So, my bonsai are coming along reasonably. I say reasonably, because a Carmona microphylla suddenly , inexplicably, died.  The blackened branches still protrude from the pot rather sadly. I mourned it for a few days, then decided to instead concentrate my energies on keeping the others alive.  I also acquired some new cuttings , mostly from other people's gardens .

Ficus microcarpa, Tigerbark variant

One of my bonsai in training: