1  WALK TALL AND CARRY A SMALL LEASH (?? Theodore Roosevelt on the art of diplomacy)
What he really said “Speak softly and carry a big stick”
“Walk (or stand) tall” on the other hand = Be proud and confident: stop wishing that you were somehow different—start to walk tall!
And for the second half about the leash – be kind to animals

“Have You Seen My Lunate Bone Mon?” said the hand to the moon over Jamaican Skies…. “if not I have a bone to pick with you!”
The lunate bone is a moon shaped bone in the proximal row of metacarpal bones in the wrist

I have been enlisted to do the Nature Photography Challenge by my friend, Betsy Bynack Barry. She asked me to post a nature related photograph every day for seven days while nominating someone different every day to also do the challenge. I have asked my daughter Talya Davidoff as my first choice to join the group.
Nov 6 2015

I have been enlisted to do the Nature Photography Challenge by my friend Betsy Bynack Barry. She asked me to post a nature related photograph every day for seven days while nominating someone different every day to also do the challenge. A school friend Bob Heilbrunn is an astute observer of the wild life of Africa. I would like to invite him to participate in this endeavour.
Today I want to share a wild rock animal with kind eyes that I found staring at me in Gudvangen Norway
Nov 8 2015

Have been enlisted to do the Nature Photography Challenge by my friend Betsy Bynack Barry. She asked me to post a nature related photograph every day for seven days while nominating someone different every day to also do the challenge. Would like to invite a friend and colleague Barbara Biber who has great pictures of sunsets and flowers, and hoping she will participate in this endeavour.
Today, for my part I want to share inspiration from the clouds (“Pancreas in the Sky”)and combine an image of nature with an image in anatomy and dedicate this combo to pancreatic cancer and diabetes awareness month
Nov 10 2015

January 2016

Runner in the Sky

“Scottie of the Skye in the Sky” is another prize of the Caribbean skies The Scottie is part of a group of Scottish terriers called “Skye” – and hence the name of the art piece. They have rectangular head and body, and a triangular beard of finer texture than the coat. They are confident, feisty and territorial – and hence the nickname “Diehard”. Roosevelt, George W, and the Earl of Dumbarton owned Scotties.

“Rain Rain Go Away I Have Come Here to Have a Holiday”
Jan 14 2016

“Rain Rain You Came Anyway” The gray of your gloom will bring bloom – so by the way… its all okay …
Part of the series for the BLOG (to come) of Anatomy of the Caribbean Sky and the lessons it can teach us

Jan 15 2016

Anatomy of the Caribbean Sky and the lessons it can teach us

Jan 2016

Anatomy of the Caribbean Sky and the lessons it can teach us

Jan 2016

Unreal Bird Flying Low in the Sky
Flying to Penina’s wedding Jan 18 2016

Husky Black Walnut and Heart Rock Caffey on a romantic walk in the forest on Valentines day
Feb 2016

WINTER BUBBLES AFTER SNOW and ICE , Microcosm of Winter Wonders in the Local Park (aka OVA in WAITING)
Feb 2016

HANGING ON TO JOYS OF THE PAST IN THE FACE OF COLD REALITY
– though sweet memories are always sweet, and the future always springs new realities
Feb 25 2016

A TINY FOREST BESIDE A BIG ICE POND UNDER THE WARMING WINTER SUN
A walk in the cold of Boston with a macro lens exposed the world of infinite beauty and of nature’s miracles

THE SUMMER EQUIVALENT OF A TINY FOREST

PLANTS THAT LOOK LIKE FEATHERS, FLOCK TOGETHER IN THE FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING. – art from a kitchen window inspired by the ice crystals of winter

Sunset in Santa Monica Through the Eyes of the Australian Tea Tree aka Leptospermum Laevigatum

A FACE IN A SYCAMORE TREE BARK IN BURBANK CALIFORNIA inspired by the art of lifelong friend Stephen Selesnick and provided by the opportunity to visit Burbank and participate in the wonderful wedding of Penina and Avi

May 2, 2016 ·
Can you work out how this picture was taken?
Clue – raining in Boston and the dog needs a walk

Re the quiz – Thanks for your taking up the challenge!
Stanford wins this round! Go Jeff Koseff – There was a puddle on the tarmac (asphalt) path – The puddle had mirror like properties and was able to reflect the tree in the park alongside the path. I think one clue is a small bunch of pine needles (middle and left ) and few other very small pieces of grass. A second puddle is seen in the bottom left corner

May 14, 2016 ·
LIFE IN DEATH, DEATH IN LIFE
Dog Walk Art

May 14, 2016 ·
ROMANCE OF THE LEAF AND THE FLOWERBUD – A Marriage made with the Wisdom of Heaven. The One Without the Other is Nothing

Springtime for the Iris The story of lessons from the garden will unfold

May 15, 2016 ·
PICTURE PUZZLE – WHAT IS IT ?
Dog Walk Art

May 17, 2016 ·
POTENTIAL EMERGING FROM A CRUSTY PAST
A New Beginning

May 18, 2016 ·
NATURE PAINTS THE FACE OF AN ANIMAL BARGING INTO OUR WORLD FROM THE BOWELS OF THE PANSY
Courtesy of the Free Museums Around and In Us

STONE AGE ART IN YOUR BACKYARD
dOG wALK aRT
Courtesy of the Free Museums Around and In Us

May 19, 2016 ·
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THIS DECAYING LOG?
dOG wALK aRT
Courtesy of the Free Museums Around and In Us

AN OWL IN THE WOODS
dOG wALK aRT
Courtesy of the Free Museums Around and In Us

May 21, 2016
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
This poor old tree, fallen from its graces, eviscerated by rot, has found enough energy from its roots to give rise to new branches and also to support new life in its empty decaying spaces.

Lesson from nATURE- Do not forget your roots. Without them you are nothing!
Courtesy of Free Life Lessons Around and In Us and Spy Pond Arlington Mass

May 22, 2016 ·
Art of the Ant

May 23, 2016 ·
Another Picture. Puzzle. How do you interpret?
dOG wALK aRT
Courtesy of the Free Museums Around and In Us

May 26, 2016 ·
SOMEWHERE UNDER THE RAINBOW

Along the dOG wALK path I found chalk art created by elementary school children . This series portrays what is on the minds of children in that age group
Courtesy of Free Museums Around and In Us and Mason Rice Elementary School

May 26, 2016 ·
A DEVIL OR A KING/QUEEN OR ALL THREE – PERHAPS THESE KIDS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELECTION
dOG wALK ArT created by elementary school children .
Courtesy of Free Museums Around and In Us and Mason Rice Elementary School

May 26, 2016 ·
ANGEL AND DEVIL LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS
dOG wALK ArT created by elementary school children .
Courtesy of Free Museums Around and In Us and Mason Rice Elementary School

May 30, 2016 ·
ROCKS FLOATING IN THE AIR?
Picture Puzzle Can you explain?
Appreciating art on the dOG wALK in NJ
Courtesy of Free Museums Around and In Us

YIN YANG SQUIRRELS – Up and Down, Light and Dark, Roots and Wings, Adult and Child, Head and Tail.
Lesson from the squirrels ? We need BOTH forces to become WHOLE
Lessons learned on the dOG wALK in NJ
Courtesy of Free Museums Around and In Us

MOSES ON MOUNT AVARIM – THE OLD AND THE NEW GENERATIONs
This art piece is a combination of ultrasound and photography and depicts the story of Moses as he looks at the gift of land for future generations. The new generation, who were either babies when the Hebrews left Egypt, or who were born in exile are depicted in colorful clothing in their tents at the bottom of the mountain (designer jeans and all – with latest cell phones!). Moses awaits death as an exile at the pinnacle of his mission. He has a black ultrasound cloud above his head depicting his end.
Dedicated to lessons of my heritage

2a TWO LOST SOLES SITTING ON THE FENCE
Said the left to the right”We are apart but not yet defeeted”
Said the right to the left “I would hate to be in your shoes”
Said the left to the right. “Let’s get off our high horses, resolve our differences, move forward, and walk in the way of righteousness”
Said the left to oneself “Was going to say left-sidedness rather than righteousness, for the sake of my pride, and my tribe, but decided to let it go”
Said the left  to the right “It is better if we walk together – otherwise we will only be able to hop with no hope”
Said the right  to the left “Let’s pursue One and we will find our souls”

And they found their soles and walked into the sunset, foot after foot, hand in hand and lived happily ever after.
The End

2 CREATE A STORY?!

I see a pretty little girl walking in the park with her Dad who was filthy dirty after working in the garden!…Despite his dirt she was so appreciative of his taking her out that she ran up to him and gave him a big hug and kiss!

4 Try Telling a Tale About these Cans

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5 The Cans and CanKnots –
Well the story it told me … Once upon a time there were two twisted cans that were all bent out of shape with the way the world was going. They drugged themselves silly with synthetics( see list outside can), listened only to heavy metal music, decided to hang around trash and could never revigorate and recycle back into life, since nobody bothered to help them out and put them in the right place. There were others in similar situation who lay around the park. Mr “Screwed up Plastic” hated heavy metal, walked upside down on his cap and could not open up to anybody. He felt emptiness in the way his life had evolved and was hoping to start anew. One day a man walking a dog thought to himself. ” I could make a difference in somebody’s life! ” He picked up the out of shape and out of mind empty products of our culture and put them in their place – a recycling trash can. It was a dark and smelly place and the three were quite unhappy. The man shouted down the hutch – “One day you will be whole and fulfilled again! Trust me”. And then the police descended and took the man and his dog away because they found him speaking to a trash bin. The lesson? – It is mind over (recycling) matter – about the the cans and canknots ,- and lastly – recycle but do not speak to the trashcan.

6 TWO LEASHES? ONE ON NECK AND ONE ON TAIL? Can you make head or tail why Benji with his new hairstyle appears to be reigned in by two so far apart leashes

June  9 2016

7 A slightly confounding image of long shadows with newly shorn Benji at 7am . Why do you think it looks like I have no forearms?

THE EYE OF THE SUN ENLIGHTENING AND WATCHING OVER US
Both the Menorah (a candelabra with 7 or 9 candles) and Shavuoth (the celebration of the giving and receiving of the ten commandments) are about world enlightenment Feels like we need a lot of enlightenment in these dark times when people take joy in the murder of innocents (including children) by cowards and bullies with nothing but hate in their hearts

8 A Menorah in the Spring during Shavuot? Do they go together?

9 NUDE IN THE WOOD(S)

June 13, 2016

10 ALLIGATOR (with double chin) IN THE WOOD(S)

I wood if I could – but I am an old crock stuck in the wood.. and all I can do is eye you from afar and smile!

