Trees | dOG wALK aRT

TINY FOREST IN SUMMER AND WINTER
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Sunset in Santa Monica Through the Eyes of the Australian Tea Tree
aka Leptospermum Laevigatum
Jan 18 2016
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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 2, 2016
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LIFE IN DEATH, DEATH IN LIFE
May 14, 2016
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PICTURE PUZZLE –
WHAT IS IT ?
May 15, 2016
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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 21, 2016
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Another Picture. Puzzle. How do you interpret?
May 23, 2016
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ROCKS FLOATING IN THE AIR?
Picture Puzzle Can you explain?
May 30, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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Said the dead wood “You look a little bit like me
Said the fetus ” We both seem bent out of shape”
July 13 2016
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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
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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.
Therefore they can pack in more transport systems 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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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
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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
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Would I spy with my little eye the pupil of a wooden eye staring in the woods?
Theme: Round things
August 8 2016
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Q1 LITTLE ANNIE OR GRANNY ANNIE ?
Q2 What emotion does she portray?
Sorrow, depression, deep thought, indecision, concern, conviction, resolve?
August 8 2016
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SUNRISE IN THE DOG PARK
August 12 2016
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WISDOM IN THE SILENCE OF THE TREE
1) original moss covered tree
2) artistic rendition August 14 2016
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN IN THE WOODS by student of Picasso
August 20 2016
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PICASSO LADY IN A SYCAMORE TREE
August 28 2016
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CHASSIDIC WISDOM IN THE TREE
September 03 2016
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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
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AFRICAN PARROT EMERGING FROM A TREE IN THE USA JUNGLE
September 11 2016
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LOVERS IN THE WOODS
Dedicated to the birthday girl Vivian Fisher!!
Many more healthy and happy birthdays
September 28 2016
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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!
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Happy Birthday to Adam and Eve and to the Creation of the Universe
May our Family and Friends be Blessed for a Happy Healthy and Fruitful New Year
October 2nd 2016
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RINGS OF THE TREE AND THE ROSH HASHANA CYCLE

INTROSPECTION
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.”
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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
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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
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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
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TEN DAYS OF AWE ? GATHERING and COMBINING TIME WITH PERSONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PAST YEAR – BOTH THE GOOD AND THE BAD
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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
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AND THEN I HEARD THE BLASTS OF THE SHOFAR AND NOW I’M ALL SHOOK UP
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay SOUNDS OF THE SHOFAR Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah THESE ARE REFLECTED IN SHELL FORM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOFAR TEKIAH,Single shell- the “blast,” one long blast with a clear tone. SHEVARIM, Three curved shells – a “broken,” sighing sound of three short calls. TERUAH – 9 SMALL SHELLS the “alarm,” a rapid series of nine or more very short notes. TEKIAH GEDOLLAH – Rams horn – “the great Tekiah,” a single unbroken blast, held as long as possible. (A combination of Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, ending with a Tekiah Gedolah.) ” Awake, sleepers from your sleep! Arise, slumberers, from your slumber! Scrutinize your deeds and return to repentance and remember your creator! Those forgetters of the truth in the vanities of time and those who stray all their year in vanity and emptiness which can neither help nor save. Look to your souls, better your ways and deeds. Let each one of you abandon your evil way and your thoughts which are not good.” “The shofar symbolizes the major theme of the Days of Repentance, during which we commemorate the beginning of the world. We try to make a new start within ourselves, and to return to the beginning of the cycle. The shofar, with its powerful and profound calls, removes the obstacles before us and helps us reach this new start.” What did Elvis say about this? I’M ALL SHOOK UP Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay A well’a bless my soul What’sa wrong with me? I’m itchin’ like a man in a fuzzy tree My friends say I’m actin’ wild as a bug I’m all shook up Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, ya
October 12, 2016 ·
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Hopefully apologies are nearly complete and now onward to REBOOT the system and GET RID of BAGGAGE to enable AT ONEMENT
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DAY OF AT ONEMENT
A time to spend with the core
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SHADOW AND ITS REFLECTION?
October 20 2016
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BELLY UP! – ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE SEASONS – The Story of My Life by Kai Yak
October 25 2016
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THE FALL IN NEWTON
Halloween night finally here
October 31 2016
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THE RAINBOW FELL ON THE FALL TREE OR POT OF GOLD?
November 05 2016
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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
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FEAST OF THE FALL
Breakfast at 3 Lake Ave after the dog walk
November 10 2016
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NAKED TREES START TO SHIVER AS TEMP DROPS TO 33F(.6C) IN BOSTON
November 20 2016
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BENJY”S WISDOM
Asked Benjy 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
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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.
Alden was naughty, fun filled and full hearted bringing 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
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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
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WOODLINE
by Andy Goldsworthy
This beautiful work of art is located in Presidio park San Francisco –
Life is a long and winding path through unknown woods – leading to something, somewhere – enjoy the journey
December 18 2016
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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
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MAGIC GRASS CARPET RIDE
From the Puddle Art Series
April 28 2018
STEPPENWOLF 1968
Well, you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl
ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE
Well, you don’t know what we can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
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CONVERSATIONS OF THE TREES WITH HEAVEN ON A GRAY AND WINTRY DAY
February 02 2017
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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
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20°F = -6°C after the storm but blue skies make all the difference
IT IS ALL ABOUT CONTEXT
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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
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BENJY’S LIBRARY OF BARE BARKS
Benjy is our dog He knows every bark intimately!… and he p*ss*s them off
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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.
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MORE THAN SIX SICK STIX ENJOYING THE WARMER WEATHER
E Pluribus Unum
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MONET
REFLECTIONS IN A MELTING ICE POND Things are always changing!
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A FOREST BOUND IN COLORFUL BONDAGE –
Look upward and you will find freedom
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A Dead Tree Trunk and Giacometti in Conversation
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CUBISM IN THE BARK OF THE RIVER BIRCH
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HIPPIE HANGIN OUT UNDER THE TREES IN BELL-BOTTOMS
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ANATOMY OF THE TULIP TREE
EVER HEARD OF A TULIP TREE? Currently flowering on the dog walk path
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DEAD TREE TRUNK INTO FOOD?
A Dead Tree Trunk Found in a Pond in the Great Brook Farm State Park In Carlisle Massachusetts
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A POUND OF POND LOBSTER
Found when we took the Hound For a walk in the Great Brook Farm State Park In Carlisle Massachusetts
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LOVERS IN THE WOODS
Dedicated to Joel and Maya on the occasion of their marriage
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ROMANCING THE MOON

