A great tree with a long story of a rugged life spent on the side of cold snow burdened mountain. Somewhere up near the tree line and far from the cushy life of domestically grown bonsai
Yesterday it was pines, so we’ll just keep going. Today it’s a pine mix from Amics Del Bonsai Corbera. None are identified. Nor are their owners…
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Another tough yamadori (collected from the wild) pine. To my eye, this one and the one above are about as good as it gets. Neither is over-styled and both express an expert eye, masterful technique and respect for the natural way of the tree
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A powerful but someone more conventional looking Japanese white pine. From the look of it, you might guess that this tree resides in Japan
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Another rugged yamadori pine. This time it's a bunjin, even though the trunk is a little heavier than most and the foliage a little more robust
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At first glace I thought the rock that sticks out on the right was part of the trunk. But a closer look (see below) confirms the strong suspicion that it's a rock. And in case you're wondering, the tree is the King of bonsai, a 
This super-sized three part penjing is by Robert Steven; renowned bonsai artist, teacher, author and tool designer (his 
Too cute for a serious bonsai blog? Maybe, but I think he may be for real... if you scroll down you'll see him picking off unhealthy needles. Then there's his high forehead and large cranium. Maybe he knows exactly what he's doing. The photos in this post are all is lifted from Sandy Fathurachman's facebook page (link disabled).
A juniper with a wraparound living vein. I won't guess this time, though the foliage is similar the one above.
This Satsuki azalea photo was taken to emphasis the flowers, rather than the tree. If you were to take a photo of this tree when it's not in flower, you'd take it a from a point a little lower to better show the powerful trunk and nebari.
Full cascade 
Another powerful trunk, though this one has bit more of a trunk-like form. And then there are those prized deep furrows.
You can bet that every tree shown here was wired
Another massive, strangely shaped trunk. Do you think the pot a bit too big for the tree?