Posted on April 27, 2017February 17, 2023 by Ashley Davidoff

BEYOND THE WATER DROP

From Big Bang to Eternity –

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

And then you my darling water
The purest of beings

Born with a gush from the amniotic sacs of Big Bang
Finding your way to virgin earth
Under forces beyond you
With forces in you
To enable all of life
For without you we would not be

The single droplet of rain hitting the puddle
With its kind but explosive kinetic force

Under the same original force that brought you to earth
Converting to a beautiful sound of the droplet on water
With an array of waves in perfect circle

As I ponder this wonder
The beauty of physics at its best
No energy destroyed, just converted
A simple yet not so simple action reaction of Newton
Snow, ice, vapor, waves of the sea, and a flowing river

Calming of the soul
Giver of life
From Big Bang to Eternity

Posted on April 19, 2016February 17, 2023 by Ashley Davidoff

Life, Cells, the US Constitution, and Trees

Life, Cells,the US Constitution, and Trees

is an odd combination of concepts. At first glance the title of the blog reveals a wide discrepancy of ideas, but in fact there are unifying concepts that bring them together.

The United States is one of the advanced cultures of the modern world. Its magnificent constitution states “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The wisdom rests firstly in the notion that “we the people” is the focus of all subsequent intentions resolutions and actions. Secondly it provides hope and promise of a happy and safe society. This statement of the constitution is satisfied in the biology of the cell, but not to the same extent in the dynamics of society. We do not fully appreciate what perfection has been accomplished in the microcosm of our bodies nor how apt the opening statement is to the cells that make up living organisms. The cells in truth realise all the promises of the preamble, including a perfect union, justice, tranquility, defence, general welfare, liberty, and posterity.

Trees, US Ideology, Cells, and the Body

Living structures are characterized by their ability to move, grow, reproduce, acquire and transport metabolic products, and protect themselves — all so they can function and contribute to the bigger community. The cell as the basic building block of life and living organisms performs all the described functions effortlessly, innately and automatically. For the cell, life happens without struggle or effort. People perform the same characteristics of life, but many individuals struggle to fulfil basic needs to satisfaction.

Constitutional Makeup of the Body

The AiA art piece puts the cell in the centre of the body. The cells, acting in combination with other cells, give life to their person in accordance with the preamble of the constitution. People in combination with other people give life to their society.

From a physical perspective, biology has worked out a mechanism to keep all the 3.7 trillion cells of a single human being satisfied, fed, protected and fully functioning in their specific capacity. The liver cell is fulfilled in its capacity as a liver cell, and the same for the myocardial and brain cell. In fact all animal cells live and do what they were born to do, and are fulfilled until disease or death. The world of botany has accomplished similar magnificence.

Constitutional Makeup of the Tree

Tree cells in combination give life to the tree in accordance with the principles of the constitution.

The 7.1 billion humans of the earth are still stuttering along, despite the lofty aspirations of the US Constitution. Many citizens go hungry, innumerable are homeless and countless die in war. The particular focus of this blog is to observe and appreciate the success of cells in the body, and try to understand and apply the processes that make them so successful to our society at large.

Branching Patterns in Nature – Success Story of Delivery and Waste Removal

YinYang Tree – From Environment to Life in the Trees

The AiA rendering amplifies the arborising pattern of the roots and the branches in a background of the environment fuelled by the sun, air- filled atmosphere, and the earth. The tree unit consists of two opposing forces just like the negative and positive forces of the atom. The bare roots represent one force and the leaf filled flowering branches the other. They need each other and both need the environment (and the environment needs them) to develop, flourish and contribute. They use a branching system at both ends to move nutrients and water efficiently .

What Do We as A Society Have to Learn from from the Yin-Yang Tree?

Opposing forces, when working together, enable both to flourish as individuals and as a new unit. We need the man with the woman, the roots with the wings, the roots with the branches, the winter with the summer, the past with the future, the positive with the negative. In the realm of tubes and flow we need a difference in pressure – a relative positive and a relative negative in order for the contents of the tube to flow.

