It’s Not This Time of Year Without…Holiday Decorations

 

 

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It’s Not This Time of Year Without…

Holiday Decorations and Parties

Show us the one thing without which your holiday season could never be complete.

Christmas Holiday Window Decorations

I’ve yet to get to Macy’s or Lord & Taylor this year but as soon as I do I will post their current Holiday Windows. Also located next to the New York Public Library 42nd Street is the Christmas Village Market where you can buy gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Here is a link to our Christmas Village Holiday Market Adventures of last year. Poor Stephen!  He’s always stuck posing for my crazy photos! Such an Awesome and Incredible Autism Guy!    https://goo.gl/photos/T6CqzTtvminKgaBq6
Here are some Christmas Holiday Decorations from stores along Madison Avenue.

 

 

Here are some photos from the December 2015 Holiday Season.

Then of course there are the Holiday Parties and other types of Holiday Decorations to be found around New York City.

52 WEEKS PHOTO CHALLENGE: WEEK 12 – FACE

 

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52 WEEKS PHOTO CHALLENGE: WEEK 12 – FACE

 

 

 

 

 

One Word Photo Challenge: Baby

 

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One Word Photo Challenge: Baby

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Part III: People, Places & Things

If you want to share a literal image of the actual word, do that. But if you’d rather play with word association, post something that reminds you of the specific word, or something you use the word for, do so. It only has to make sense to you. Have fun and keep on photographing!

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This week’s word is Baby!

Me and My brother Stephen as Babies. Me 1959. Stephen 1961.

 

 

 

 

 

If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’da Baked a Cake

 

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Can I have my cake and eat it too? In reality perhaps not but the cake and the day can be preserved in photos!

When we were children Stephen and I never had Birthday parties. Not because of religious reasons but more financial. We were working class and our parents did not have the extra money for celebrations. I remember I got my first birthday present a watch when I was about eight. Until then I did not realize one could get gifts for your birthday!!

Then when I was 16 I received a stereo complete with 8-track player!! I know I’m dating myself here!! That was big doings for me! No Sweet 16 but that was the best my Dad could do and I really appreciated this wonderful gift. Gave me many hours of enjoyment. Both of us knew our parents Loved us not because of gifts, presents and material goods but because Mom & Dad spent time with us, played with us and took pride in our small achievements.

Once I became an adult, got a job and made my own money I could celebrate my birthday in a more traditional manner. I’ve been Blessed over the years to receive many cakes but really a Birthday is a time to give Thanks to God for living another year.

Here are some Old BornDay Cake pictures of Birthdays past!

 

 

Eileen Barton – If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’D ‘VE Baked a Cake

 

Five years ago when Stephen turned 50!!  Woohoo!!

 

 

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feathers

 

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feathers

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feathers

 

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

 

The Feathered Forest ~~ Zentastic!!

 

Dinosaur Birds featured at the American Museum of Natural History in New York

Dino Bird Check

 

Canadian Geese at Rochdale Village, Jamaica, Queens, New York

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smiles

 

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smiles

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smiles

 

 

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Smiling Sibs!!

 

 

Chipmunk Smiles

 

Travel theme: Indoors

 

Travel theme: Indoors

Travel theme: Indoors

The first photo is a Family Photo Collage I created for our Employee Art Show back in 2012. Spent many hours indoors working on my Masterpiece.

My brother Stephen Vincent Palmer has Autism and lives at a Group Home in Queens but visits me as much as possible. I Live in Brooklyn and one of our favorite places to go is the Brooklyn Museum. We get much inspiration from the Museum which inspired Stephen and I to collaborate on a collage. Since we don’t get to see each other as often as we would like, (I work full-time) it will take a while before the Collage becomes a finished art work.

Last year we also went to the New York City Transit Museum located in Brooklyn, New York. As you can see Stephen enjoyed mimicking Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) of the TV Show The Honeymooners.  The last two photos are of Stephen’s 55th Birthday Party Celebration. Hard to believe that my baby brother turned 55 last May 3rd!!