State of Mind

This week, let your inner world and the outside one converge in a photo.

Billy Joel – New York State of Mind (Audio)

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New York Skyline as seen from Central Park

Harlem blues

Jay Z Empire State of Mind featuring Alicia Keys Lyrics

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Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Perform Empire State of Mind (AMA’s 2009)

The Classic One and Only Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra – New York, New York

BadAss Blizzard in Brownsville, Brooklyn

On January 23, 2016November 4, 2016 By dancingpalmtreesIn Blizzard, Blizzard 2016, Brooklyn, Brownsville, Snow, Snow Storm, Snowstorm, Snowstorm Jonas, Uncategorized18 Comments

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Chaos

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things That are Cold

These photos were taken outside my home in Brownsville, Brooklyn. As you can see both my front and back yards are completely blocked by snow drifts. I had to dig a pathway to my front gate so I could get photos of the street. And yes I actually had to climb over 4 foot snow drifts just to get to my front door after getting off the subway. What an adventure!! Snowstorm Jonas is the evil Jonas brother!! LOL!!

Prompt Stomp ~~ Super Heroes

On January 2, 2016 By dancingpalmtreesIn African Goddess, Brooklyn, Brownsville, Cracker Jack, DeBorah, DeBorah Ann Palmer, Developmental Disabilities, Diana and the Stag Maker: Joachim Friess (ca. 1579–1620, Eartha Kitt, Ethiopian Goddess, Feline, Female Divinity, Feminine Divine, Halloween, Stephen Vincent Palmer5 Comments

Prompt Stomp Week 13- Welcome 2016!

“…I love dressing up in superhero outfits and in fact, when I dress up as Wonder Woman, I actually think that I’m more powerful…”

—Olivia Munn

Real or made up. A super hero can be anybody. The lady next door who devotes her time to the needy, our soldiers across the seas or like our heroes growing up we can write about Batman or Wonder Woman. A super hero can take many forms. Lets write about them this week!

Every Halloween my brother Stephen and I become Super Heroes. Halloween is my favorite holiday because you can not only dress in costume but it’s okay to walk around the city in that costume with your new though temporary Identity. For a long time I went with a feline theme thus I was Cat Woman channeling Eartha Kitt for several Halloweens. As you can see I greatly enjoyed my Cat Woman and Tigeress Avatars! Stephen won Best Costume in 2011 for his Scarecrow Costume!! in 2013/2014 Stephen was a Sailor aka like the kid on the Cracker Jack box for those of you old enough to remember the caramel popcorn with the toy surprise. Obviously for those of you living on the East Coast of the United States Hurricane Sandy put the kibosh on Halloween that year. Some photos were taken at Stephen’s training center AABR in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

Sailor Stephen

Stephen as Scarecrow

Ebony Panther

Me as the Black Panther

Stephen as Scarecrow. Me as Cat Woman.

Halloween 2013 ~ Year of the Tiger!!

Me channeling Cat Woman Halloween 2011

My Avatar ~ Cat Woman

This past summer Stephen with his Group Home residence had visited The New York Renaissance Faire located in Tuxedo, New York. So together we decided on variations of a Renaissance Theme. I re-imagined Diana the Huntress as DeBorah the Huntress, a combination of the Hunger Games and the Goddess Diana. So I become the Goddess DeBorah acting out my incarnation as Huntress Protector of the Forest. Stephen transformed from a Sailor into the Black Robin Hood! This is what ensued.

Stephen as Robin Hood October 30, 2015

Stephen as Robin Hood!

Joy, Peace, Happiness of Soulful Struts

On November 30, 2015 By dancingpalmtreesIn Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Brownsville, Edward G. Palmer, Edward Gordon Palmer, Edward Palmer, Grover Washington Jr - Soulful Strut, Pitken Avenue, Soulful Strut, Stephen Vincent Palmer, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized4 Comments

My little Thanksgiving mini-vacation is coming to an end. I’ve been off from work since Thanksgiving and I had a great time being with Stephen and my New Jersey cousins. That was lots of fun. Always great breaking bread with those we Love.

Friday Stephen and I spend a rather quiet day together and Yes I had him outside walking with me on a Soulful Strut. He rather enjoyed it. Stephen had a big smile on his face as the two of us pumped arms and legs strutting proudly like peacocks along Fulton Street in Brooklyn. I did not make him walk too far and we did stop so I could purchase him some much need clothing. So he got some goodies out of the deal as well as exercise. When I retire Spring 2018 I will be taking photos full-time.

I Love My Soulful Struts. Part of my inspiration for taking long leisurely daytime strolls aside from my doctor telling me to exercise was reading the book Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit. Excellent book. I highly recommend reading this book.

Every day I tell God and the Universe that I want to be able to do my Soulful Struts five days a week enabling me to not only get much needed exercise but present me with more photographic opportunities. As many of you know I have a Photography Blog called Roaming Urban Gypsy and that’s what I am, a Roving Street Photographer.

My Dad Edward G. Palmer was an amateur photographer. He used to have his photos made into Kodachrome Kodak slides. I still have the slides many dating back to the early 1950s in my closet. Let’s hope they are not dissolving!! Dad also specialized in Black & White photos. This was back in the days of film and having to get that film developed. Daddy had a great day of expertise and would have made an excellent photo-journalist.

I Love taking pictures of my Beloved New York City then showcasing them on Roaming Urban Gypsy. Whenever I’m in photo mode I feel so happy, joyful and centered. Anytime I’m doing either writing or photography I feel I’m in my Purpose, my reason for being. Also the walks exhilarate me. I can feel those endorphins pumping me up! Walking exercise and taking pictures gives me a peace of mind and a sense of creativity.

Allow me to share the gems of my photographic excavations!

Pitkin Avenue Mural Dreams

Pitkin Avenue Mural Dreams

Pitkin Promenade

Pitkin Promenade

Happy Birthday to My Cat Sylvester!!

On July 11, 2015 By dancingpalmtreesIn Birthday, BornDay, Brooklyn, Cats, Feline, Kitty, Queens, Sylvester18 Comments

Happy Caturday and Happy Birthday to my cat Sylvester who is 10 years old. Actually I have no idea when his actual birth date is but 7/11 sounded good so I’m making today his Kitty BornDay. As you can see he is really a Fat Cat now as opposed to when he was younger and much slimmer! LOL!!

Sylvester is Feline Fine and looking good at ten years of age. These are some moments and flashbacks from his kitty life. Happy Birthday Sylvester!! Mommy Loves You!!