In the Leaves

The geometric arborising pattern is universal and is shown in veins of the ivy leaf

Heart Shaped Chines Lantern Flower

The dried flower reveals a delicate capillary-like infrastructure which is the transport mechanism for the petals. The flower enfolds and defends a barely appreciated, delicate fruit buried within its husk. The need to protect its fruit manifests parental love which it can only do because it has an efficient transport mechanism to maintain itself.

Branching Patterns in the Body –The Vascular System

Supply and Removal of Metabolites and Waste

The transport systems of biology are exemplified by phenomenal branching tube morphology that is efficient. The delivery and removal system in the form of arteries, capillaries and veins is 60,000 miles long (2.5 X the distance around the earth) – and with a pump that beats on the average of 72 times per minute, 3.7 trillion cells are continually fed and cleared of waste, and as a result can be productive and fulfilled. Food is delivered and is waste removed from the front door of every cell constantly. Each cell understands and applies the Goldilocks principle – “Take Not too much , nor too little, but what is just right for your needs.”

The Pulsatile Miracle Circulation

The Circulation; A Pump, Arteries, Capillaries, and Veins

Capillary Network At the Front Door of the Cells

Specific Circulations

Note that the abdomen has been turned upside down in order to appreciate the tree like formation of the portal vein and small bowel.

The liver is seen at bottom left in purple and the spleen (right) in orange

The Spleen

The Splenic Arterial Tree

The Kidneys

Renal Veins By Doppler Ultrasound in Spring

The Liver

The Hepatic Venules

Ductal Systems

Ducts of the Breast

Histology of the Glands of the Breast

Bile Ductal System Working Night and Day

Dilated Biliary Ductal System and the Bonsai Tree

The Tree of the Prostate Gland

Organs and Other Structures with Tree Like Shapes

A Forest of Kidney Trees

Ginkgo Lung Tree

A Winter Tree of Hands Under the Moonlight

The Brain

The Brain Tree

Derivation of the Brain Tree – Artistic Recreation

The Arbor Vitae – Tree of Life of the Cerebellum

Tree -Like Purkinje Cells

Drawing of Purkinje cells (A) and granule cells (B) from pigeon cerebellum by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 1899; Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain. Public Domain

Drawing by Camillo Golgi of a hippocampus stained using the silver nitrate method and digitally rendered by the artist

This treelike branching pattern of neurons responsible for consciousness seems to be a structural feature of the universe itself.

Realising “We the People” – First Step – Efficient Supply and Removal of Metabolites and Waste for the People of the World

Without adequate food and water, the promise of “We the people” of the preamble of the constitution cannot be fulfilled. Currently 1 in 9 people in the world do not have enough food. Without this basic need they are unable to lead an active and healthy life. Is it because there is not enough food in the world? Is it because the 3rd world starving countries are too far away from the excess food of the farms of abundance? The skin cell at the tip of the most remote toe or the most remote cell at the top of the head are equally supplied according to their need. In a healthy individual no cell gets left behind. Yet many people get left behind in the world.

How to do it?

To some extent we have built and continue to build an arborising network for water supply and waste removal. In the US 86% of the population have clean water delivered. In developing countries efficient water supply and sewerage facilities are lacking. One in 10 people lack safe access to clean water, and 1 in 3 lack access to a toilet (water.org). Building a similar network that spans the world and delivers food to the front door of all the people of the world is the obvious first step. Yet it seems like a pipe dream. The network of information provided by the internet was also a pipe dream for people like Nikola Tesla who had a vision for a “world wireless system” in the early 1900s. The ability to deliver real time information to the front door via the world wide web is only 30 years old. Could anybody prior to 20th century imagine such a technological accomplishment? If only we could deliver food via an innate arborising pattern. What if, for example, a high calorie liquid energy food could be delivered alongside the arborising water system? It may not be a classical meal but it is certainly more than nothing. The practical intent of this blog is to draw parallels between biology and society, which can learn from an almost perfect delivery and removal system, most commonly in the form of tree-like branching.