…and then she rolled and folded onto the shoulder of the Fir..
From the series “Romancing the Moon”
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… 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
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SPIRAL IN THE TREES AND THE REVERSE LAYUP
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DNA AND RNA
When the Whole is Bigger than the Parts
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DEGAS IN THE FOREST AND AT THE BARRE
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MOTHER EARTH AND EVE after Chagall
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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HALLOWEEN SINGERS IN THE SING SOME MORE SYCAMORE TREE
November 4, 2017
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HENRY MOORE’S DANCERS IN THE SYCAMORE
(right image is original photo of the Sycamore bark)
November 5 2017
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TIME peppered in greens, yellows, browns, and reds
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FROM EARTH TO EARTH
The old oak tree surrounded by the hopeful dropped seeds which are the products of her summer
November 7, 2017
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CHANGE OF ATTITUDE – TURNING OVER A LEAF
November 8, 2017
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THE LONELY LEAF
How sad I am,
With family and close friends of last summer, –
All gone..
And I am alone.
How sad I am.
November 12, 2017
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Sculpture of Tree of Metal
St Louis Missouri
Was Benjy fooled
November 25, 2017
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TWO BIRCH ANIMALS ON A DATE

TWO BIRCH BIRDS GOING FOR A WALK
December 1, 2017
357TWO BIRCH BIRDS IN INTIMATE CONVERSATION

December 1, 2017

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FIRST SNOWSTORM OF THE WINTER AT 3 LAKE
December 9, 2017
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SAME HEMLOCK, DIFFERENT TIME
December 14, 2017
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CHILLED TO THE BONE
On the dog walk today
9 °F = -14°C after 12 inches of snow
January 5 2018
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CRYSTAL LAKE IN WINTER
It is now 5°F = -15 °C and about to brave the salt and ice for the dog walk. Benjy can’t deal with the salt but walks barefoot on the ice How in heavens name does he do that?
January 6 2018
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ICE CRYSTALS ON THE WINDOW – PAIN
Looking like trees on a hill
It is now -4°F = -20°C The refrigerator freezer temperature is 0° F (-18° C) So we are surrounded by a freeze box today
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A STONE AND A NUT WALK THE DOG ON VALENTINE’S DAY
(in South Africa!)
From the Series “Art, Heart, and the Dog Walk”
February 13
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THE MORNING AFTER A 5 INCH SNOWSTORM – AGAINST A CLOUDLESS BLUE SKY!!!
The beauty of winter is sometimes breathtaking!
From the Series “Art of Cold Water”
February 19 ·2018
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BLACK SKIMMER AT CRYSTAL LAKE
The left image is the the real thing
The right image is a “makeup job” of the tree stump
From the “bIRD” Series
February 27 2018
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Must have been a Great Dane in the park earlier today!
March 3 2018
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Tree Wrestle in the Woods and Aaron Wrestle on the Mat
March 4 2018
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Dancers in the Woods (after Matisse)
From the series “Twists of Nature”
March 6
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WINTER WEDDING IN THE WOODS
From the Series “Twists of Nature”
March 7
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3 Lake Ave in Time
TODAY AFTER THE SNOW DUMP .. and in the Spring and Fall
March 8
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COWBOY HIDING BEHIND THE SYCAMORE TREE
March 22 2018
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SOLDIER HIDING BEHIND THE SYCAMORE TREE
March 22, 2018
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FROM THE DUST OF THE EARTH
Happy Easter and Passover
April 1 2018
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REFLECTIONS OF SUNSET THROUGH THE TREES
April 23 2018
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TRYING ON A NEW GREEN COAT FOR SPRING (does not quite fit!))