June 14, 2016

11 TIME – DAUGHTER, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER – It passes so quickly – Enjoy the Moments

June 15 2016

12 COHEN FAMILY TREE

June 16 2016

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13 MARRIAGE ADVICE? –
My son wants to marry “this woman” from Poland –
First impression? (image 1)
Background check (image 2)

What is your advice?

MARRIAGE ADVICE? – My Assessment
Well let’s start from the top
HER HAIR!
#1 Her hair is a mess (looks like she just got of bed! …. with my son!)
# 2 It is not natural
#3 It is so sparse Could she have trichophagia? – “the compulsive eating of hair associated with trichotillomania (hair pulling). … Sometimes those with the disorder MAY EVEN EAT THE HAIR OF OTHERS”!!!!.

Ongoing saga – Assessment of the woman that wants to marry my son
Now her head!
# At least it is screwed on tight (she has some sense. Of course she wants my son!) but..
#2 Screwed on only by a thread
#3 I looked inside – – Just empty space No brain – Not a piep , not a scveek – Nuttingggg!!! I tell you not a brain in that nut!

Well I am not going to belabour the negative evaluation of this Poland Spring lass as a potential wife for our son
Our final observations (see arrows on pic)
#1 She was all about plastic
# 2 “Established in 1845” That makes her 171 years old “Aber Bottel” = Yiddish for Over the hill with all the craziness that goes along with that age group

#3 “100% natural water” – Who isn’t made of natural water?
#4 A little twisted
#5 Claimed her roots and foundation were holy – Right about that Many holes

#6 Dents in her backside
# 7 Really from Maine – Polish thing was a pure lie – that was the only thing that was pure about her – lies – and her water of course

Cohen Family on a Bench

17 SUMMER TIME AND THE LIVING IS EASY!
Can you guess what the “all naturel” canvas (background) was before the artist futzed with it?!

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I met a little rabbit,
Who was in the hare habit to hop it
(To avoid the condition of becoming a rarebit tidbit)
And though I treaded with much trepidation,
I could not stop it 
So I dropped the idea to stoppit
And let the hairy hare hoppit

19 ROSE LEAVES AFTER THE RAIN
This beautiful example reveals the superhydrophobic property of the rose leaves. As water comes into contact with the leaf it “balls” up and rolls off, cleaning the dust, drying the leaf, and preventing the growth of mould. The water “balls” at the the edge of the angled leaf and eventually succumbs to gravity, placing the water where it can do the most good – ie the roots of the plant. NATURE IS AWESOME!

20 SHADOWS OF HOPE

21 HAWK ON A WALK
While on the dog walk in our local park, I came across a pair of red tailed hawks The following series tells their story..

22 AWKWARD HAWK WALK

“DID I JUST HEAR YOU SQUAWK ‘AWKWARD HAWK WALK’ old gray haired man with that juicy little dog of yours?!!”

…SO I SPOT A HANDSOME HAWK OF THE OPPOSITE SEX AND AND I THINK TO MYSELF – How should approach this one?

So he invited me to go up the pole with him. At first we had great conversation …. but he kept his focus on my chest.. He had one thing on his mind….

SO I SHOWED HIM MY CHEST! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT GAME PLAN old gray man? I am still new at this – but this is what your human chicks do all the time. Hmmm I think it is working – He can’t take his eyes off my chest!

And then he said as he looked away ashamedly …”I should have told you that I am married..”
So she turned her back on him in disappointment

Anything else? she said as she shot a glance in his direction And he turned away ashamedly and said .

He: “I am going to open my heart to you. I want to have a deep relationship with you.

He, as he shrank his head into his shoulders; “Lastly ….my politics are hawkish and I support Donald Trump” .. and with that she..

…. she gives him a backhand with her forehand and in anger says “This is pure hogwash PC hawk talk. You are utterly confused”

And with that she departs saying – “The world is going crazy. I am getting out of here!!”

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33 So I was taking young Benji for a walk and a little fairy (who was as thin and gracile as a stick) asked if she could join us – So I took her little fair hand in mine and she was hopping and skipping beside us… until she sighted the chipmunks. At that moment she hopped on my shoulder and started throwing fairy dust on the chipmunks (previous pic)…. and that is the dOG wALK ArT story of the day – Believe it or not!

June 27 2016

WHAT DO YOU SEE? in this once in a lifetime photographic opportunity?

36  The famous MS. HOLLY WOODS without makeup looking like a Matisse lady
and then MS. HOLLY WOODS on stage with makeup looking like one of Picasso’s ladies

37 RAINBOW in the first pic? Well this oblique thinking photographer saw the first 4 colors of the rainbow in the garden – red, orange, yellow and green Seems like his eye and mind are from another planet!
Second pic a double rainbow on the open fjords of Norway

June 30 2016

June 30 2016

38 EVIL IN THE ROCKS – hard to see positive today

39 FROM NEG TO POS Was walking the dog thinking about depositing the dog trash and the similar dog trash events of yesterday The recycling bin was next to the dog trash bin and its lid was covered with water droplets. On closer inspection there was ROYGBIV and the Dee Lee water droplets .. A welcome splash of a Jackson Pollock… I inverted the colors and turned the image upside down and voila!!… and all was OK for a few brief moments … and then I thought of poor Hallel in her final moments  .

July 1  2016

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Said the Female Cardinal to the Wall
“YOU, ROCK….so now tell me who is the prettiest of them all?”

Said the Rock to the Cardinal

“This is just a shadow of yourself

Look at yourself as you are in real life – beyond the illusions and the shadows of doubt.

I hope you like what you see! If not change and then come and rock with me cutie!

July 4 2016

44 MY FAVORITE JULY 4th FIREWORKS ART PIECE OF ALL TIME

46 TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON – The flower cycle of the mini gumplant (Grindelia) is shown in parallel to the briefer life cycle of the 4TH OF JULY flowerworks

BOUQUET OF DRIED FLOWERS LIGHTING UP THE SKY ON THE 4TH OF JULY

FLOWERS CELEBRATING SELF REALISATION AND THE FLOURISHING OF A FREE COUNTRY. AND IT ALL STARTED IN THE GREAT CITY OF BOSTON

NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE – Changing perspective for a change in perception
The first pic was almost a rejection and for the trash – with a different perspective and an inversion of the colors – it starts to look like a piece of art with all sorts of potential hidden meaning
LESSONS FROM THE FIREWORKS and Nietzsche; To find the truth look at a situation from many angles

July 6 2016

47 YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN = SUN + SEA = EARTH – ie What would the earth be without the sun and water? What would green be without yellow and blue? Note how they are physically connected via the crack lines in this art piece created from the base of a tree stump. The colors reflect a Van Gogh inspiration

48 WATER BUTTERFLY ON THE WEB July 8 2016

49 LIKE A BIRD NOT ON A WIRE –
Independent, hungry, and free as a bird!
AKA Wings and Roots
Courtesy LEONARD cOHEN AND dOG wALK ArT July 9 2016

50 Confucius says “ANCIENT ASIAN WISDOM IS FOUND IN THE ROCKS”

51 SUMMER TIME IN BOSTON Grad Convocation Tent in the Sky – or Selfie of a Grad on the Beach? July 10 2016

52 “AHA!” said the Boston Terrier – “Suddenly got it! I have a little understanding of how I came about and a new leash on my life.” July 10 2016

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Said the old tree trunk “We are we both bent out of shape about the way of the world My life was cut short by somebody’s religious belief. Wood you please not let them defeat us?”
Said the fetus ” There is only one way out. Give it time. When we see the light of life, we will realise it is the same light for everybody, and we then will all grow straight in our ways. Let each follow their own path to the light “

Courtesy of dOG wALK ArT
Dedicated to the Free Museums Around and In Us

July 13 2016

54  DAD I NEED TO PEE AGAIN! A story of dogs, children, young women, and old men told through the eyes of Benji and dOG wALK aRT

Image 1) Says the dog to Dad “I need to pee again!” July 13 2016

Image 2) Says Dad “Benji can you wait till the next pole” “Mmm too far” says Benji as he casts his head to the next pole

Image 3) Says Dad “Should we go back to the last pole Benji?” “Mmm.. also too far” says the Benji as he looks back

Image 4) Says the dog to Dad “How about the pole next to you?”
Says Dad ” Peeing at that shadow pole is like peeing in the breeze! But it will be cathartic and you will feel better (for a few minutes) once you have expressed yourself.”
Says the dog “But somebody may see me doing it”

57 GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN AKA The Nuts and Bolts of the Old and Rusty (crusty) and the New and Shiny
Creating Art from Found Objects on Dog Walks July 13 2016

58 Said Adolescent to Her Older Sister ‘Why am I so Gangly and You are so Pretty?”
Said the Older Sister ” To Everything There is a Season .. and you are still wet behind the ears!” July 14 2016

59 LOGGING IN TO THE EARTH FROM AFAR with the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Uranus, and Titan(among many others) in view
The sun shines on the sky, the mountains, rivers, trees, and seas with the changing times of the day and night

60 THE GOAL WITHOUT THE TOOL TO GET THERE At this stage the playing field is level (kinda) July 15 2016

61 THE GOAL WITH THE TOOL BUT NO VEHICLE TO GET THERE At this stage the playing field is level
as per David Lee Please “Like” this post July 16 2016

62 THE GOAL WITH THE TOOL AND THE SYLLABUS (method, college courses, derech eretz etc) BUT STILL NO VEHICLE TO GET THERE
Trying to work out with our kids on how to approach their lives and what they need to “do good” to themselves and to the world ie to be true to themselves and in so doing do Tikun Olam (repair of the world) in their chosen work. The wall represents the goal, the ball is the tool or skill needed to get there, and the shadow from the ball to the wall represents the pathway that they have to take in order to achieve the goal (Some shadows along the way try to deviate one from the goal – avoid distractions!) Next step is the vehicle ie their natural abilities (skill sets) Identifying or recognizing this aspect is the hardest part of the whole thing If all the elements are wisely chosen, and one “keeps the eye on the prize”, self realisation and personal happiness is guaranteed – money back if not satisfied July 16 2016

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POWER OF THE ROUND –
Let us start simple – Ball Sports?
Found this ball on dog walk and it prompted the question
Estimated BALL GAME Fans?
1. Soccer 3.5 Billion
2. Cricket 2.5 Billion
3. Field Hockey 2 Billion
4. Tennis 1 Billion
5. Volleyball 900 Million
6. Table Tennis 850 Million
7. Baseball 500 Million
8. Golf 450 Million
9 Basketball 400 Million
9 American Football 400 Million

64 POWER OF THE ROUND –
On to WHEELS
First discovered 4500-3300 BCE
Now about 1.2billion vehicles worldwide
These are some of the thoughts that cross my mind which may not have happened if I had not walked the dog!

