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JessicaR_NY
@jessicar.bsky.social
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Inpatient social worker providing support to medically fragile children & their families at a children's hospital. Bereavement counselor. Artist/photographer. Dog mom. Lover of the arts, nature, food, languages, & travel. Grateful for family & friends.
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JessicaR_NY @jessicar.bsky.social · Nov 17
As a further introduction on #Bluesky, sometimes I draw. Have lost my creative spark of late, but it’s still there…somewhere… Hoping to be able to access it again.

Would love to connect with other #artists and other creative dabblers on here.

#art #artistsofbluesky #charcoal #graphite #portrait
Image is a charcoal portrait done of a woman’s face, her expression a bit pained as if in grief or tumult. The background is a deep black/shadow, with the light falling upon her features. Reference image was a still frame from the TV show “Happy” on SyFy. Drawn in April of 2019.
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Daybreak in the Adirondacks after a pre-dawn hike to arrive at this vista for sunrise.

📷: 10.5.25

#Adirondacks #Nature #Foliage #Fall #ILoveNY #shotoniphone
Early morning light hits a sweeping vista of trees and mountains with a lake in the middle. The photo was taken in the Adirondacks in NY at peak foliage time on October 5th of this year.
October 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Early moments from today’s #sunrise . 🌄
First light of dawn reflecting in the water of a reservoir. The hills to the left and cloud formations above almost make the colors and patterns look like an arrow pointing toward daybreak. Colors on the horizon are shades of yellow and orange. First light of dawn reflecting in the water of a reservoir. The hills to the left and cloud formations above almost make the colors and patterns look like an arrow pointing toward daybreak. Colors have transformed into shades of orange, pink, magenta, and purple against a sky that is brightening and deepening from gray to blue.
July 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Magical golden, misty moment from today’s sunrise. 💛
Golden sunlight is illuminating the mist rising from a waterfall at the Croton Reservoir.
July 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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#Nature #Reflections #Calm
Subtle wisps of clouds with hues of pink and blue-gray are reflected in the still water of a reservoir at dawn. The mood is calm.
July 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Caught the sunrise this morning. #sunrise 🌄
Sunrise is captured at the Croton Reservoir. The water is tranquil and the patterns of color, light and clouds in the sky are reflected in the water below. Colors are gold, amber, and cream, and the clouds are in a feathery pattern.
July 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Hoping this will eventually upload in a higher quality, but regardless, this was an amazing sight to see on my walk. I know we have many bald eagles nearby, but this was my first encounter. 🤩😍🦅💙 #Wildlife #Nature #BaldEagle #HudsonRiver #HudsonValley #Westchester
June 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Sharing some love amid the rain.🧡🌧️ #NaturePhotography #Raindrops
A heart-shaped leaf comprised of tinges of amber, red, and gold is dotted by raindrops along the network of its delicate veins.
May 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Some peace along the Hudson River the other night. #GoldenHour #NaturePhotography
Sun is beginning to set amid some lingering rain clouds. A vertical streak of sunlight is shimmering on the river which is seen with hills in the background on the opposite bank. A string of rocks slice diagonally through water toward the foreground toward the riverbank. They appear a stark black due to shadow. The rest of the image is made up of golds and gray-blue tinges as an effect of the golden hour. Sun is beginning to set amid some lingering rain clouds. A vertical streak of sunlight is shimmering on the river while a group of geese pass through in black silhouette. A string of rocks slice diagonally through water toward the foreground toward the riverbank. They appear a stark black due to shadow. The rest of the image is made up of golds and gray-blue tinges as an effect of the golden hour.
May 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Happy to walk in support of my work home of the last ≈18yrs. Fundraising efforts are more important than ever as we face the risk of cuts to Medicaid, upon which so many of our patients rely in order to support their complex medical & rehabilitative care💙 givebutter.com/c/2025BAC5K/...

