normal venue, the Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks. So, our newsletter editor, David Whiteside organized this virtual exhibition. Members took pictures of their best bonsai and sent the photos to him for display in this, the November 2021 newsletter. Enjoy this issue of the newsletter as it includes many of your trees.

David reports that 11 CVBS members participated in this year’s exhibition, contributing a total of 28 bonsai. Please see page 4 for details.

Experience has taught me that it is hard to deceive the eye of the lens. After I took my pictures, I saw the details of my hackberry silhouette (page 5) that should have had more work. Don’t let this discourage you if you spot some flaws in your displayed bonsai—just use the knowledge to improve. Mean-while, thank you very much for your participation and please enjoy!

We are moving along in the process of getting permission to resume our meetings in the Westlake Village City Hall Community Room. The necessary application has been submitted and acknowledged. We now are awaiting their confirmation. As soon as they con-firm, we will be able to get back to holding our monthly meetings at the Community Center, our normal venue in the past. This is all provided Los Angeles County does not come up with any further Covid restrictions. Hopefully, we will be able to firm up our plans in time for the December issue of this newsletter.

Turning to house keeping: we hold our annual election of officers in November. No club members have volunteered to serve as an officer or committee chair in 2022. So, I have prevailed upon the current officers and committee chairs to stay on for another year. See page 2 for the list of current officers and chairs—and note that this list remains the same for the coming year.

During the Covid closures, we have not been able to carry out all of the club activities and get togethers. We look forward to a new spirit in 2022. As the year progresses and we are able to get together for our monthly meetings, we suggest that club members consider assisting in the running of the club.

Meanwhile, please join me in thanking the current officers and committee chairs for their past service and for agreeing to continue for another year.

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