65 POWER OF THE ROUND –
On to Tree trunks and Branches
First discovered before Adam and Eve
Why are they round?
With the same circumference, the area of a circle is larger than any other shape. Can pack in more transport systems therefore per unit area The shape is more resistant to external damage
provide less wind resistance.
These are some of the thoughts that cross my mind which may not have happened if I had not walked the dog!… July 19 2016

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dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND –
STREET LILIES AKA MANHOLE COVERS

Why are MANHOLE COVERS round?
“-cannot fall through its circular opening, – a square manhole cover could fall in if it were inserted diagonally in the hole. Circular covers don’t need to be rotated or precisely aligned when placing them on the opening. A round manhole cover is easily moved and rolled.”
http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/careers/interview-questions  July 20 2016

67 dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND –
PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, AND SCIENCE IN A DROPLET OF WATER
In the single droplet of water after the rain, we can observe and learn about the physics of gravity, surface tension, light, reflection and of course about the water and chlorophyll filled trees of life

July 20 2016

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SAD SASSY with tears pouring down her face
dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND –

This art piece was inspired by my daughter Arielle’s post “r u a piece of rain or a tear”
Physics, science , biology, sassiness, sadness, romance, and psychology in the droplets of water on a blade of grass
Note how the droplet of nose magnifies the parallel veins of the blade of grass
(see below)

July 21 2016

69 HORA AT THE CHASIDIC ANT WEDDING
Theme dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND
Opened a box with some old food on the dog walk. Found these ants dancing the hora in two circles celebrating their bond with the sweetness of life

July 21 2016

TRUMP ON A TREE TRUNK

July 24 2016

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71 THE WEB CAN TRAP YOU – DO NOT FALL PREY
Theme dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND
sOME faCTS
spider silk stronger than steel. .
spider drops a sticky substance onto the web which helps to catch prey 
takes only 30-60 minutes to build a web which they do at night
once caught the prey is enfolded in silk

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Do not obey,
if it gets in the way …of your long term happiness
the sign is crooked anyway
with negative in the way of positive
and therefore the round in this case
is not so sound
so hear me out
and do not keep me out!
“Why?” you ask
Simple!
The dog has to do his thing in pleasant surroundings

Pleasant street is seconds away from our home and when I am on the dOG wALK,

I choose to disobey the authoritative power of the round red sign so I can grab some treasures for you

JULY 27 2016

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FROM ZERO to WHOLESOMENESS ON THE WAVES OF TIME –
a poem

From nothing to wholesomeness
And then to nothing again
From zero to all the numbers
From the empty womb to new life
From the round seed to the wholesome tree
And then to recede
And then to seed again
And we cycle and cycle .. and cycle
With repeated spiraling of bonded zeroes till eternity
While time moves on its unstoppable wheels
And we are given a present to be present in the present
To understand the holy void and holy wholesomeness

JULY 27 2016

74 When looking for WHOLESOMENESS DO NOT LET WITCHES CROSS YOUR PATH

JULY 28 2016

75 SUNSET IN THE CITY

A runner at the reservoir near Boston College
This one is for Barbara Biber and Betsy Barry the masters (mistresses?) of sunsets

JULY 29 2016

77 THE REBEL RODENT of the proud family of Sciuridae was banished after the elders found him facing east and praying to ELECTRONICS –
the new G-d of his generation

77  So the squirrel turned away from his ELECTRONICS G-d, after being banished from the squirrel family and guiltily tucked his head into his shoulders and squirted ( = a squirrel blurt)

“It’s my religion, my right of freedom of expression, I plead the 5th, and my life matters. Trump is a con man and Hillary a liar.. “.

JULY 29 2016

78 HORSE AT SUNRISE IN VERMONT

August 5 2016

79 MOONLIGHT ON THE RIVER

aka
Patches in the Winter Road Cracks of Boston

August 6 2016

80 GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT IN THE SUMMER

August 7 2016

81 OLYMPIC CELEBRATIONS IN THE STREETS OF RIO aka
Patches in the Winter Road Cracks of Boston

August 7 2016

82 Would I spy with my little eye the pupil of a wooden eye staring in the woods?
Theme: Round things

August 8 2016

83 Q1 LITTLE ANNIE OR GRANNY ANNIE ?
Q2 What emotion does she portray? Sorrow, depression, deep thought, indecision, concern, conviction, resolve?

August 8 2016

84  THE COMPLEX PATH TO SELF REALISATION
ie you need a foundation and grounding, you need a focus and an an end point, you need to connect and work along multiple uphill pathways to get there!

Thought this image could also be applied to an advert
WEB DESIGN TO HELP YOUR COMPANY FLOURISH!!

August 9 2016

Stuntman in Vermont
BACKWARD SOMERSAULT OFF A ROCKY CLIFF!

August  9 2016

85  FLAMENCO DANCERS
Sticks and Stones can break bones but can also be turned into art
Changing perspectives can turn negative into positive

August 11 2016

86 SAID MOTHER DAHLIA TO HER DAUGHTER

“We look very different but we wear the same genes”

Said daughter Dahlia to her mother

“The bulb doesn’t fall very far from the tree”

August 12 2016

87 SUNRISE IN THE DOG PARK

August 12 2016

90 NATURE’S DATING SERVICE.

Ladies Ladies!

Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!

We want you!

Looking for Ms Right

For one of our many Mr Right pollens
Step inside and see our stock of male seed

Find them scattered elegantly on a bed of Hibiscus petal

Or the young uns hanging on the anthers

For a special deal

Check out the  seeds on the showroom floor

August 13 2016

91 WISDOM IN THE SILENCE OF THE TREE
1) original moss covered tree
2) artistic rendition

August 14 2016

92 HIP HIPPO HOORAY ROCK ART

August 5 2016

93 WHERE DID I FIND THIS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY … AND WHAT WAS SHE DOING?

August 16 2016

94 THE DEVIL IN THE SLIME OF A RIVER
The water in the river was obstructed by debris and this resulted in the formation of slime. The water was not free to flow and experience the normal freedom of flow Slime = pure muck = the devil = the enemy of freedom Let the river flow and be who it is – and you will get an angel and not a devil!

August 17 2016

Said Dad “Naughty boy Benji”
Said Benji “I thought the grass was greener on the other side.

And BTW it was not

And BTW (2) Did you see that the Great Dane peed on the sign –

Look on the left side of the sign…HUGE PEE on the offensive part of the sign

Thumbs up from our dog world!”

Sign (IN SECRET CODE) then reads “DOGS OWED THE FIELD
HOW SMART ARE DOGS I ASK YOU?”

THE PEE OF THE GREAT DANE IN CONTEMPT OF THE SIGN
Sign (IN SECRET CODE) then reads “DOGS OWED THE FIELD
HOW SMART ARE DOGS I ASK YOU?”

August 18 2016

96 BOSTON ROADS CELEBRATE USA WOMAN GYMNASTS

Patches in the Winter Road Cracks of Boston

August 18 2016

97 Heard on the Street..
BOSTON ROADS CELEBRATE USA WOMAN 4X 100 RELAY
Patches in the Winter Road Cracks of Boston

August 19 2016

98 THIS SAYS IT ALL IF YOU HAVE HAD DOUBTS IN THE PAST

August 20 2016

99 ANCIENT EGYPTIAN IN THE WOODS by student of Picasso

August 20 2016

100 TWO MUSHROOMS WORKING OUT ASYMMETRIC LOVE
The mushroom on the right has a fully formed, committed, and impassioned love with a perfect heart shape colored brighter red, while the mushroom on the left is not there yet. The shape of the heart is evolving and the darker red puts a little less commitment .. at this time – Tomorrow the situation could be reversed? and this is what they have to work out together.. realising that love is fluid

August 21 2016

101 POOPED OUT PARTY POOPER – The Morning After the Night Before

August 22 2016

102 Benjy Saves the City of Evil

..and it came to pass, as Benji wandered in Goddam city, he saw it was not good. The big bird folk wandered without a goal, and he saw evil wherever he looked. And the power of the Mighty One entered his heart saying – “Choose the Noah of all in the city to save our birdkind”

And so Benji started the chase to find the prophet and saviour of Goddam city
“Awake from your slumber !!” he barked
At first there were 4

And then 2

And then only 1

And like a miracle the chosen big bird rose and Batman, saviour of Goddam city was born

August 22 2016

107 LOVERS IN THE WOODS
Created from found objects on Dog Walks

August 25 2016

108 THE SOOTHING SOUNDS OF WATER (FOR ALL AGES)
#1 ON THE HIT LIST SINCE BIG BANG

In fetal position surrounded by water

And a Lup Dub African rhythm –

Been there done that!

And what a universal experience that was!

August 26 2016

HAPPY NATIONAL DOG DAY TO THE STAR OF dOG wALK aRT

August 27 2016

109 PICASSO LADY IN A SYCAMORE TREE

August 28 2016

110 TWIST OF FATE

You never know what tomorrow will bring –

Whether your number is up or down,

What your number will be,

Whether it will land on a smooth or sharp surface,

In the rain or in sunshine ..

And so the bottom line ..

We should live in the moment…

And be aware of our gifts…

Easier said than done of course

The 5+ 4 = 9 = 1/2 18

= half chai

= one half of life

= ie there is more to the story than just living in the moment

Not sure what that may be though but will try to work it out while on the dog walk
Inspired by conversation with cousin Steven Isaacson. and his family at a reunion last night after more than twenty year hiatus
Found this dice on a dOG wAlk and it had this profound lesson to teach

August 31 2016

111 BLACK EYE AFTER A STREET FIGHT AND THEN FLATTENED AFTER BEING RUN OVER BY A TRUCK

September 1 2016

112 QUIZ- What is this object that caught my eye on a dOG wALK ? I edited it (a little) for some added fun
Question 2) What is the Zulu name for this “THING”

September 2 2016

113 NEXT QUESTION
Millipede or Centipede?
and then
How many feet does our animal have? Clue – Starting from the first segment by the head (red) they are marked every 10 segments with a new color .. and then a few extra segments (black rings) at the tail

114 CHASSIDIC WISDOM IN THE TREE

September 03 2016

115 BLUE PURPLE MORNING GLORY with blinding white center. How does it do that? It almost seems like there is a bright white light emanating from the center.
The mag view sheds some light on the appearance The most central zone starts with a pale yellow base. The contrast with the next white ring makes the white even whiter (I think!) Then there are radiating spikes of white that have a spiral configuration – making it look like a spinning wheel. At the periphery there are 5 pairs of radiating white spikes that traverse the pink layer into the blue purple layer further brightening the center.
Anybody with any other ideas?

