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Patricia Youngquist is the author of a book series, "Words In Our Beak," in which the stories are told by Cam, the bird pictured above. Click on the 1st image of sidebar (R) for info. Moreover, some of her photo-based art work is available via Fine Art America. Click on the 2nd image sidebar (R) to visit. On another note, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, she has created face-masks. Click on the 3rd image in sidebar (R). Visit her website via the 2nd image in left sidebar.
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Another 2020 Snow Day
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MY GARDEN IS THE SETTING FOR MY BOOK SERIES |
In my last posting here on Blogger, which was last Thursday, December 10th, 2020, I mentioned that we were having a snow day. That incident was a wet snowfall and the accumulation was not much, nor did snow stick on the ground.
Yesterday, December 16th 2020, six days after the aforementioned event, we had another snowfall in NYC. According to news repors, including NY1, "This is the biggest December snowfall since 2009, when we [NYC] recieved 10.9 inches that year. It also doubled New York's total winter snowfall from last year, with 10.5 inches at Central Park."
Most of the snowfall has ended as of this blog post.
The atmosphere it created in my garden was truly magical as you might surmise from the photograph atop this entry which I took late last night. In the next image you can see how my garden looked in relation to the buildings in close proximity.
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MY GARDEN IS THE SETTING FOR MY BOOK SERIES |
Unfortunately, the weight of the snow caused a portion of my string lights to detatch from the pole which as evidenced in the follwing photo.
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MY GARDEN IS THE SETTING FOR MY BOOK SERIES |
Hopefully once things melt, Juan V can stop by and reattach them.
ADDENDUM:
On 12-23-2020, Juan V was able to stop by and fix the broken zip tie (as seen in the next image)....
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JV MAKING A REPAIR IN MY GARDEN (THE PLACE WHERE WIOB* IS SET) |
...which had caused the lights to come down.
Once he fixed that, he added lights to my a portion of the branches of my kiwi vines (as seen on the lefthand side in the next picture).
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MY GARDEN IS THE SETTING FOR WIOB* |
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Snow Day with Sparrrows
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SPARROWS ARE FEATURED IN WIOB |
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SPARROWS ARE FEATURED IN WIOB |
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SPARROWS ARE FEATURED IN WIOB |
We had a wet snowfall in NYC yesterday (December 9th 2020) and I was able to enjoy it by observing the reactions of a number of House sparrows visiting my garden during the occurance.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
John Lennon Was Assassinated Forty Ago (Tuesday's Truths WK 200)
This evening will mark the fortieth anniversary of John Lennon being shot in front of The Dakota where he had one of his homes. That building is one block west and seven blocks south of the UWS street (79th) of where I saw this tree featured in the image directly atop this poting.
Monday, December 7, 2020
A Recent Visit
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HOUSE FINCHES HAVE A BACKSTORY IN VOL 1 |
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HOUSE FINCHES HAVE A BACKSTORY IN VOL 1 |
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HOUSE FINCHES HAVE A BACKSTORY IN VOL 1 |
Friday, November 27, 2020
Deck the Walls!
For today, November 27th and this coming Monday, Fine Art America (AKA FAA) is offering 25% of all wall art and that discount includes work created by yours truly.
Most of my selections can be seen in thumbnail format on my "poster" atop this entry.
Admittedly, the thumbnails are too small to decipher but the images can be viewed in larger formats on FAA.
Row 1, within this poster, is from my Nature Collection. Row 2, within this poster, is from my Black & White Collection and Row 3, within this poster, is from my Dragonfly in Central Park Collection. Meanwhile, the image directly below features thumbnails of my kaleidoscopic collection.
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MY KALEIDOSCOPICS |
The following image a few thumbnails from my Holiday collection.
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FROM THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION |
This next image features thumbnails of my Mandarin duck collection.
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MANDARIN DUCK COLLECTION |
FAA has the ability to render my images on a range of sizes for wall art and they can print my works on an array of surfaces (including arcylic, art paper, canvas, metal, poster paper as well as wood). Moreover, they can frame the art work if need be.
THEIR 25% DISCOUNT SHOWS UP AT CHECK OUT TODAY, 11-27-2020 AND ON 11-30-2020.
So why not deck your walls with art or give it as a gift, which will surely be appreciated since people will need to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic surging.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Tam (Rescued Pigeon) Survives Infecion! Tuesday's Truths WK 199
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MY BOOK SERIES |
Thank you dear reader, for holding good thoughts re this rescued pigeon's demise and stay tuned to see if I happen to encounter him again.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Special Time-Sensitive Offer from Fine Art America re my Images
Fine Art America, AKA FAA (the place that does my fulfillment for my art "merchandise"), offer for free shipping ends tonight, November 22nd at midnight EST.
I have several varieties of greeting cards and a fraction of them can be seen within the images included in my poster which is atop this entry.
Some of my other greeting cards can be seen within the folllowing sequence of photos:Thursday, November 19, 2020
Some of my photo-art is now availabe in jigsaw puzzle format!
One week ago today (11-12-2020), I announced on FB that Fine Art America (FAA) an online, print–on–demand art marketplace and fulfillment service company (who helps artists, like me, sell their images as wall art, home decor, apparel, and other lifestyle products), now have the ability to render artwork in frameable jigsaw puzzle format.
All of their packaging can be seen within my "poster" atop this entry.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
"There's no place like home for the holiays...," which is a good thing, because due to COVID19 many people will stay in their living quaters, so make them cozy!
I have been away from Blogger for a week due to technical dificuilties with my computer and hope my absence has not caused my readers any inconvenience.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Colleen Elizabeth Ormond Passed Away Ten Years Ago Today (11-11-2010)
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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOYCE ORMOND |
Ten years ago, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2010, Colleen Elizabeth Ormond (pictured here with the family dog, Hero), died at the age of twenty-five. I learned of her death late that night, not even a week after publishing a blog post about November being a month of remembrance for those who have died, and for those who mourn them.
Colleen was born with with a severe form of a hydrocephalic condition which caused her to have several debilitating afflictions, including being unable to see due to resulting damage to her optic nerve.
Yet Colleen Elizabeth Ormond gave much love from the minute she came into the world until she left it, passing peacefully in her sleep on Veterans Day, having been a warrior herself.
Colleen had fought the good fight and has now finished the race.
At that time, the family did request that in lieu of flowers to honor Colleen, donations could be made to Katibug, a non-profit foundation helping families who are caring for medically and physically fragile children like Colleen, in their homes.
Colleen's passing (and the fact that her parents and sister cared for her in their home) has always been part of my inspiration to follow through n my book project Imperfect Strangers.
The book discusses growing up with the condition of NF (Neurofibromatosis) and I've posted a video re my endeavor which can be viewed within my Vimeo channel as well as my You Tube channel.
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VIEW ON VIMEO VIEW ON YOU TUBE |
The goal of my ptroject is to not only raise awareness about NF, but to educate the general public about consequences re how remarks made to an individual with any physical (or mental) difference can have a profound, long-lasting impact that last a lifetime.
Friday, November 6, 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
A Lesson to Learn From Birds
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THESE BIRD TYPES ARE FEATURED IN WIOB |
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THESE BIRD TYPES ARE FEATURED IN WIOB |
Here is what I found out: from a variety of sources. Despite their differences, sparrows and robins manage to get along pretty well. They can hang out in the same tree, they can even sit on the same branch, but the unwritten rule is to stay out of each others nest.
Not a bad thing for us humans to do during these tumultuous times of the cornavirus pandmeic and unrest due to issues associated with our 2020 preidential election in the United States.
On anothern note, dear reader, both of these bird types are featured in my three volume book series, Words In Our Beak.
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MY BOOK SERIES |
Monday, November 2, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Fred (or Freddie), A Touring Pumpkin
It's been a very rainy (understatement) chilly day in NYC, but that didn't stop Freddie the pumpkin from continuing with his greenmarket tour.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Goddard Riverside’s Annual Book Fair Gala Goes Virtual
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As I mentioned in my October 16th 2020 blog entry, after taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I pitched an idea re a piece a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Tam's Demise (Tuesday's Truths WK 198)
Two weeks ago, with help of a colleague, I rescued a pigeon (now named Tam) in my garden on the UWS of NYC and took him to The Wildbird Fund (AKA WBF), NYC's wonderful and only bird rehab center. I subsequently posted detailed info about this scenario in an entry here on Blogger at that time.
I ultimately found out (via Twitter) that I could follow up in ten days-two weeks time to see the status of the injured creature.