The universe has evolved over about 13.7 billion years and in so doing has the wisdom of time on its side. Over this time, it has developed systems that optimise energy and efficiency. We as thinking biological beings have evolved highly developed biological processes over the last 2.4 billion years. We have developed a mind and free choice. The mind for us has been a double edged sword – both a gift and a curse. A gift because it has given us an ego, individuality, tribalism, heterogeneous cultures, poetry, literature, art, theater, science, dance, athletics, religion, and organization, but a curse that has brought ego, selfishness, pride, religion, jealousy, murder, bigotry, prejudice, and tribalism. The desire to live in “a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” requires that basic biological requirements are available and met. The cells of the healthy body have acquired the aspirations of the US Constitution.

The cell has no mind nor ego and is therefore waiting only for evolutionary changes. We as thinking beings want it all now, and continue to try and improve our lot in a lifetime and are too impatient to be happy with our lot. We therefore push the double-edged envelope with our ego and in so doing while we are social beings we are competitive individuals at the same time. This creates an internal conflict and conflict with others making perfect union a dream rather than reality. The start for the world should be an efficient low energy, arborising delivery system, for food and water system for all people. Without this the US Constitutional aspirations are only a dream.

Hillel recognized the conflict. “If I am not for myself,” he said, “who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I. And if not now when then?” It is the balance of “I” and “they” that we have to find. The cells have done it – Why can’t we?

Posted on February 29, 2016February 17, 2023 by Ashley Davidoff

Anatomy of Winter Water

February 2016 in Boston Massachusetts – Ashley Davidoff MD

Winter Water changes its size, shape, position and character depending on the temperature, gravity, time and surrounding confines.

Snow Outside in Boston

The winter of 2016 in Boston had not been too bad compared to the unforgettable winter of 2015. We got 8-12 inches on the day this image was taken just a few days before Valentine’s day. As always the snow left a trail of beauty particularly when viewed from the inside of a warm house. Though truthfully, a walk in freshly fallen snow among the trees is also a magical experience. The view from our kitchen window is shown above.

On Valentine’s day 2016, 2 or 3 days after the snowstorm, the lowest temp reached -9 degrees F. This was the coldest Valentine’s day since 1957. It was zero degrees Fahrenheit when the photograph was taken.

Frost and Ice on the Window Pane

4 basic layers evolved on the kitchen window. This is explained diagrammatically in the next image. The real beauty was at the the bottom of the window pane there was a whole bevy of magnificent gems of the winter, hanging on the outside of a double paned kitchen window. The crystals were attached to a large ice droplet. The result of nature’s work was more beautiful than any man made piece of jewelry.

Frost and Ice on the Window Pane Explained

The relatively warm top part of the window showed a few ice crystals of collected fallen snow (layer 1) which quickly melted to form small droplets of water (layer 2). Gravity caused these water bubbles to flow downward and get a little larger as they accumulated smaller droplets to form the bigger drops in the frosted background (layer 3). When they reached the bottom part of the pane the temperature was lowest resulting in crystallization and formation of beautiful gem-like structures .

Gems of Ice Crystal at the Bottom of the Window Pane

Under given conditions in the winter, snow is formed from the water in the clouds and the water gets transformed into a wide variety of sizes, shapes and character. The result was breathtaking!

Melted Frost and Ice Gems

The following day, the temperatures rose and the beautiful forms of crystallized ice, melted into a few nondescript water droplets, still beautiful but in a very rustic way.

In the Meantime on the Outside Winter Water Creates Miracle Art

As the temperatures rose, I took the dog for a walk in the local park and was greeted by an infinite variety of microcosmic ice formations caused by the rising temperatures. The puddles of frozen water started to crack, revealing magnificent shapes and a variety of ice and crystal formations in various stages between the solid and liquid form of water. Within a span of 30 minutes, I took over 200 images and here follows the result of the short photographic excursion with my macro lens.

Ice Crystals on Columns of Thin Ice

The shapes in this small ice pond took the form of columns of thin transparent ice with horizontal needle-like crystals projecting off the columns.

Picasso Flying on Thin Ice

The art piece discovered in an ice pond by a macro lens revealed Picasso the eternal artist of yesteryear from the perspective of winter water. The Picasso-like face in a boot with wings was perceived by the artist. The formation of ice crystals require special winter conditions. In this case ice bubbles formed around a structure reminiscent of a face with a peaked hat. Waves of water in the ice form the wing-like structures

Mirror Mirror on The Wall – What Do you See?

The art piece was discovered in an ice pond by a macro lens and reveals an abstraction of shapes. MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL..I see an evil queen – What do you see? The formation of ice crystals and shapes in the thin ice require special winter conditions. In this case sharp white lines form a variety of shapes. Waves of water in the ice form the corrugated structures.

I See an Evil Witch in the Mirror

What do you see? The artist’s perception is overlaid in color. The face of the evil witch in the mirror (left) consists the face with red lips, blue eyes, and a hooked nose. To the right is a person with a light green shirt and purple head.

Images of the Architecture of our Ancient Civilization

Tower of Babel ce Bubbles and Wood Chips

In this art piece crystalised bubbles project off pieces of wood chips. The artist saw the an ill formed Tower of Babel crowned by a beautiful formation of ice bubbles

Images of the Architecture of Our Current Civilization

One World Trade Center and Ground Zero in Ice

The art piece is centered on a vertical skyscraper representing One World Trade Center. This art piece is a dedication to the great city of New York from the tiny ice ponds of a Boston park. One World Trade Center is clustered with other skyscrapers in the center surrounding one of the main avenues traversing the city. At the base of the skyscrapers, the foundation soil that shines through the ice water reflects the ground zero earth on which this magnificent building with its deep seated history, was built. The iced up East river surrounds Manhattan. To the left there is a structure that represents the Brooklyn bridge and the wave like ice formation is a continuation of the bridge as it is seen lit up at night that extends from Brooklyn to Manhattan. The whole scene reflects a nighttime scene with city lights that abound.

One World Trade Center The Brooklyn Bridge and the East River

Lessons of Biology

Images of the Natural World

Birds

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Pelican Catching a Log Fish in ice Water

The art piece was discovered in an ice pond using a macro lens and reveals an abstract appreciation of the shapes. To the photographer and artist, a pelican is seen to the left of the image with a wide open beak pursuing one of the two fish swimming in the water. The shapes of the fish look more like logs. The small ice ponds in the local park were the source of this photograph. The macro lens allows the capture of the minute detail, otherwise not appreciated fully by the naked eye. There has been no electronic alteration to the art of natural form.

Trees and Plants

Winter Trees of Ice Crystals

A walk in the cold of Boston with a macro lens exposed a tiny forest of winter trees beside a big pond under the warming winter sun. Crystals of ice lined along a horizontal line reminiscent of a small forest, surrounded by the frozen water. The surrounding ice pond has its own innate and naturally beautiful shapes. Above the left side of the forest, the bundle of orange vegetation, likely debris from the previous fall, represents a ball of warming sun to complete the scene.

The scene reminded me of the photograph of the Grove of Cone Shaped Trees below

Cone Shaped Grove of Trees

The other images below of the ice crystals on the kitchen window and the similar morphology in the botanical world

Boston Winter Mediterranean Summer

Ice Crystals and Arborvitae

Feather Shaped Ice Crystals Grasses and Flowers

Lessons of Biology

The Marvelous Macrophage – Soldier of the Body

The artist found this brave young macrophage lady in the ice pond of a Boston winter bravely fighting off pathogenic bacteria. AiA applies the concept of multiple cyst like ice structures to the anatomy of the body, and in this instance to the lysosomes and other organelles in the cell. The pseudopods of the dendritic cell are presented as the spiculated ice formations emanating from the edge of the white cell.

Human Biology Romance and Reproduction in Ice

Adam, Eve and the Snake

A Female Torso of Ice Floating On a Film of Cold Water

Woman Looking at Black Ice

In this art piece a woman is portrayed. She admires the black ice through the cleft of her breasts. The solid thick ice has assumed the rounded shapes of a woman’s breasts. The sheets of black ice is seen in contrast to the white ice that dominate the image.

Abstract of Male Organs and Reproductive Cells

The testes are in the bottom right hand corner filled with reproductive cells (sperm). At the appropriate time during ejaculation they take a trip via the vas deferentia. The vasa deferentia are depicted as tubular structures travelling from the testes to the base of the penis down the prostatic urethra where they collect the prostatic secretion. They then travel down the urethra and out into the female geniutal tract. The race is on as they all seek to win the hand of the queen – the ovum de jour.