September 04 2016

117 What did JUNE SOUTH say?
“Come down and see me some time?”

The real famous one liner was by Mae West who said “Come Up And See Me Sometime! This one liner was used for her signature song: – in the 1934 Comedy Classic “She Done Him Wrong” co-starring Mae West’s discovery Cary Grant.

September 05 2016

118 PERSPECTIVE – REMINDER TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN ABOUT LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL A poster on the baseball field

September 06 2016

119 WADING IN THE WATER WITH A STICK IN HIS HAND AND A HOPE IN HIS HEART

September 08 2016

121

120 HANDS – SOFT AND HARD – GIVING AND RECEIVING
Its the time of year when old stuff from classrooms is being thrown out .. and I found the first piece in the dumpster while walking Benji and instead of it being lost forever it has been preserved! yay – and the parallel with the Xray art piece is remarkable. I loved the top hand in both pieces acting as the giving hand, others reaching to receive, and yet others now giving themselves .. … and the rippling effect one act can have on many!
As my brother Baruch wrote in his weekly devar “Tzedakah … provides a sense of the DYNAMIC MOVEMENTS which it causes between the body, the Heart, the Soul and Hashem”.

September 09 2016

121 PUDDLE ART Cloudy sky and weeds reflected in a puddle

September 09 2016

122 AFRICAN PARROT EMERGING FROM A TREE IN THE USA JUNGLE

September 11 2016

123 A BABY DAHLIA SHEDDING A TEAR UNDER THE POWERS OF GRAVITY AND A LEAF IN WAITING TO SOFTEN THE FALL

September 13 2016

THE FALLING MAN (photo by Richard Drew) – had nothing to soften his fall – cannot imagine what went through his mind at the time. However he appears relaxed and resigned and completely aligned with the forces of gravity that he had unconsciously dealt with in his life in the upright position.

Many heartfelt human tears are shed in memory of the senseless gravity of vicious, venomous, and vile acts of terror that have no victory for anyone!

124 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

September 13 2016

QUECHEE GORGE in Woodstock Vermont Why does the image look so strange? Trees as big as the mountains?

September 14 2016

125 This was how the photo was taken Tree a reflection No mountains art all Just rocks in the water.

126 WHO DISCOVERED PIZZA? –
“Egyptians made a flatbread, the Indians baked naan … neither of these had toppings. The Persians had toppings, but was it pizza?
The ancient Greeks had a flat bread called plakountos, on which they placed various toppings, and we know also that Naples was founded (as Neopolis) by the Greeks. And Naples is the home of the modern pizza”

But in all honesty mushroom pizza was created by NATURE herself by the mushroom family. It was so delicious looking I nearly ate it!! Anybody know what kind of mushroom this is?

September 18 2016

127 Next door to this mushroom under the same tree was a Calzone mushroom Could not believe my luck on this dog walk!

128 Talking of Mushrooms…
HARVEST MOON CAN MAKE MUSHROOMS DO SILLY THINGS …

So I asked “Mr Mushroom what are you doing?” “Just mooning” he said with a sigh

September 19 2016

129 MUSHROOM SHAWARMA
Courtesy of dOG wALK ArT

September 20 2016

130 MARRIAGE BLESSING
Puddle Photography

September 21 2016

131 hey Mushroom!!!
“You got mud on yo’ face
You big disgrace
Kickin’ your can all over the place
Singin’
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you!” 

September 22 2016

132 2 Males What I learned was that the males have a beard (ringed in red). My first guess Male with splayed feathers had his eye on a female Subsequently learned that the “beard” is another distinguishing male feature

September 23 2016

WILD TURKEYS IN NEWTON with SUNRISE

A QUESTION???? One Male One Female or 2 Males?

September 23 2016

133 KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
Lessons from the Puddles on the Basketball Court
The focus of the left image is on the small bubbles and focus on the right image is on the real thing
“Paul and Silas thought
They was lost 
Dungeon shook and
The chains come off
Keep your eyes on the prize
Hold on” Bruce Springsteen

September 24 2016

134 ..I think Benji and I may have found the original menorah in the streets of Newton?

“The menorah is described in the Bible as the seven-lamp ancient Hebrew lampstand made of pure gold and used in the portable sanctuary set up by Moses in the wilderness and 300 years later in the Temple in Jerusalem. Fresh olive oil of the purest quality was burned daily to light its lamps. The menorah has been a symbol of Judaism since ancient times and is the emblem on the coat of arms of the modern state of Israel.” Wikipedia

September 25 2016

135 ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEWTON

Once upon a time … late in the night…in the old New England town of Newton…all was quiet on Crystal Lake..but the silence was disturbed by a man and his dog .. and a click was heard.. and here lies the result!

September 26 2016

136 HAVE YOU (or someone you love) BEEN TRAPPED BY THE WEB?

September 27 2016

137 LOVERS IN THE WOODS
Dedicated to the birthday girl Vivian Fisher!! Many more healthy and happy birthdays

September 28 2016

138 DOG IN THE WOOD
Tribute to the Ebstein family and Nemo (Benj’s friend) on the occasion of the engagement of Sarah and Max. Mazal Tov!

In loving memory of our wonderful Mom Joyce SteinDavidoff 1921 – 1998
Totally dedicated to her 3 boys and her family We owe her so much!

In particular she taught us to express our inner selves – so she is to blame for the string of posts from this son

September 30 2016

 

139 Happy Birthday to Adam and Eve and to the Creation of the Universe and May our Family and Friends be Blessed for a Happy Healthy and Fruitful New Year

October 2nd 2016

The first word of creation (bereshith) begins with a beth that contains a seed (dagesh) that gives rise to the universe and the world (including Adam and Eve )
Shana Tova to all

 

The first word of creation (bereshith) begins with a beth that contains a seed (dagesh) that gives rise to the universe and the world (including Adam and Eve )
Shana Tova to all

140 Saw this stump on a walk with Benji and I was sure it was trying to tell me something about the “10 days of awe”
“The ten days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur are commonly known as the Days of Awe or the Days of Repentance. This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom Kippur.”

141 And I realised the goal was to get to the essence – the so called “spark of life” of Bialik present in us all that is absolute – We all have it – every living being, and this spark is the same in everybody

142 ANNUAL RINGS OF THE YEAR

Seasons come and go, mixed with pleasures, displeasures, anger, romance, anxiety, jealousies, fears, joys, loss, gain, laughs, cries, snow, sun, warm cold- It is all in there in the circle of a year – taking us away from the essence

143 BUSYNESS OF THE YEAR

Coming and going, major events both good and bad, people, travel, children, friends, wakes, weddings, school, dates… all activities.. travelling across the time of the annual rings, with the central core of life experiencing and navigating

144 TEN DAYS OF AWE ? GATHERING and COMBINING TIME WITH PERSONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PAST YEAR – BOTH THE GOOD AND THE BAD

145 AND I LOOKED INTO MYSELF

and saw these glaring transgressions .. and for these I am sorry – You know who you are .. and I am truly sorry

147 Hopefully apologies are nearly complete and now onward to REBOOT the system and GET RID of BAGGAGE to enable
AT ONEMENT

148 DAY OF AT ONEMENT

A time to spend with the core

150 SAID THE LEAF TO THE WATER DROPLETS ..

“When I was young and full of life,

You gave me life itself and I could absorb you into my body.

We were like one.

Now I am old and dying on the sidewalk

And all I can do is enjoy your beauty on my dry body

And sadly we will have to go separate ways!

I pray that we can meet with renewed miracle of life

When we are recycled by the heavens”

October 16 2016

151 CRYSTAL BALL – I SEE NATURE IN YOUR FUTURE

Can you spot the photographer?

October 17 2016

152 EARLY MORNING after THE MOON HAD BEEN UP ALL NIGHT

October 18 2016

153 I HAVE SERVED THE PEOPLE AND THE DOGS OF THIS TOWN WELL. I THINK I DESERVE A PAINT JOB. If they don’t service me I might wet myself?!

October 19 2016

154 SHADOW AND ITS REFLECTION?

October 20 2016

155 BENJI – “What do you think of UNESCO decision denying historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem?”
Said Benji “Read my lips on both sides of my body”

October 21 2016

156 ITS THE FALL AND THE TRUMP HAS FALLEN FLAT ON HIS FACE – NO HUMANITY WAS FOUND – That is exactly how he was lying – yes – he was found lying, he lies all the time He lies, his wife lies, he lies with his wife, his wife lay him, and lie him, he lies to women, he lies with woman, he lay women, he lies about being with women, he lies without women, he lies with women, he lies about women, he lies to himself, he lies with himself, he lies to people, he has become (and probably has always been) a has-been, and an out and out, inside out, outlier liar

October 23 2016

Inspired by Dr Seuss

157 BELLY UP! – ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE SEASONS – The Story of My Life by Kai Yak

October 25 2016

158 On the serious side said AD “FEATHERS OF A BIRD FLY TOGETHER!”
On the funny side said Woody Allen says “How wrong Emily Dickinson was! .. Hope is not “the thing with feathers.” The thing with feathers has turned out to be my nephew. I must take him to a specialist in Zurich.

October 26 2016

159 SUMMERS GONE AND THE ONLY HAPPY FACE LEFT ON THE BEACH
Courtesy of dOG wALK ArT – Fall at Crystal Lake in Newton

October 27 2016

160 RUMBLES FROM NEWTON CENTER CEMETERIES

A man and his crow enjoying the early Fall

October 27 2016

161 ALWAYS BE KIND TO YOUR DOGS – TABLES MAY BE TURNED IN THE AFTERLIFE – and they may come back to haunt you or even bite you

October 28 2016

162 He rose from the dead, flung himself upon his chicken and rode madly off in all directions.
Adapted from a quote by Stephen Leacock

October 29 2016

163 THE FALL IN NEWTON – Halloween night finally here –

October 31 2016

164 THE END OF THE FALL OF THE RAINBOW – A POT OF GOLD

November 04 2016

165 THE BIGGER PICTURE

November 05 2016

166 And the delicate branches reached out to the sunset and said

“You look like a reflection of myself”

And the sun replied ‘We both need to rest.