Yesterday, I did that and I am offering the folowing is a "transcript" of our exchange as my content for this week's Tuesday's Truths segement (posted below in italics):
ME: I'm not having success with DM re the pigeon I brought in on 10-14-2020. Can you PM me? Yesterday, 1:55 PM
WBF: Hi. Can you send me the name on the intake form for the Oct. 14 pigeon? Yesterday, 2:55 PM
ME: Patricia Youngquist Yesterday, 4:00 PM
WBF: Thank you. I found it on Oct. 13. This is a fledgling, very emaciated, we suspect as the result of a bacterial infection. He's in our isolation room, receiving antibiotics, anti-fungal medical and supportive care. We'll have to wait and see how he does. Thank you for helping him! Yesterday, 4:05 PM
ME: Thank you for your reply and oops you are right. I did bring the pigeon in on October 13th. I hope he pulls through. When should I check in again? I really appreciate the work you do (understatement). I am quite behind in rent and am scrambling for income but when I turn things around, I hope to be able to donate $$$ to you. Yesterday, 4:14 PM
WBF: Thank you, Patricia. Don't worry about donating. We all are suffering right now! Check back in another 2 weeks. Hopefully, there will be a more substantial update. Yesterday, 4:16 PM
Me: I will check back. Thanks again for all!
WBF: <HEART>
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I am so thankful that The WBF is caring for this sweet-looking creature and I hope I will hear good news on this pigeon's status. For your information both The WBF...
... and pigeons are included in my book series, Words In Our Beak.
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MY BOOK SERIES |
Please, dear reader, hold good thoughts for this rescued pigeon's demise and stay tuned for his progress.
Monday, October 26, 2020
It's begining to look a lot like Halloween...
Today, October 26th, is National Pumpkin Day, and in spite of the fact that the morale of many people is at a low due to consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, many are making an effort to carry on and do things to lift their spirits.
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Remembering The Krims
I don't want this day to pass without acknowledging the fact that eight years ago, October 25th 2012, Mr. and Mrs. Krim's two little children were murderd in their apartment which was located in the La Rochelle (on NYC's UWS).
They were killed by their nanny and I wrote about the incident on this blog at that time.
I pass the building where the horrific event occured on countless occasions and I always think of Mr. and Mrs. Krim as well as their other little daugher who lost her siblings to that horrific crime.
Mr. and Mrs. Krim have had two more children since that time and are actively involved in a foundation set up as a way of honoring the memory of daughter (Lulu) and their son (Leo) who were killed in cold blood by their nanny.
I admire (understatement) how the Krim family has carried on with their lives and this posting is an offering of sorts to acknowedge that I also have never forgotten where I was and what I was doing on the day of 10/25/2012.
Friday, October 23, 2020
My Pumpkin Patch
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PUMPKINS ON MY URBAN HEDGE VIEW ONE |
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PUMPKINS ON MY URBAN HEDGE VIEW TWO |
I now have a pumpkin patch in my rooftop garden! The photo atop this entry shows views of pumpkins atop one of my urban hedges.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Halloween Figurines Return to Reread Vol 2 from the "Words In Our Beak Series"
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Halloween Visitors Re Read Volume Two |
My Halloween visitors are back again and a few of them are rereading volume two of my book series, Words In Our Beak (as seen in the photo atop this entry), because it has a section that discusses safe outdoor decor for this holiday, as certain decorations can often be detrimental to birds.
This holiday is ten days away (counting today) and it will be celebrated quite difffently because of the coronavirus pandemic safety regulations.
One very safe way to celebrate it with the family is to read together and Words In Our Beak Voume Two is the perfect choice.
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BOOK JACKET FRONT |
A picture of the pages that discuss Halloween (in relation to birds) can be seen directly below.
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PAGES 44 AND 45 WIOB V2 |
Moreover, two images from that segement of the book have been rendred on to greeting cards (a photo of each of the cards I am referring to can be seen in the next sequence of images...
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JACK-O-LANTERN BIRDWATCHING |
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THE PUMPKIN CHOIR NOTE-CARD |
..and these cards are (along with other selections) available via Fine Art America (FAA).
Additionally, one image from this section ("The Pumpkin Choir") of voume two has been rendred on to a tote bag (also by FAA) which is available in three sizes.
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THE PUMPKIN CHOIR TOTE |
If these items interest you, don't delay too much dear reader, nine days will pass quickly!
Monday, October 19, 2020
Manny’s Bistro Now Open!
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As I mentioned in my October 16 2020 blog entry, after taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I wrote a piece about a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Cashmere Popup Sale at Former Oxbow Tavern
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As I mentioned in yesterday's blog entry, after taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I wrote a piece about a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Solid State Coffee Opens on 71st Street
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Aftter taking a break from writing articles for iLovetheUpperWestside article, I wrote a piece about a new place (Solid State Coffee) that openned on the UWS in NYC.
Honoring Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was born on this day of October 16th in the year 1854.
The quote featured within the text-based image atop this entry is attributed to him and is one I've referenced in prior blog posts where I've stated that were he alive today Wilde would likely change the quote and say, "It's very sad now days that there is so much useless information."