Single Celled Flagellated Cells Looking for a Single Celled Partner

The shapes that manifest in this instance were small microbubbles with waves of icy water. The small bubbles are reminiscent of sperm cells and the waves of transparent ice reminiscent of the tail of the sperm. The race is on!

Ovary and Follicles in Ice

AiA applies the concept of multiple cyst like ice structures to the anatomy of the body and in this instance to the ovary. Ice bubbles form around air and other small structures of the earth and create follicular shaped structures of varying size on the ovarian like structure. The formation of ice crystals requires special winter conditions. Freezing cold and water are basic ingredients.

Pregnancy in Ice

In this art piece a pregnancy is portrayed. The cracked thin ice has assumed the rounded shapes of a woman with a rotund abdomen reminiscent of pregnancy. The grass of the earth is magnified and illuminated in the pregnant abdomen, and a fetal structure is suggested in the expected location of the uterus.

Lessons of Life

Time, Natural Disaster, Religion, Love, Sorrow, Fulfillment

Time

Time Passes – A Cold Reality

The AiA rendering shows a fallen dead life still with beautiful colors of a Fall and a time gone by, trapped by the ice and cold of the present tense. The message pertains to a yearning for the warmer, richer and mellow days of the autumn. These are but sweet memories which are confronted by the harsh reality of the present and a cold, and sometimes unforgiving winter. Though sweet memories are always sweet, one has to be realistic and deal with the present, knowing full well that the future will spring new realities. Below the ice you may sense just a hint of green of the grass which will be part of the future of this vista. The life lesson – time passes.

Natural Disaster,

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Snowquake

A natural disaster

Sorrow and Winter Water

Black Eyes, A Shiny Nose and Odd Looking Tears

The art piece reveals a different perspective of ice on the grate of a manhole cover in a Boston winter. Two square black holes represent the two dark eyes, while the ice on the vertical limb with cracked ice of the manhole cover represents the shiny nose. Two drops of water on the eyes in odd positions represent the odd looking tears providing the intrigue of the art piece. What does the artist infer regarding the sadness in the eyes – that is up to you to think about! Hidden messages abound

Pursuit of Fulfillment with Winter Water

Said the Ice Bird to the Triangle

In this art piece a bird who appears fulfilled in every beautiful way and is trying in a motherly way to teach the triangle a life lesson. She pleads with the triangle not to lose its roots and foundation, because without the foundation it loses its identity as a triangle. She then pleads with the triangle to remain true to itself and in that way it will grow and become something more profound – and in this case the artist draws attention to the triangular shape of the bird’s beak that plays a highly important function in the bird’s life. Finally she tells the degenerating triangle that “..if you don’t pull yourself together, you will end up like all the other sticks in my nest!”

Religion Love, Broken Love, Sorrow and Winter Water

Broken Heart at the Crux of the Cross

taken in the local park after the Boston Valentine’s day freeze.A teardrop is seen at bottom right. The image has a religious feel of course and I also love the way the heart of ice illuminates the oxidized green on the steel grate of the manhole cover. Hidden messages abound.

And that is Boston February 2016 folks- and fun with anatomy of the winter ice water

References for Winter Water

Water Wiki

Window Frost Wiki

Frost Wiki

Formation of Ice Crystals and Snow 5 star

Guide to Frost

Posted on January 26, 2016February 17, 2023 by Ashley Davidoff

Anatomy of the Caribbean Heavens

The heavens are rich with artistry creativity, and lessons to teach us

When viewed from a ship at sea they are even richer – and vacation provides the time and opportunity to explore and express this beauty. The art is biased of course by the perspective of the observer. AiA finds the shapes and character of “things” related to the body, biology, art and culture of primary interest. The Caribbean heavens explored from a boat contains a wealth of material.

As we started our journey….

I swear I saw Prometheus running down from the heavens !

and then I looked a little closer …

and then put on my shades… and yes twas a powerful athlete running down to earth from the skies and he was carrying something!

Prometheus is a Greek mythological figure who brought fire to the earth that he stole from Mount Olympus. He was punished by Zeus who chained him to the rocks of Mount Caucasus. In addition an eagle (Zeus himself) punished Prometheus by daily feeds on his liver. The ancients knew of the magical regenerative properties of the liver and the antiseptic qualities of bile. The eagle (Zeus) is later slain by Heracles and Prometheus is given his freedom. He gains strength due the the regenerative powers of the liver (also known by contemporary physicians in the world of hepatology and hepatic surgery).