Good night. See you tomorrow”

November 05 2016

FEAST OF THE FALL
167 Breakfast at 3 Lake Ave after the dog walk

November 10 2016

A MOMENT IN TIME BEFORE THE DAY BREAK BRAKE, BREAKS LOOSE and then there is Breakfast

November 11, 2016 · 

168 ABOUT TO FALL

169 My son the dog has a tail that is genius
Fibonacci knew it
daVinci knew it
All the golden folks who love nature, shells, and the cochlear of the inner ear know it
Benji’s tail follows the golden rule

November 15 2016

170

171 SAID THE GHOST LEAF TO THE FULL MOON – “Now that I have fallen please explain why time moves in lunar cycles? What makes Mr Lunar Tick? Why do you live through these cycles and I and many others lose our lives?

November 16 2016

EN POINTE IN THE PARK IN THE FALL

November 19 2016

172 NAKED TREES START TO SHIVER AS TEMP DROPS TO 33F(.6C) IN BOSTON

November 20 2016

173 Observations of a dOG wALKER
THE BATTLE FOR SPACE AND TIME –
Green vs Brown vs White
Green has had her time and is a mere beautiful memory – and she knows it as she fades into the background
Brown has not yet given up, and rises above White
White rests in quiet confidence She knows that time and space for the near future is on her side 

November 21 2016

THANKSGIVING WITH SOME OF THE FISHER FAMILY AT BENJY DAVIDOFFS HOME . WE HAVE A LOT TO GIVE THANKS FOR!THANKSGIVING IN BENJY”S HOME
WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR — 

November 26 2016

174 Asked Benji what lessons he had to give our family as we face a new season
He said “Read my body language – PUT THE “BUTS” BEHIND, and the “ANDS” A-HEAD No “but”, regrets, or excuses for the past – just go forward and accumulate all the “ANDS” of positive experience” Hence his stance on this matter as he faced the fall season and the coming winter season

November 28 2016

175 Sad Dog Walk Today! Learned my cousin Alden Sacks passed away yesterday. He was 2 years older than I. He was such an integral part our youth. He was naughty, fun filled and full hearted and brought excitement and laughter into our lives making these years much richer than they would otherwise have been. I had not seen him for about 20 years and now of course regret this Fortunately we connected only last week but my heart feels like the puddle reflection of this Norway spruce that I noticed while walking Benjy this morning My thoughts and prayers go out to Froma Sacks, Kerry-Lee Topol Roy and kids Gareth Adrian and family,

December 01 2016

176 WINTER TREES OF THE PARK 1) Norway Spruce at Sunset, 2) Tree of Ice in a Puddle, and 3) Ice on the Oak Leaf

December 01 2016

One of the many faces of the Golden Gate SF
Courtesy fAMILY walk without the dog

BIRTHDAY GIRL NAOMI WITH AARON ARIELLE AND TALYA IN SF Unfortunately DANI had college exams wITH ALL OUR LOVE FOR A HAPPY HEALTHY AND FRUITFUL YEAR

December 09 2016

RAIN FROM ABOVE PUDDLES FROM BELOW
SF a great city – but the rain plagues our outdoor enjoyment
MORAL – Protect yourself from all sides -rain above puddles below and water bombs from the sides

December 09 2016

RAIN FROM ABOVE PUDDLES FROM BELOW
SF a great city – but the rain plagues our outdoor enjoyment
MORAL – Protect yourself from all sides -rain above puddles below and water bombs from the sides

December 14 2016

VINEYARDS OF SONOMA-Fruits of the vine have been squashed and squeezed for all they are worth, and now the work begins for the new year – Who knows what it will bring?

December 15 2016

ALL YOU NEED ON A RAINY DAY IN SONOMA CALIFORNIA ; Family, protection from the rain, a garden, and connection to the outside world

December 15 2016

177 Woodline – by Andy Goldsworthy in Presidio park San Francisco – Life is a long and winding path (road) through unknown woods – leading to something, somewhere – enjoy the journey

December 18 2016

178 179 Heaven and Hell face each other across the waters of San Francisco – Like night and day

December 19 2016

180 Heaven/Hell – Freedom/Captivity
It is all relative.
The trick is to find heaven when in hell, and freedom when in captivity

A Hidden Message for a SPECIAL PERSON in the Ice of the Park as we leave our home in the cold to visit Aaron in SF

 

December 12th Happy birthday to a special woman in our lives Much love and gratitude from your family

181 WINTER AND FALL MEET FACE TO FACE IN AN INTIMATE MOMENT – Branches on Branches
December 21 2016

182 WINTER IS NOW OFFICIALLY WITH US. All the leaves are brown and down, and the sky is gray, I say, … why are the trees left naked in this terrible gray cold?

December 22 2016

183 FALL QUILT – to keep the earth warm

December 23 2016

Wishing Family and Friends
Health, Happiness, and an Enlightened New Season
HAPPY CHANUKKAH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
And Benjy then asks – What is all this merriness about? I am cold when we go for dog walks — withTalya Davidoff, Danielle Davidoff and Aaron Davidoff.

December 23 2016

184 FESTIVAL OF LIGHT IN THE HEAVEN ABOVE THE CLOUDS – A DAILY EVENT – A DAILY MIRACLE OF LIGHT AND WARMTH

December 25 2016

185 POLITICALLY CORRECT LEFT LOOKING MALLARDS ALL SEE LIFE THE SAME WAY WITHOUT QUESTION

December 26 2016

186 and then there are POLITICALLY CORRECT RIGHT LOOKING CANADIAN GEESE WHO ALL SEE LIFE THE SAME WAY WITHOUT QUESTION

December 26 2016

187 and then there is CENTRAL FOCUS WITH HONEST DEBATE WITHOUT BIAS NOR PRECONCEIVED JUDGEMENT – JUST THE TRUTH – NOT SO EASY OF COURSE FOR HUMANS WHO HAVE NATURAL TRIBAL INSTINCT..but something to strive for

December 26 2016

188 WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU AN OIL SPILL IN YOUR PATH MAKE A RAINBOW ROAD OF COLORFUL EXPERIENCES!

December 28 2016

189 AN AFRICAN IN BOSTON on DECEMBER 30th, 2016- Cold Feet, Head Cold, and Bellyache from Too Many Latkes and Christmas Cookies.

December 30 2016

NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE HEART AND SOULS OF THE CELLS
Dedicated to friends and family –

December 31 2016

190 MAN IN THE MIRROR MAKING RESOLUTIONS
2017 and walking Benji. Found this Picasso in the ICE of the park.
New Years resolutions in Cold Cubism

January 01 2017

191 AUSSIE HUNTING WEAPON IS NO MATCH FOR BOSTON SQUIRREL

January 02 2017

192 “I love my sister Arielle so much !! I miss her and wish she would come home more often. She needs to sleep after our long walk”

January 03 2017

193 A SPRIG O’ SPRING IN THE ICE?

January 05 2017

194 It is snowing and freezing in Boston. Some stay huddled inside .. and others dance in the snow like nobody is watching.
What would you do?

January 06 2017

195 Eat your heart out all friends who have to deal with the warm sun today
Ice puddle in the park before the snow storm

January 07 2017

196 TIME TO SAY GOODBYE –

You go your way and I have to go mine The harsh reality expressed in an unforgiving cold snowy day

January 12 2017

197 ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
As I emerged into 20F (-7C) for a Benjy walk -“reality and dream” on the car window

January 14 2017

198 WAVES OF THE WINTER – Time passes

January 17 2017

199

Over 32 and under 65 –
That is the water and me,
and so shivers the tree.. and me,
as we accompany the dog for a pee

January 18 2017

200 A special for 200th dOG wALK aRTposting
As I walked Benjy this am I saw this posting in the Mason Rice elementary school classroom window (backwards because I was on the outside). See comment below for the importance of looking at clues from another perspective!

January 19 2017

The poem by Maya Angelou within which the words “Still like dust I rise” The poem is so poignant that I wanted it to stand out so I posted it again to reiterate my stand against bullying, slavery, prejudice and terror and the farce of the “United Nations” better described as the “United Nations against Israel”

Thank you Benjy for bringing both art and now poetry into my life!!! If not for you I would not have come across the poem!

January 19 2017

201 A STONE TREE IN THE WATER
One comes across amazing things on the dog walk –
Just keep your eyes and your mind open – and you will see things you have never seen before

January 24 2017

202 When life gives you a cold shoulder
Look at the bright side
Where you will find that the grass is greener
And it will also be a little softer and warmer

January 26 2017

203 OUT AND DOWN WITH TEARS ON ITS FACE.. but still enjoying its reflecting job as a sunglasses lens

January 27 2017

204 Oh heaven why do you make it so cold for us old folk in Boston Even my tears are icing up

January 28 2017

205 TO AND FROM MY LATE PARENTS said the leaves to the trees

In the summer
I coveted and covered thee, mon arbor, mon amour
And now I am gone
And miss you so much in this deathly winter
As I lie and grieve for you in my grave
Now, I can only cover and covet your shadow
To try and renew and relive our love
With a hope to keep our memories warm
Mon mieu, Mon arbor, Mon amour.

January 30 2017

206 CONVERSATIONS OF THE TREES WITH HEAVEN ON A GRAY AND WINTRY DAY

February 02 2017

207 MORNING PRAYER
More Than 10 Trees Sing in Unison with an Awesome Result
Can you spot who is leading the effort? (chazan)
Dedicated to Steve Ebstein

STONED LOVERS
Valentines Day is Coming in the middle of American Heart Month

THE HEART SHAPED CHINESE LANTERN (Physalis alkekengi)
Check out the capillaries!

Found Objects while Walking the Dog

February 06 2017

YEP 12″ – AND NOW BACK TO warmer thoughts of VALENTINES DAY AND SPRING with a Hosta in my step

208 OMG – 12″ OF SNOW COMING TO BOSTON TODAY
Lessons from dog Walk this am- and salt crystals on the road
Human – An innate fear of nature at its extreme
Science – Salt lowers freezing point of water
Moral – Influence spreads wider than you know – try to be good
Dog- Don’t let the dog step on the crystals – Causes pain and the stops them dead in their tracks in the middle of the road

For those from “no snow” climates – in preparation for snow and slippery conditions on the roads the towns spread salt xstals to reduce the chances of accidents

209 Wanted to thank you from the bottom of my paws for helping me avoid the salt, explaining to me why humans put it there, and of course telling me about the importance spreading good influence Love Benjy

HEART SHAPED STRUCTURES IN NATURE

Valentines Day is Coming in the middle of American Heart Month

Tu B’shvat – New Year of the Trees
Chag Sameach

Benjy and I were on a dog walk today and we chose to follow a sign that said “GARDEN OF EDEN” – and this is what we saw!
Happy Valentines Day to all

210 20°F = -6°C after the storm but blue skies make all the difference

IT IS ALL ABOUT CONTEXT

211 Pirouette in the Snow
Dedicated to Arielle Davidoff who loves to dance

212 Dead and Dying – Consequences of Winter Time
However Nature has her way to recycle and bring back the dead to life Some call it the after-life

Dedicated to Danielle Davidoff who loves and wants to preserve the environment and committed to the idea of recycling

213 DA VINCI SAW THE CHIN TO CHIN CONVERSATION COMING IN ICE OF THE BOSTON WINTER OF 2017

214 MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

215 Shnozzel Durante speaking about winter in Brooklyn from a sunny beach in Acapulco

” After a snowstorm that’s when its beautiful. The ice on the sidewalk…. the muddy slush on the gutters.”
“Yeah, me and her and my two hot water bottles. You know it gets cold, nights in Acapulco!”

