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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - THE YAWNING GARGOYLE - UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC

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The gargoyle of 87th and Riverside Drive

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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Not too scary...  :-)   Thanks for sharing! You allowed me a mental trip back to my downstate days! 

Jul 10, 2012 10:32 PM
Ralph Janisch ABR CRS Broker
Janisch & Co. - Conroe, TX
Selling Northwest Houston to good people like you!

He looks fairly docile.  But I still woouldn't put him on my porch.

 

Jul 10, 2012 10:39 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Joanna,

Wow...thanks for sharing..he does look docile but I wouldn't want to put him on my porch either!

Jul 10, 2012 11:06 PM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Cool photo and one of my favorite neighborhoods in Manhattan too...............oh the stories I could tell!  LOL.

Jul 10, 2012 11:15 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Great title!  I love gargoyles and this one has a great personality!

Jul 10, 2012 11:39 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Looks more like a big cat of some type to me.... Isn't it odd how we each see something different in the same piece of art.  Happy Wordless Wednesday!

Jul 11, 2012 12:10 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Joanna - I absolutely love gargoyles.  Every time I see one, I try to take a photo.  Here's a gargoyle from Bayeux, France!

Gargoyle-Bayeux

Jul 11, 2012 12:51 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Brenda, I'm so happy I inspired you to take a trip down memory lane.

I kinda like him on a porch-he reminds me of Burt Lahr in The Wizard of Oz!

He does look docile and a little like the cowardly lion!

Hey Roger, I bet you have a lot of good stories.

I love gargoyles too and he does have personality, doesn't he?

Yes, he is either laughing or yawning or maybe even singing!

Hi Sally, I love gargoyles too and I take lots of photos when I see them.  And, I love Bayeaux and, did you see the tapestry?

Jul 11, 2012 04:36 AM
Ellen Caruso
Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Joanna, love its greenish color, and its catchy....he made me yawn too!

Jul 11, 2012 08:47 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Joanna - I did see the Bayeux Tapestry.  Have you seen it?  It really is amazing.  Actually, the initial reason for visiting Bayeux was to see the Tapestry, but I was delighted to see the Cathedral there just crawling with Gargoyles!!!  The bonus is that Bayeux is such a pretty town.

Jul 11, 2012 10:19 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Ellen, yes the green moss has given him a great patina.  

Hi Sally, I have been to Bayeux and to the Normandy and Brittany area of France-I remember Bayeux being beautiful and the tapestry incredible.  I would love to go back to France soon.

Jul 11, 2012 01:43 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Hey Joanna, Dropping by to say hi and wish you an awesome weekend my friend.

Jul 13, 2012 10:13 AM