Before going on vacation in early July, I brought my Chinese elm Bonsai to the Bonsai museum in Biot; they have a nursery that will take in plants whose owners are, for some reason or another, unable to take care of them for a while. The fee for this is a ridiculously low 5 euros per month, so it’s not exactly unaffordable. In the case of my Bonsai, it is literally a life-saver because the tree would never survive several weeks without being watered. Tonight, we drove to Biot to get the Bonsai back, and I took this photo inside the small greenhouse by the entrance while the attendant went to get my plant. We also looked over some of the older Bonsais they had, like this magnificent fig tree. It will be a while until my Chinese elm looks this old...