216 HY SHOULD I LISTEN TO YOU THE OLD KING FROM THE ICE AGE? I LOOK FORWARD TO THE STONE AGE AS KING OF THE FUTURE (His first mistake – not learning from history!

217 BENJY’S LIBRARY OF BARE BARKS

Benjy is our dog He knows every bark intimately!… and he p*ss*s them off

218 REFLECTIONS AT SUNRISE AS SNOW AND ICE START TO MELT
In Memory of our kind, warm and caring Andrea Fisher Seitel who was prematurely taken away from us 7 years ago. May her memory live on.

219 MORE THAN SIX SICK STIX ENJOYING THE WARMER WEATHER
E Pluribus Unum

220 FRIEND OR FOE? PLAY OR RUN?

The Eternal Questions of Immediate Situations
What Would You Do?
My answer? … You answer first!

221 WHOA! I was just kidding with that face!
You have to take it in context – Benjy and I were just playing!

222

223 THE BEAUTY IN THE DIRT IN THE SNOW

224 Art Of the Winter Asphalt Dog Path
E Puribus Unum

227 TRASH TO ART FROM THE COLD GROUND OF THE DOG PARK

228 Shadows of a Dog Walker

229 Said the evergreen to the iceball “I will have my way with you in the spring when you will wither away, and rather than embracing me with your hard and cold heart, you will enrich me from the bottom of my roots to the inner sanctum of my soul!”
Each has a glorious moment in time, as the cycles of nature go around and around with ups and downs.

“DO YOU LOVE ME?” Benjy acting out Fiddler on the Roof

THE JOY AND LOVE OF OUR FAMILY FOR BENJY

BENJY THE LION KING – I HAVE A DREAM
Portrait by Betsy Bynack Barry -Benjy’s Godmother

231 ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN and the ground is cold, Massachusetts dreamin

231 ICE GEOMETRY IN DUPLICATE

232 “Duck Duck Goose”
Canadian Geese teaching Benjy to fly

JEWELS OF THE WINTER ON THE WINDOW

TREES ON A SLOPE IN THE WINTER AND SUMMER
All about context!

233 MOTHER AND CHILD UNDER THE MOON

created from ice formations on the asphalt path

MOTHER AND CHILD UNDER THE MOON

created from ice formations on the asphalt path

GETTING READY FOR NEWTON OPEN STUDIOS APRIL 1 and 2 This year trying my hand on recycled and refashioned furniture. These pieces had been dumped on the side of the road (often found while walking the the dog) and now given new life with a bit of makeup, a few old logs, some glue, and a few screws.

NEWTON OPEN STUDIOS this weekend
Come check out “Woman”, “Trio of Xray Dancers”, ‘Shofar”, ‘Duet of Loneliness”, “En Pointe”, ‘Stick Dancers”, ‘American Indian”, and “The Choir” – among many others

234 FEATHERS OF A BIRD FLOCK TOGETHER
?FLOCK = Feathers Loving One another in Comradeship and Kinship

235 GREETINGS
A crumpled baby wipe and a stone on the asphalt path become the art of two people respectfully greeting each other

236 SAYING GOODBYE TO THE WINTER

237 REFLECTIONS IN A MELTING ICE POND
Things are always changing!

238 A Crumpled CVS receipt becomes a Dance Duet

238 A Crumpled CVS receipt becomes a Dance Duet

239 BONDING – BONDAGE = CHOICE
Chag sameach to All our Family, Friends, Countrymen/women and Ourselves. May we bond and bind by our own choice, throw off the shackles that enslave us, and find our freedom

240 From a Tattered Paper and Stone (lt) to the Hustle Bustle in the Town Square

241 A FOREST BOUND IN COLORFUL BONDAGE –

Look upward and you will find freedom

BOSTON MARATHON as seen by Benjy while on our walk

1 Kirui, Geoffrey 2:09:37 KEN
2 Rupp, Galen 2:09:58 USA
3 Osako, Suguru 2:10:28 JPN
4 Biwott, Shadrack2:12:08 USA
5 Chebet, Wilson 2:12:35 KEN

242 SPRINGTIME IS HERE AND THE HORSE CHESTNUT BUD SPREADS ITS WINGS – “FREE AT LAST!”- you can hear it shout to the wind

243 SEEKING CLARITY FROM THE BLUR OF CONFUSION

244 CHOIR IN THE SKY

245 NON CONFORM vs CONFORM – ALL GOOD!
recycling trash to art – a broken plastic glove, a wipe and some stones send a message

246 DOWN AND UP –
Isaac Newton and the DogWalk

Said gravity to water droplet – “ I will force you down”
droplet to earth – “You may shudder with the fall”
earth to water “I will spread you in my womb”
water to roots “I will move up inside you”
Time to Winter ”You are going down”
Time to Spring “Time to come up”
tree to itself “Time to grow up and bud”
bud to husk “Release me so I can grow up”
gravity to husk “You are going to fall down”
spider to tree “Hold my web, so I do not fall”

247 BEYOND THE WATER DROP From Big Bang to Eternity –
A poem dedicated to our son Aaron on his birthday

From the explosive womb of Big Bang
Hydrogen, your progenitor was born
Consisting of single moving and opposite forces
Seeking companionship, and a need for Oneness
Bigger and more powerful than the self
And the atoms and elements and then the molecules of life
Were themselves given life

248 BUDS OF EARLY SPRING

249 TULIPS
from Turkish tülbent = “turban,”

250 Dog Walk art and Giacometti in Conversation

251 WATERFALL OF DEGAS

252 THE BERNESE AND THE BALD MAN
Love Comfort and Trust when the crowd brings too much noise

253 BLUE AND WHITE and Remebering the Red
Celebrating the Spring in the Life of an Ancient Nation and never forgetting those who helped us get there

Happy 69th birthday to Israel in your 3500 year old history
Yom Hashoa Yom Hazikaron (the red blossoms) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (the blue and the white)

254 BLEAKNESS TO BEAUTY – TIME HEALS

180 degrees in 2 Months. The Spring is that much sweeter after the freeze of Winter

SUNSET IN VENICE – almost like a full moon

PET PIG WALK – in Korcula Croatia

Children of Croatia

256  WHITES OF SPRING by Stravinsky

WINDOWS OF VENICE

TURMOIL OF TURBULENCE

WOMEN OF THE ADRIATIC

BODY LANGUAGE IN VENICE –

When acts of loving kindness go unnoticed. A book could be written about this image.!!!!

257 MAPLE SEED EMOJIS
The difference between sad and happy is a smile away

MEN OF THE ADRIATIC

258 PINKING OF THE SPRING IN NEWTON

259 CUBISM IN THE BARK OF THE RIVER BIRCH

260 WOOLIES ON THE LAKE FENCE
“Hooked on Newton” PROJECT

26 EVEN IN GRIMY WATER THERE IS ROOM TO DANCE!

262 Mom’s Favorite Color in a Newton Spring

CATS OF THE ADRIATIC

GRAFFITI IN THE ADRIATIC

263 IRIS(H) FAMILY CAUGHT IN THE RAIN

264 HIPPIE HANGIN OUT UNDER THE TREES IN BELL-BOTTOMS

265 THE ROOTS OF THE FEMALE CENTAUER

266 ANATOMY OF THE TULIP TREE

EVER HEARD OF A TULIP TREE? Currently flowering on the dog walk path

LION IN A TREE WITH A TRUMP HAIRDO

268 BLACK AND WHITE ON THE TARMAC
Keep a Focus – Onward and Upward

269 PICASSO in the Bubbles of the Pond

270 OWL IN THE WOODS

271 CRACK ART
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
(Leonard Cohen)

The flowers in the center of the collage found the crack, and against all adversity flourished . They understood Leonard Cohen! .. or better still Cohen understood them

YOUTH, MOTHERHOOD, AND OLD AGE

The Old Woman Looks to Return to the Earth after Living a Full and Meaningful Life

272 “WATCH THE TURTLE. HE ONLY MOVES FORWARD BY STICKING HIS NECK OUT”.

(Louis Gerstner)

Recycling Lost Clothing to Teach Lessons Through Art

273

273 IRIS SEASON ON THE DOG WALK
Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow.

274 CHALK ART ON THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

275 NUDE UNDER THE TREE

276 A POUND OF POND LOBSTER
Found when we took the Hound
For a walk in the Great Brook Farm State Park
In Carlisle Massachusetts

Happy July 4th
A long, arduous and evolving journey- but worth it !!

277 LOVERS IN THE WOODS
Dedicated to Joel and Maya on the occasion of their marriage

278 In Honor and Loving Memory of my Mother in Law Rosalie Fisher

279 STRAIGHT AND NARROW FOCUS ON THE GOAL OR THE PLAYGROUND? How do you advise your children?

280 SUNRISE and SUNSET THROUGH THE CYCLES OF A LIFETIME

281 STREET DANCERS

In Honor of Arielle Davidoff

282 LILIES OF THE EAST
Time for the Lilies to shine!

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –

283ART OF THE TELEPHONE POLE

284 DOG AND HER STICK
Water pond bubble art dedicated to Betsy and Bill’s Jasmine

285 WINDOW BOXES OF NANTUCKET CAPE COD MASS
Gray Houses of the Gray Lady are in pristine condition with a bevy of beautiful and colorful window boxes

286 DOORS OF NANTUCKET
Large central pics pay tribute to Maria Mitchell, Americas 1st woman astronomer who discovered “Miss Mitchell’s Comet”, and tribute to the remarkable whaling history of the island. This tiny island became the foremost center of the world for its pioneering whaling industry reflecting the remarkable American spirit
Also in the collage are the doors of the jail, historic Pacific National bank, and the door of one of the famous “Three Brick Houses” belonging to Starbuck a successful businessman

T287 HE DELICATE CURVES OF THE CALLA LILY

MOONING AND MUSHROOMS
Tis the season for both. July 20 1969 – “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

FROM MOONING TO MUSHROOMING TO PIZZA

288 AS THE MOON DANCED DELICATELY UPON THE TREES….

From the series “Romancing the Moon”

289 …and then she rolled and folded onto the shoulder of the Fir..

