Richard Jeffery Wagner

I got the new book cover art from Auctus Publishers today! My best one yet, coming soon! See my published books at www.amazon.com/stores/Richa...

Now that anti-fascism has been declared terrorism by Trump, here is our terrorist flag.

The bonsai podocarpus after pruning.

This is my bonsai podocarpus (yew) moyogi (informal upright) which needs pruning.

This is the escambron after pruning by Andrea at the meeting of the Pacific Bonsai Club on Monday.

This is the escambron that I had in the Hawaii Bonsai Association show at the Okinawan Festival over Labor Day weekend, two months later. It needs pruning.

Hal brought a mask from Bali to the Halloween party.

At New City Nissan today for our Leaf service. I photographed the Z car that I wouldn't mind having. I lusted after one back in 1970 when I was at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Breakfast at Jack in the Box while waiting for our Leaf to be serviced at New City Nissan. I photographed the interior murals before and they still look good. Markedly Hawaiian, Jack.

Fun at No Kings at the state capitol in Honolulu.

Three of my five books have gone up in sales rank today.

At the party Tuesday evening at Mānoa Heritage Center. rjwagner49.com/Personal/Vac...

Mid-month reminiscence: October 2024.

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This is the bonsai red hibiscus I took to the Rainbow Bonsai Club meeting yesterday. Here it is after pruning.

This is the red hibiscus that I took to the meeting of the Rainbow Bonsai Club today.

Looks like that gift of a 747 worked.

I finished the 900 page Brothers Karamazov, one of the great works of literature of all time. Right up there with Pride and Prejudice and Great Expectations.

My publisher. Right now, my new novella, fourth in the Brent and Edward future robot philosopher series, is in their hands. auctuspublishers.com

Today I photographed the 15 year old double tree bonsai kiawe from seed that I repotted two days ago.
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Andrea photographed my bonsai red hibiscus.

I transplanted nearly 200 Hawaiian native maiapilo seedlings into 20 four inch pots yesterday.

The bonsai banyan after trunk and branch bending held with wire stays. This tree will grow for a few months and the wire will be removed. Then it will grow unrestrained for a couple of years before the next phase of development. Bonsai is about looking at trees and thinking about the future.

The bonsai ficus after final pruning, wiring, and repotting. Some disharmonious aerial roots have been removed. bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/bon...

Banyan progress: After initial pruning and removal from the tree's growing pot.
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I worked on this Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa) which has been in this terra cotta growing pot for over a year. I will do some pruning, repotting, final pruning, and wiring.

Fire-styled pikake. Heat from the fire next door killed the branches. All the green here is new growth.

Olympus Story House gave me a couple of animated cover GIFs. Just seeing if they work here. Links to Amazon in case you want to purchase: www.amazon.com/Brent-Edward... www.amazon.com/Zombie-Philo...

Olympus Story House gave me a couple of animated cover GIFs. Just seeing if they work here. Links to Amazon in case you want to purchase: www.amazon.com/Brent-Edward... www.amazon.com/Zombie-Philo...

Two of my books were featured over the weekend at a book convention in California.
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Andrea cut 35 pieces of naupaka to root as a green hedge between our house and the burned-down house next door.