Talking of animals of the sky? And what about the Scottie dog? What lessons does he have to teach us?

Scottie of the Skye in the Sky

In this image a Scottie dog was found romping in the heavens. The Scottie is an endearing name for the Scottish terrier – aka Aberdeen terrier. It is part of the group of Skye terriers and therefore is fittingly suited for the theme of the wonderful sightings in the sky. The Scottie is one of the terrier breeds that come from Scotland. Other terriers in this group include the Skye, West Highland Terrier, Dandie Dinmont and the Cairn . The Scottie has a characteristic compact and powerful body. The torso and head are rectangular, ears are pointed , eyes are almond shaped, and the beard has long and soft hair. The legs are short but powerful allowing for agility and quick movement. The breed exemplifies “power in a small package” . The confident and independent nature has earned them the nickname “Diehard”. It is extremely territorial. Both President Franklin D Roosevelt and George W Bush owned Scotties. George, the fourth Earl of Dumbarton owned a pack of brave Scottish Terriers, that were named “Diehards”. Dumbartons regiment in the The Royal Scots were fittingly named the “Dumbarton Diehards” Scotty Cramp is a disease in Scottish Terriers that causes muscle spasms resulting in hyperflexion and hyperextension of the legs. It is an inherited recessive trait of the breed. It is caused by a deficiency in serotonin.

1 Real Scottie, 1 in the Sky, and 2 in Dem Bones

In Radiology we look at the neck of the Scottie dog in a condition of the lumbar spine that causes back pain in athletes called spondylolysis. The neck of the Scottie is overlaid in maroon in the image on the right and represents the pars interarticularis which may undergo stress fracture in young athletes (spondylolysis) resulting in one lumbar vertebral body slipping forward on the other (spondylolisthesis). It is one of the causes of back pain in young athletes.

Rain – Good or Bad? –

“Anatomy of Rain in the Sky at Sunrise”

In this image sunrise brings a shower of rain in the east. The sun shining through the dark clouds illuminates other clouds and brings some hope. In the context of the vacationer the rain is a disappointment and means an undesirable day indoors. For the farmer and for mother earth it is a blessing!

The art piece is dominated by falling rain and a rising sun that shines through and illuminates the vista.

and what does that teach us – It all depends on context

Some quotes:

Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does. Warren Buffett

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes

As the day continued – it got grayer and grayer

Anatomy of Rain in the Sky

In this instance the gray skies of rain bring a gloom for some and yes … also a bloom .. of life for others. It is an essential to all biology.

The image shows rain romping from the heavens.

Some Quotes

The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Gray skies are just clouds passing over. Duke Ellington

The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfilment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall. Helen Garner

but things change..time moves on..and

“Time and Tide Wait for No Man”

And the following day – all had changed – the rain had passed and bright orange heavens illuminated the sky a moment before sunrise

Anatomy of the Sky Before Sunrise

Moments before sunrise brings light to the darkness, just before the sun pokes its head from the blanket of the ocean. The sun shining illuminates the sky with an orange optimism in the cloudless sky.

Anatomy of the Sky at the Moment of Sunrise

Anatomy of the Sky 1 Minute after Sunrise

Anatomy of the Sky 3 minutes After Sunrise

Time passes quickly

Quotes

“You can’t stop the future, You can’t rewind the past, The only way to learn the secret…is to press play.” – Jay Asher

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu

As the day progressed – Nirvana – a blue blue sky , and a blue blue ocean – interrupted only by a ruffle of waving white

Blue Sky, Blue Water, and A Ruffle of Waving White

and this also was not for long .. as time passed and ever changing cloud pattern passed before our eyes – containing all sorts of people

… and a surprise artist made his appearance –

Chagall Blessing the Sky

Blessing in the Sky with Overlay

The artist spotted Chagall flying in typical fashion through the heavens of the Caribbean. he had his arms outstretched as if to bless the sky

And by the end of the first day… the clouds rolled in to compete for kingdom of the earthly sky

Anatomy of the Sky as the Sun Starts to Set

The kingdom of the earthly sky is shared by the sun with the clouds as each seeks to dominate. For the sun this is a small battle since its kingdom stretches over the entire solar system. For the clouds this is a major battle since they only rule over the earth. They both play an essential role in preserving life on earth. The sun is constant and dependable. The clouds are transient and fickle. The setting sun descends through the blanket of the clouds, and gives the sky a mysterious, and magical feel.