From the series “Romancing the Moon”

290… and in her mellow way, she gracefully moseyed her way across the night sky above the trees, giving a quiet glow to to the night sky, and quiet comfort to those below

From the series “Romancing the Moon

This mushroom looked exactly like a mushroom pizza!

291 DELICATE WALK ON THE BUTTERFLY BUSH

292 LENDING A HAND IN CREATION

293 TREE IN THE SKY

294 “Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” – James Thurber
A mushroom and a root make the dog teach wisdom

295 MUSHROOM COLLECTION

296 BONDING IN FEAR

Dedicated to the Emotions Expressed by Dance and by
Mushrooms

297 ART FROM DEER SCAT
Sometimes it is what you see rather than what you think!

298 SPIRAL IN THE TREES AND THE REVERSE LAYUP

299 DNA AND RNA
When the Whole is Bigger than the Parts

300 WHEN YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH SHADOWS OF DOUBT – THINK AND ACT OUT OF THE BOX
From the series “Shadows of the Dog Walker”

MILESTONE – #300 Dog Walk Art post

301 POOPED OUT AFTER THE DOG WALK

302 FLYING DOG TEACHING CANADIAN GEESE HOW TO DO IT!

Did you know that dogs fly in the middle of August?

It looks like Benjy is about to fly right into the goose However he was actually running after a goose that was behind the geese in the picture. No Photoshop tricks here!

303 DOGS FLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST

From the series “Sunsets of Vermont”

304 DEGAS IN THE FOREST AND AT THE BARRE

305 BIRD SCAT SPLAT AND BIRD MAN
Air to Earth – Earth to Air

From the series “Bird Scat Splat Art”

306 LESSONS FROM THE MORNING GLORY – Star of Yelta

“Go inwards, find your inner space and suddenly you will find an explosion of light, of beauty, and ecstasy.” Osho The secret of glory in the morning!

307 Star of Yelta and the Sun of the Yellow Daisy
YELTA shines on the inside – DAISY to the outside

Which one resonates with you? Maybe both?

308 CUBIC FACE OF THE ROCKS

ROOTS AND WINGS – Aaron moves on
Sunset in the East – Sunrise in the West-
Onward and Upward to SF -with much pride

309 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPROUTING PRETTY WORDS AND LIVING THEM
From the series “Deep Lessons from a Tennis Ball” and “Me and My Shadow”

310 DANCING IN THE STREETS

311 VISITING GRANDPA , LITTTLE GREEN RIDING HOOD AND THE WOLF

While visiting G’pa Hy (Naomi’s Dad) in NJ this weekend – we came across these 3 unique individuals

The praying mantis was in the garden demonstrating the power of stillness, seemingly in quiet contemplation and prayer.
The wolf whom we saw in the Lacota wolf preserve is, contrary to folk tales, “intelligent, non-aggressive, and friendly with the ability to make strong emotional attachments”. The wolf is a social animal and dedicated to the well being of the pack.
And Grandpa.. …an angel on earth – to say the least – has all the above qualities and more – the power of stillness, quietness calm and humility .. “intelligent, non-aggressive, and friendly with the ability to make strong emotional attachments”. … dedicated to the well being of the pack

312 ROMPING LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ON HER WAY TO VISIT GRANDMA LYING ON HER PINE NEEDLE BED

Little red riding hood made of diaper wipe and tinfoil and grandma made of roots and a broken tennis ball

313 FLOWERS OF THE LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL

In honor of the 96th birthday of Professor Fay Segal who taught me how to listen to the heart and inspired a life long interest- She is the mother of my dear friend Geoffrey Hirsowitz. Fay always had a love for the garden and for dogs. Thank you Fay for many wonderful memories of my youth and wishing you many more happy and healthy years.

314 “May You Build a Ladder to the Stars and May you Stay Forever Young”

A prayer for our children!

One of my favorite songs

BYE BYE SUMMER

Iron Sides right in the middle

THE PAIN OF AGING AND LONELINESS
Pain comes in many forms without discrimination – from the tips of our fingers to the depths of our souls

September is Pain Awareness Month

315 JOY IN THE STREETS – ON THE OTHER END OF PAIN
From the Series “Dancing in the Streets”

316 NO BRAINERS

317 WATER STAIN inspired by Henry Moore
Water Stain = FREE on dog walk
Henry Moore sculpture = about $2.7million

318 ARROWS POINTING TO HEAVEN
Thinking about how to prepare for Rosh Hashanah on dog walk today and found these signs pointing to heaven

Shana Tova to all our family and friends – a tribute to the marvel of our world
Beth of creation (bereshith)
Sound of the ram’s horn – awake from a slumber
Creation of the heavens and the earth
Miracle of biology Adam and Eve

SOUNDS OF THE PRIMITIVE ALARM CLOCK for Rosh HAshana

TE’KIAH – one long blast SHEVARIM – three broken sounds TERU’AH -nine staccato notes. TEKI’AH GEDOLAH – a “great blast”

Shana Tovah U’metukah to all family and friends

INTROSPECTION

319 INTROSPECTION, DECISION AND ACTION
Throw away the rocks in your backpack that hold you down and keep the stuff that helps you move forward and upward

From the Rosha Hashana series

The Shofar – a poem

September is here
And the beat of the bleat
Causes a shudder in my soul

320 TIME HAS RUN OUT to its end –

and I have to make amends with family and friends

TIME TO WEAVE THE THREADS AND FOCUS
aT oNEMENT IS nIGH

Opening the Heavens

321 MOTHER EARTH AND EVE

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

322 Oh My!! said the shadow “Your Tarantula has such a beautiful leash”

323 “WANNA RACE?”

said the hare to the ladybug

324 END OF SEASON
And lost my bounce
Time to retire

325 FACES

326 ABOUT TO FALL IN THE FALL – a poem

Who shall live and who shall die?

…all of us! said the leaves with a sigh

327 TIME peppered in greens, yellows, browns, and reds

dOG wALK meets Horse at Sunrise

328 RAIN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF FALLEN LEAVES

329 Know-All Adolescent Lording Over Mama –

Not good!

330 Know-It-All Mama Lording Over the Child –

Not good either

331 MOTHER AND CHILD –

Mutual Respect and Admiration –

Mama Child Relationships The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good

332 Chosen for Enlightenment

333 AUDITIONING FOR SWAN LAKE –

as the black swan

334 OPINING THE FALL OF THE PINE –
even the evergreen falls subject to time

335

1- What are you looking at stranger?
2- I am just looking for something to nosh
3- Not even a tiny nut – Not nutting in this pot!
4- Can you believe that?
5- So I think I’ll take a poop
6- What are you looking at stranger?

336 The Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade
Brooklyn NY

337 Fee-fi-fo-fum
I smell a phake photographer on the run!

338 Fall of the rain in the Fall
Makes bubbles in the puddles
Causing ghoulish stubble
On the sleeves of the leaves
With ghosts on brooms in the center
Surrounded by the frightening eyes of October
Four eves before the eve of Halloween
Which is sprung between the birth of Spring
And the dead of Winter

340

Halloween Horrors

The Worst of the Worst

What is the need to glorify horror?
Who knows?
Is it because it is arousing – beyond the mundane
And a leaning to the insane?
Or is it a fear
That the dead of winter is near?

341 October 29, 2017 · AMAZING PUMPKIN CARVINGS by a colleague Dr Dennis Lee

Can you spot him?

342November 4, 2017 · ART OF THE SINGERS IN THE SYCAMORE

343 November 5, 2017 ·

344 November 5, 2017 · 

345 November 7, 2017 · THE OLD OAK TREE SURROUNDED BY THE HOPEFUL DROPPED SEEDS, THE PRODUCTS OF HER SUMMER – from earth to earth

346 November 8, 2017 · CHANGE OF ATTITUDE – TURNING OVER A LEAF

 

347 November 9, 2017 · HISTORY OF THE CURVED SHOE

348 November 10, 2017 ·

349 Ashley Davidoff November 12, 2017 · THE LONELY LEAF

350 November 14, 2017 · FISHER-DAVIDOFF DNA found washed up on a beach

351November 18, 2017 · PARALLELS IN THE PARK

352 November 20, 2017 · DANCING IN THE DOG PARK IN THE FALL

353 November 25, 2017 · Was Benjy fooled?

354 November 28, 2017 ·

355 November 26, 2017 · Matisse and the Oak Leaves

356 November 26, 2017 · Dead Oak Leaves Take on a New Life

357 November 30, 2017 · WO BIRCH BIRDS GOING FOR A WALK

358 December 1, 2017 · TWO BIRCH BIRDS IN INTIMATE CONVERSATION

359 December 1, 2017 · AND NOW IT IS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

360 December 2, 2017 · STREET DANCERS

361 December 3, 2017 · CHOIR OF BLONDES SINGING HALLEL-OO-JAH

362 December 7, 2017 · OAK PEOPLE HAVING FUN AFTER FALLING

363 December 9, 2017 ·

364 December 14, 2017 · SAME HEMLOCK, DIFFERENT TIME

 

365 December 15, 2017 · 15°F and -10°C AND STILL THEY DANCE IN THE STREET

366 December 18, 2017 · How Sad?

367 December 19, 2017 · TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN THE DOG PARK – Seasons Greetings

368 January 1 · BACK of a Pigeon, or BUST of the Mustached Emperor?

Happy New Year to family and friends
May we make it a better year for all of us!

369 January 2 · RODIN”S BALZAC ON THE FLOOR of ST PETER’S BASILICA in Vatican City

370 January 5 · CHILLED TO THE BONE – on the dog walk today

371 January 6 · CRYSTAL LAKE IN WINTER

 

372 January 7 ·

373 January 7 · RELUCTANT DOG WALK

374 January 9 · Keep Your Eyes Open All the Time!

375 January 12 · LIFE – A MURKY PATH WITH RAYS OF HOPE

376 January 18 · BATTLE OF SALT (left) with SNOW AND ICE

377 January 23 · ONE SMALL STEP FOR DOG, ONE SMALL STEP FOR KIND MAN.

378January 24 · RAIN and FREEZE – YET THE GRASS LIVES ON

 

379 January 27 · IT is FREEZING OUTSIDE.. Dog Walk, or Jewelry Window Shopping for the Wife??

380 January 28 · BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS FLYING IN THE ICE

381 January 29 · SUNRISE ON ICE

382 February 2 · A Ball that is Not Rolling Gathers Snow and Moss

383 February 3 · NIGHT RIDER inspired by Picasso

384 February 5 · Walking in the Wind

385 February 6 · 2 STATES OF WATER – SOLID and LIQUID, – STATIC AND FLOWING

386 February 7 · SO HAPPY TOGETHER!

387 February 8 · LEAVES OF ICE

388 February 9 · Llama in the Cold

389 February 10 · WINTER OLYMPICS 5 Rings .. of a Sort

390  February 11 · TINY DANCER –

391 February 12 · CRYSTAL MAN WITH CROOKED SMILE

392 February 13 · A STONE AND A NUT WALK THE DOG ON VALENTINE’S DAY

393  February 15 · Hope of Spring, Springs Eternal

 

394  February 16 · SOLAR SYSTEM ON ICE

395 February 17 · HAPPY LION ICE FACE WELCOMING THE SUN

396  February 19 ·THE MORNING AFTER A 5 INCH SNOWSTORM – AGAINST A CLOUDLESS BLUE SKY!!! The beauty of winter is sometimes breathtaking!

