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Jay Nolen
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Feline Herder, K9 Handler, Bonsai Farmer.
San Antonio Bonsai Society,
Austin Bonsai Society,
Corpus Christi Bonsai Club,
Lone Star Bonsai Federation.

Coffee, Bonsai, Tequila, Repeat.

“To a novice, I am a Master.
To a Master, I am but a novice.”
Pinned
Me and my Shohin Display at this year’s Pacific Bonsai Exposition.
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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Woohoo! I’m published.
Fame and Glory!
Fame and Glory!!
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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June 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Melina, first of her name.
Lizard slayer. Queen of Wellesley Land extends her happiness in expressing Happy Pride to all who, like her, celebrate.
June 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.
May 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Exactly
May 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Quick reminder that Kash requested a private security detail to protect him from his FBI security detail.
April 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If you see this, post a picture of a tree.
#ArborDay
#Bonsai, it’s what I do.
April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Stolen High Profile Bonsai Trees from Kyoto

https://www.lonelyjapan.com/230106/

17日午前1時頃、京都大徳寺『芳春院盆栽庭園』にて盗難が発生しました。工事中の防犯体制が整っている所ではなく、西面(信長の墓所・総見院)の高い塀に脚立をかけて70mの墓所を越えて運び出したようです。 10点中、高額な国風展出品樹もあり、お心当たりのある方は、エスキューブまでご連絡を宜しくお願いします。担当管轄は京都北警察署です。現場検証・鑑識は終了しています。 At around 1am on the 17th, a …
Stolen High Profile Bonsai Trees from Kyoto - Lonely Japan
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April 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Either the president follows the law or the president is illegitimate.
April 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Strange looking bunny found in the garden this morning.
The squirrels are still cautious…
April 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Some more good news…👇

Enjoy. 😎✨
April 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Bonsai it’s what I do.
Texas native cedar elms
Naked in February.
Clothed in April.
April 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Johnson-Trump Tariffs
you know, like
Smoot-Hawley

Brand the villains, tie their name to it. The Republicans can stop this foolishness this afternoon. But they choose not to.
April 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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April 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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April 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Regardless of context or circumstances, “We can’t just ignore the president’s desires” has got to be one of the strangest phrases ever uttered by a standing vice president
March 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#Bonsai, it’s what I do.
Ficus Microcarpa “tiger bark”
I bought this for its trunk about two years ago. I have let it go last year and over the winter.
Last 3 days work…
👇Started. Finished.👇
March 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
March 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
#Bonsai, it’s what I do.
Brazilian Raintree.
Convention workshop tree from April 2018. And today after cleanup hair cut. It’s due a repot this year.
March 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Important. Either Trump is so far gone mentally he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or people are acting in his name without his knowledge. This was an order with enormous implications, and the President of the United States says he didn’t do it.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Mar 22
President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.
Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#Bonsai, it’s what I do.
Happy Spring, Northern hemisphere!!!
How do you get fat trunks on short trees? You start with tall trees! A braided ficus benjamina from some friends Oct 21, 2018. In a bonsai pot today. Will work into banyan style top after it recovers from repot. 20’ to 4’
March 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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March 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM