Flowers and Plants Resurrection air plant fernsAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net Frozen Red Berries at26°F = -3.333°C(26°F − 32) × 5/9 = -3.333°CAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net Amazing complexity brought together in in a single beautiful roseAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net Witch Hazel Blooms in the Middle of the Freezing Winter of BostonNature is awesome!Hamamelis virginiana blooms in September–NovemberAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net I put a Spell on YouAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net Orange Waiting to HappenAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net Purple, Rain and a DandelionAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net Tulips in a VaseSymbolism of tulips – perfect and deep loveAshley DavidoffTheCommonVein.net The Bee and the ThistleAshley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net Spring WalkAshley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net Standing Out The purple hydrangea flower stands out because it refused (genetically) to age like its brothers and sistersI trimmed the hydrangea today and the purple flower was the only among all that kept its color The copper vase was a bona fide antique (ie over 50 years) when I was a young boy in SA. Hence it is now over 100 years old – talk about aging with graceThe background is our garden in Boston. The land has been around for a very very long time…. and it continues to nourish seeds and roots How awesome is nature?Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net Summertime in Biltmore Gardens – North CarolinaAshley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net A Walk in the Spring ForestNature pic with post processing using a variety of filters in Thumbsplus and AFSAshley Davidoff The Red FlowersAshley Davidoff NATURE PAINTS THE FACE OF AN ANIMAL BARGING INTO OUR WORLD FROM THE BOWELS OF THE PANSYMay 18, 2016pre dwa0028Ashley Davidoff ROMANCE OF THE LEAF AND THE FLOWERBUDA Marriage made with the Wisdom of Heaven.The One Without the Other is NothingSpringtime for the IrisThe story of lessons from the garden will unfoldMay 14, 2016pre dwa0025Ashley Davidoff BUTTERFLY IN THE SKYNov 6 2015pre dwa0002Ashley Davidoff DELICATE DROPLETS IN UNISON WEIGH THE COSMOS DOWNFrom the Series “The Art of Water” and “Life Lessons from the Dog Walk”August 23 2018503Ashley Davidoff 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 = 1April 25 2018424bAshley Davidoff 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 = 1April 25 2018424cAshley Davidoff FLOWERS OF THE LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALLIn 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.313Ashley Davidoff Star of Yelta and the Sun of the Yellow DaisyYELTA shines on the inside –DAISY to the outsideWhich one resonates with you?Maybe both?307Ashley Davidoff LESSONS FROM THE MORNING GLORY – Star of YeltaGO INWARDS“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!306Ashley Davidoff DELICATE WALK ON THE BUTTERFLY BUSH291Ashley Davidoff THE DELICATE CURVES OF THE CALLA LILY287Ashley Davidoff WINDOW BOXES OF NANTUCKET CAPE COD MASSGray Houses of the Gray Lady are in pristine condition with a bevy of beautiful and colorful window boxes285Ashley Davidoff LILIES OF THE EAST Time for the Lilies to shine!282Ashley Davidoff The Red Rose278Ashley Davidoff The Pinking of Spring0258b01Ashley Davidoff IRIS SEASON ON THE DOG WALKIris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow.273bAshley Davidoff IRIS(H) FAMILY CAUGHT IN THE RAIN263Ashley Davidoff SummertimeGlenvaugh National Prk Donegal,IrelandAshley Davidoff SpringtimeAshley Davidoff The Color PurpleAshley Davidoff ThistleAshley Davidoff BUDS OF EARLY SPRING248Ashley Davidoff Springtime ZinniasAshley Davidoff ThistleAshley Davidoff Yellow TulipsAshley Davidoff Namaqualand DaisiesAshley Davidoff Springtime Nova Scotia Cape bretton Islands CanadaAshley Davidoff SpringtimeAshley Davidoff Webs are All Over the PlaceAshley Davidoff Tulips in a VaseAshley Davidoff A Vase of Flowers.Mexico city The rustic nature of the home (and of things gone by) and the beauty, freshness and youthfulness of the flowers caught my eye. The contrast of the green and blue background seems to match the dominant green and yellow colors of the bouquet providing some harmony The flash of orange topping, and the bright pink at the base brings the interest The reflection of the blue and green in the glass vase brings the background and the vase of flowers together – – lucky me – since I believe that this is what we pursue in art and life – wholeness, and harmonyUsed dark edging as a filter and some post processing in APS to enhance the backgroundAshley Davidoff Glenvaugh National ParkDonegalIrelandAshley Davidoff The Pink RoseAshley Davidoff The Color PurpleHumming Bird Jerusalem IsraelAshley Davidoff All the Girls in Pink or PurpleBoy in Green Feeling OutAll Girls Doing Their ThingAshley Davidoff GOODY GOODY TWO (pair) SHOESTHE BALLERINA IN A TWO TWO (+1)In honor of Gavriel Davidoff the math genius working out the square of numbersJune 12 2018455 Lady in Red Collecting Yellow FlowersFrom the series “The Art of Red”Ashley Davidoff REMEMBERING WHAT I USED TO BE (until time rose)Ashley Davidoff TUBES AND NATUREFrom the Series “Dog Walk Biology Lessons”Ashley Davidoff497 PINK DOGMay 12 2018Ashley Davidoff440c Tulips in NewtonAshley Davidoff Tulips in NewtonAshley Davidoff CleomesNew Hampshire 2001Ashley Davidoff 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 201686Ashley Davidoff A BABY DAHLIA SHEDDING A TEAR UNDER THE POWERS OF GRAVITY AND A LEAF IN WAITING TO SOFTEN THE FALLSeptember 13 20160123Ashley Davidoff Flower GardenNew Hampshire 2001Ashley Davidoff GomphrenaAshley Davidoff ThistleAshley Davidoff Deep Purple FlowerAshley Davidoff Deep Pink FlowerAshley Davidoff Pink RoseAshley Davidoff FlowersAshley Davidoff Red FlowersAshley Davidoff BLEAKNESS TO BEAUTY – TIME HEALS180 degrees in 2 Months.The Spring is that much sweeter after the freeze of Winter254 A Menorah in the Spring during Shavuot?Do they go together?008Ashley Davidoff TIME – DAUGHTER, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHERIt passes so quicklyEnjoy the MomentsJune 15 201611Ashley Davidoff MY FAVORITE JULY 4th FIREWORKS ART PIECE OF ALL TIME044bAshley Davidoff SISTERSSaid the 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 201658Ashley Davidoff NATURE’S DATING SERVICE.Ladies Ladies!Hear Ye! Hear Ye!We want you!Looking for Ms RightFor one of our many Mr Right pollens Step inside and see our stock of male seedFind them scattered elegantly on a bed of Hibiscus petalOr the young uns hanging on the anthersFor a special dealCheck out the seeds on the showroom floorAugust 13 201690Ashley Davidoff TULIPS from Turkish tülbent = “turban,”249Ashley Davidoff BLUE AND WHITE and Remembering the RedCelebrating the Spring in the Life of an Ancient Nation and never forgetting those who helped us get thereHappy 69th birthday to Israel in your 3500 year old historyYom Hashoa Yom Hazikaron (the red blossoms) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (the blue and the white)253Ashley Davidoff The Pinking of Spring0258b01Ashley Davidoff WHITES OF SPRING by Stravinsky256 Mom’s Favorite Color in a Newton Spring262Ashley Davidoff Reaching Out to My Friend and Partner in Life – The LeafAshley Davidoff