397 February 20 · Went for a dog walk with a Fisher

398 February 21 · HUMBLED BY THE BUBBLE

399  February 22 · “There’s a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in”

400 February 23 · #400 – ICICLE BIRD – ARTISTIC LICENCE IN ICE

401  February 24 ·Winter Halloween Pumpkin

402 February 25 · COLD SHOULDER or FROZEN SHOULDER?

403  February 27 · BLACK SKIMMER AT CRYSTAL LAKE

 

404 February 28 · TIME TEMPERATURE AND GRAVITY

406  March 2 · HEAVY METAL somersault with a twist squashed aluminum figure

407 March 3 · LATE WINTER EARLY SPRING

408 March 3 · Must have been a Great Dane in the park earlier today!

409  March 4 · Tree Wrestle in the Woods and Aaron Wrestle on the Mat

410 March 6 · Dancers in the Woods (after Matisse)

411

 

412 March 8 · 3 Lake Ave in Time – TODAY AFTER THE SNOW DUMP .. and in the Spring and Fall

413 March 9 · 

414 March 20 · WHEN CAR TRACKS IN THE SNOW ARE MULTIPLIED

415 March 22 · COWBOY HIDING BEHIND THE SYCAMORE TREE

 

416 March 25 · FROSTING of FROST ON THE LEAVES

417 March 26 · Picasso’s Head of a Woman in Ice

418 March 30 · TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF TIME

419 April 1 · FROM THE DUST OF THE EARTH

Newton Open Studios  April 6 · NEWTON OPEN STUDIOS This Weekend

420  April 12 · PORTRAIT OF A LADY – a watercolor found floating in the stream in the dog park

421 April 23 · REFLECTIONS OF SUNSET THROUGH THE TREES

422 April 21 · MOUNTAINS IN THE SKY

423 April 24 · TRYING ON A NEW GREEN COAT FOR SPRING (does not quite fit!))

424 April 25 · SPRING IS HERE!

425 April 26 · 1st image THE SHADOW IS THINKING in the box

426 April 27 · AMERICAN SYCAMORE ACHENE BALLS IN A BLUE SPRING SKY

427 April 28 · MAGIC GRASS CARPET RIDE

 

428  April 28 · WOMAN UNDER A TREE

429 April 29 ·“ARE YOU MY MOMMY?” said the fledgling to the tree.  “No unfortunately I am not, but you are probably a branch of the family?”

430 April 30 · STREET SOCCER IN THE DOG PARK

431 May 1 · EN POINTE PIROUETTE DUETTE OF THE TULIP TREE IN SPRING

432  May 2 · SWAN LAKE BY THE HORSE CHESTNUT TROUPE

 

433 May 3 · SPRING EXPLOSION of cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park NJ

434 May 4 · DEBRIS DINNER OF BLUE FOR TWO!!

435 May 5 · BOTH MADE OUT OF WOOD, BOTH ESSENTIAL – JUST WIRED DIFFERENTLY

436 May 6 · BLOSSOMS ON THE TRUNK

437 May 7 · 

438 May 8 · A DARK CLOUD WITH A GOLDEN LINING – Always hope for a better day!

 

ROMANCING THE CLOUD

439 May 11 · A Weeping Cherry Full of the Joys of Spring

 

440 May 12 · PINK DOG

441 May 13 · TULIP TREE LEAVES IN CONVERSATION

442 May 14 · THE GREENING OF SPRING

443 May 15 ·SPRING TIME AT CRYSTAL LAKE

444 May 16 · DOORWAY TO SUBLIME SLIME

445 May 17 · REFLECTIONS OF THE DAY AT SUNSET

446 May 18 · FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION – Le Dor Va Dor

447  May 19 · VIVALDI, 4 SEASONS, A DOGWALK, and finally a nice cup of tea!

448 May 26 · 

449 May 31 · THE BEGINNINGS OF ROSE TIME

450 June 2 · POLITICAL DISCORD AT THE DINNER TABLE

451 June 4 · DUSTINGS OF YELLOW POLLEN ON THE BLACK ASPHALT AND DUSTIN BROWN

452  June 5 · COLORFUL CLUELESS CLUCKS CLAN

453 June 6 · EGASUS IN TRAINING

 

455 June 12 · GOODY GOODY TWO (pair) SHOES  THE BALLERINA IN A TWO TWO (+1)

456 June 13 · DUET

457 June 16 · REMEMBERING WHAT I USED TO BE (until time rose)

458 June 19 · A SECOND CHANCE AT SPRING

459  June 20 · “WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?” said the one gray haired creature t’other

460 June 24 · SCHOOLS OUT AND EVERYBODY IS HAPPY

461 June 25 · SISTERS

462 June 26 · KOUSA DOGWOOD. LEAF OR FLOWER?  Both a leaf and flower The white “petals” aren’t actually petals at all. They are modified leaves called bracts that surround the small, greenish-yellow, insignificant flowers.

463 June 27 · merican Basswood (American Linden) with Bract Leaf

 

Ashley Davidoff shared a link.  July 3 · LensCulture

Ashley Davidoff shared a link. July 3 ·LensCulture

464 July 7 · MULBERRY TREE

465

466 July 8 · EMOJI OF BEARDED MAN IN THE WATER

467 July 9 · SPOON FEEDING IS A WASTE

468 July 10 · DOMESTIC DISPUTE

469 July 11 · DIRTY (Diaper Wiper) DANCING

470 July 13 · NARCISSUS

471  July 15 · “BABY REJECTS FAKE NEWS!”

472 July 16 · FLAMENCO!

473 July 17 · SHELL BIRD!

 

474 July 18 · Found a LEAF and it reminded me of FRACTALS, the WHOLE being bigger than the PARTS and the ONENESS of things!

 

475 July 19 · QUESTIONS TO MYSELF

476 July 20 · FRENCH COUPLE

477 July 21 · ROCK AND ROLL – SWAN and RABBIT

478 July 22 · I Spy with my Little Eye

479  July 23 · AMBITIOUS ATTEMPT –

480 July 24 · WHISPERINGS OF ROMANCE FROM THE MOUTH OF THOR TO SIF HIS LOVER

 

481 July 25 · ROCK STAR

482 July 26 · POLLEN AND WATER

483  July 27 · 

484 July 28 · 

CANDLES IN THE WIND

485 July 29 · MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CHOIR SINGING IN THE WOOD

 

486 July 30 · WEBBED IN OR WEBBED OUT??!!

487 July 31 · ON WAKING! AN EYE OPENER

488 August 3 · ROCK AND ROLL ON THE ROAD

489 August 4 · PROFESSOR LETTING GO AT THE PARTY

490 August 5 · MITOSIS AND THE SPARK OF LIFE!

491 August 6 · VIETNAMESE HATS

492 August 7 · MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

493 August 8 · YOUR’E AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL ON THE INSIDE!

494 August 10 · SPOTLIGHT ON MASTER MATHEMATICIAN, ENGINEER, WEAVER, AND ARTIST AT WORK!

495 August 11 · RIVER DANCE

496 August 12 · MOTHER AND CHILD

497 August 13 · TUBES AND NATURE

498  August 14 ·  MUSHROOM FACE TUCK AFTER LEMON SUCK

499 August 15 ·   LIKABLE LEN WITH LICHENS ALL OVER HIS FACE

500  August 18 ·   500th dOG wALK aRT post and I found these mushrooms nattering about my wife, my children and Benjy!

501 August 21 ·  WOMAN WITH CHILD IN WATER

502 August 22 · FLAMENCO IN THE CLOUDS

503 August 23 · DELICATE DROPLETS IN UNISON WEIGH THE COSMOS DOWN

504 August 24 ·  RAIN ON THE ORANGE COSMOS

505 August 25 ·  FATHER AND SON

 

506  September 8 at 5:51 PM ·  GREENS OF IRELAND

507 September 13 at 5:33 AM · PRESENT THRIVING ON THE PAST

508  September 14 at 6:06 AM ·  TREES

From the series “Art of the Clouds” and “Trees”

509 September 14 at 10:42 PM ·  COUNTRY ROAD IN IRELAND

510 September 15 at 6:43 AM · DOG RUN ON DOG WALK

511 September 16 at 7:34 AM ·  TIME FOR REFLECTION

512 September 16 at 9:53 PM ·  FINDING UNEXPECTED STRENGTH

 

513 September 17 at 8:28 PM · Family at Family Wedding 1970

514  September 20 at 6:58 AM ·  “I AM A ROCK, – I AM IN IRELAND”

515  September 21 at 6:36 AM ·  ROCK HOUSES THAT ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK – some have done it for thousands of years

516  September 22 at 6:26 AM · Does this drunken midnight bird choir know a song called “Like a Bird on the Wire”? said the choir master

517 September 25 at 6:36 AM ·  When You Try to Blow your Own Horn, it Only Makes Noise in your Brain

518  September 24 at 7:06 AM ·  BROWN COW OF THE FAMILY or as Mary Wilson Carpenter observed “How Now Brown Cow?”

519 September 25 at 8:50 PM ·  IRISH SISTERS IN A MEADOW

520  September 26 at 9:10 PM ·  Said Mamma “We need Michael .. to row the boat ashore Hallelujah !!!”

522 September 27 at 10:48 PM ·  IRISH MUSHROOM – Real or Unreal?

521 September 28 at 7:46 AM ·  STONED ON ROCKS!

523 September 28 at 11:08 PM · The Difference Between the Man and Dog is

524 September 29 at 8:51 AM ·  MIST OF THE DAWN

525 September 30 at 7:17 AM · IRISH TMI CONCOCTION

526 THE TREE BARK EYEING AND OOING THE MUSTACHE OF DALI

From the Series – “Art of the Bark”

 

 

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