April 24 2018
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WOMAN UNDER A TREE
Top image is the original image and bottom image is the rendered image
From the Puddle Art Series
April 28 2018
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SPRING TIME MULTIPLICATION

SPRING IS HERE!
SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!SPRING IS HERE!
Power in number, power in scale, units to unity, whole bigger than the parts,
1+ 1 = 1
April 25 2018
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AMERICAN SYCAMORE ACHENE BALLS IN A BLUE SPRING SKY
April 27 2018
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MAGIC GRASS CARPET RIDE (click to hear music)
From the Puddle Art Series
April 28 2018
STEPPENWOLF 1968
Well, you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl
ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE
Well, you don’t know what we can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
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SPRING EXPLOSION
of cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park NJ
(looks like mitosis)
May 3 2018
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BLOSSOMS ON THE TRUNK
There is only one tree that has flowers lining the branches: Eastern Redbud
From the series “Boston in the Spring after a Hell Winter”
May 6 2018
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FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
Le Dor Va Dor
May 18 2018
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BOTH MADE OUT OF WOOD, BOTH ESSENTIAL – JUST WIRED DIFFERENTLY
From the series “Understanding Our Differences”
May 5
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ROMANCING THE CLOUD
by Arbor Amor
A Love Poem from the Tree to the Cloud
To my dearest Cloud
You are so far
Yet so near and dear to me
I often dream what it may be like
To touch you
For one precious moment
To have you in my arms
And caress your delicate face
And when I awake
I realize it is but a dream
That can never come true
Sometimes you look lean and mean
And you stand vertical like a spear
And sometimes horizontal like 100 arrows shot at once
But most the time you have soft sensuous and voluptuous curves
Moving slowly and lovingly through the heavens
Me?
I am what I am
And only change
with the coming and going of the seasons
Just a little bigger as I grow older
You on the other hand
Change your form as well as your position in the heavens
From second to second
Each time, a form more beautiful and unique
I love your unpredictability
Your color also changes with your mood
And the time of day
You look most passionate and fiery
When the sun wakes up and goes to bed
This is the time when I love you best
I often dream what it may be like
To touch you
For one precious moment
To have you in my arms
And caress your delicate face
And when I awake
I realize it is but a dream
That can never come true
Whoa! –
Wait a moment !!…
The rain and the snow!
They are you!
And they touch me in so many ways
The blanket of snow when I am naked
The delicate rain when I am in need
They caress and moisten me from without and within
I am filled with your love for me
And I for you.
Oh what would I do without you my dearest cloud
You are my life
You are my love
We will be together forever!
May 7 2018
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A Weeping Cherry Full of the Joys of Spring
From the series “Boston in the Spring after a Hell Winter”
May 11 2018
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SPRING TIME AT CRYSTAL LAKE
May 15 2018
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VIVALDI, 4 SEASONS, A DOGWALK,
and finally a nice cup of tea!
May 19 2018
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A SECOND CHANCE AT SPRING
Blossoms caught in a stream recreating a tree in blossom
From the series “X-Stream Art”
June 19 2018
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American Basswood
aka American Linden
with Bract Leaf
June 27 2018
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MULBERRY TREE
Mulberries Caught on a Stick in the River
July 7 2018
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EMOJI OF BEARDED MAN IN THE WATER
July 8 2018
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DOMESTIC DISPUTE
He screamed”I said Trunk again, not Drunk again”
She screamed “I thought you said Trump again!!”
Miscommunication – the cause of many a dispute!
July 10
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