And the next day… the clouds and the sun shared the spotlight at sunrise

I took a nice cuppa tea, and sat on a chaise – longue to watch the spectacle. To my surprise I saw my knee caps…

“Sunrise View of the Knee Caps”

The art piece expresses a joint experience of my knees and the sun. As I sit on the chaise-longue sipping tea and watching the sunrise with X-ray vision, I share a gaze with the sun. The sun looks at the sunrise view of my knees and I look at its sunrise in the sky. In radiology we use the ‘sunrise view” to evaluate the joint space between the patella and the femur.

As the day progressed the clouds disappeared, and a day moon appeared.

Day Moon

And nighttime came – not a cloud in the sky … blackness descended revealing the light of a crescent moon and its neighbour Venus.

The Moon and Venus in Conversation

and the heavens turned black – and I saw the overshadowed crescent moon talking to Venus… “What are people thinking?- Do they not realise life rules over death? Peace over terror? Why do the leaders of the people not declare this universal truth? It is so clear from where we stand, that there is something going wrong down there….Leaders must not remain silent! “

And after the moon rose my hand rose to tell the moon something…

I Have a Bone to Pick with You .. I said

In this art piece the larger than life bones of the hand reach out into the sky in conversation. Tongue in cheek it wants to share the idea that it has a bone in its wrist that shares a common feature with the moon. The lunate bone is is found in the proximal row of metacarpal bones in the wrist, so named because of its shape. “Luna” is the Latin name for the moon.

and then two more hands with their scaphoids appeared to teach us the last lessons from the Caribbean

Scaphoids That Pass Under the Lunar Night

The art piece shows a night time sky with the X-ray of three hands. The hand on the left and right side of the image have the scaphoid bone of the wrist outlined in color. The scaphoid is so named because of its ship like shape. “Skaphos” means ship in Greek. The middle hand dominates the trio of hands and unrealistically dominates the skyline. The lunate bone is highlighted in the middle hand. It is so named because it is moon shaped. Artistically the scaphoid bone on the right is colored in Irish green since the ring finger carries a claddagh ring -an Irish ring that represents love, loyalty, and friendship. The larger than life delicate fingers of the middle hand reach out to the moon and talks with the moon about their common shapes… small talk in the big picture

From a literary point of view the title “Scaphoids that Pass Under the Lunar Night” infers and invokes the sentiment of Longfellow in “Tales of a Wayside Inn” about the “ships that pass in the night”

“Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,
Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another,
Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.”

“Ships that pass in the night” speaks of chance meetings that are transitory that come and go and are just part of life that do not result in a meaningful relationship – and in other contexts of two people who almost encounter each other – but do not. In both cases, with a little effort of either party, a connection may have been life changing.

… and these were just a few lessons taught by the Caribbean sky!

ART IN ANATOMY

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BEYOND THE WATER DROP

BEYOND THE WATER DROP

Life, Cells, the US Constitution, and Trees

Life, Cells,the US Constitution, and Trees

Branching Patterns in Nature – Success Story of Delivery and Waste Removal

What Do We as A Society Have to Learn from from the Yin-Yang Tree?

Branching Patterns in the Body –The Vascular System

Specific Circulations

The Brain

The Heart

The Lungs

The Gastrointestinal Tract

The Spleen

The Kidneys

The Liver

Ductal Systems

Organs and Other Structures with Tree Like Shapes

The Brain

Anatomy of Winter Water

Anatomy of Winter Water

In the Meantime on the Outside Winter Water Creates Miracle Art

Images of the Architecture of our Ancient Civilization

Images of the Architecture of Our Current Civilization

Lessons of Biology

Images of the Natural World

Lessons of Biology

Lessons of Life

References for Winter Water

Anatomy of the Caribbean Heavens