#pediatrics
Photo is of the author with a pediatric patient at the hospital with face obscured by a blue heart emoji for privacy. Photo is of the description of the event: 6th Annual 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Blythedale Children’s Hospital. Photo is of the exterior of the hospital. The vibrant flowers and elephant topiaries that greet patients and families upon their arrival are in the foreground. The sky is blue and streaked with white fluffy clouds.
May 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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My alarm clock this morning. It began with the judgmental stare and escalated to boofs with her mitten-paw. #DogsofBluesky #AdoptDontShop #RescueDog
Photo of the face of a blue-eyed husky mix, resting her head on a down comforter. Her nose is prominent in the foreground due to the proximity to the person she’s intent to wake up… Photo is of a blue-eyed husky mix, resting on a down comforter. Her long front leg and white paw are reaching toward the person behind the camera, clearly communicating her wish for her owner to get out of bed and get ready for the morning dog-walk.
May 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Happy National Puppy Day from Finnegan!💙 🐾 #NationalPuppyDay #DogsofBlueSky #RescueDog #AdoptDontShop
An ebulliently joyful boarder collie mix beams at the camera. His name is Finnegan, and he’s a rescue dog adopted in 2021. His fur is black with brownish red highlights on his ear floof, and he has a white chest (affectionately we call this his “ascot”) and little white toes. We love him.
March 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Lingering frost greeted me in the meadow this morning on my walk.

#Indiana #Bloomington #Frost #Meadow #Lea #Wildflowers #Deer #Wildlife #Nature #NaturesBeauty #Breathe
Beams of light are emanating from the sun in the top left of the image, causing the frost-covered wildflowers to glow in the foreground. A close up shot of a frost-covered wildflower, with interesting patterns of ice. The sun is glinting off one of the ice shards to the left of the image. A wide lens view of a frost-covered meadow with tall grasses glowing in the morning sun.
March 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Please consider donating in honor of Francesca "Beans" 5th birthday today. Funding for children's cancer research is more important than ever. 💙

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Sharing a graphite portrait I drew of an infant Francesca “Beans” Kaczynski. Beans is smiling the sweetest smile amid her battle with ATRT. Today would have been her 5th birthday.
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Sharing some peace from today’s walk with the pups by the Hudson River. #Nature #Clouds #Reflections
The series of photos were taken at the riverbank. White clouds and shades of the blue sky are reflected in the tranquil water below. The series of photos were taken at the riverbank. White clouds and shades of the blue sky are reflected in the tranquil water below. The series of photos were taken at the riverbank. White clouds and shades of the blue sky are reflected in the tranquil water below. The series of photos were taken at the riverbank. White clouds and shades of the blue sky are reflected in the tranquil water below.
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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View from my flight tonight. Moment of peace. 🌅

#Sunset #BirdsEyeView #IntheClouds #Flying #NewYork #Peace #Breathe #Nature
Sunset as seen from an airplane mid-flight. The sky is a mix of gold and rose hues, with a wide strip of color reflecting in the water below. There are a few bits of snow-covered land interspersed in the foreground, breaking up the beam of light into sections of color. The sun is largely hidden behind an opaque horizontal stretch of cloud that looks gray from the vantage point, so the presence of the sun is seen more from the reflection than in the sky itself.
January 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Sunlight and shadows on the ice and snow-covered pond near my home today. 💙 ❄️ ☀️ #NaturePhotography
Patterns of sunlight and shadow fan out toward the foreground on the snow-covered pond. The sun is in the center of the image, amid the dark silhouettes of trees and hills. The sky is a cloudless periwinkle blue.
January 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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G’mornin. 🦌❤️

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Stag #Deer #MomentofPeace
Photo is of a stag resting comfortably on the ground on a bed of leaves, with sunlight casting highlights on his fur. Trees trunks are in the background.
December 22, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Grateful to American Airlines this evening for giving me this view of tonight’s sunset. It was a moment of much needed peace. #Sunset #BirdsEyeView #AbovetheClouds
December 21, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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“Oh hi. You have food. …I like food…” 🤪 #DogsofBluesky
Blue-eyed, gray and white mix of a rescue dog with her pink tongue lolling out of the side of her mouth. She’s staring at the camera and smiling hopefully… Context in which this photo was taken was that she was begging for food.
December 9, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Photo taken one windy evening along the bank of the Hudson River when the churning waves felt more like the motion of the sea… 📷 10.17.2019

#Nature #Sunset #Waves #River #Photography
White frothed waves of a churning river are rolling in against a backdrop of a fiery sunset amid the clouds. Tinges of the gold, amber, and pink hues are subtly reflected in the water.
December 3, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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Reflecting… Hope everyone’s Fridays are treating them gently.💙

#Nature #Photography #Reflections
Reflections of muted sunlight and clouds in a still reservoir. The photos is vertical, showing the pattern of light/clouds from the sky extending into the mirrored reflection below. Photo taken on 4.8.22.
November 29, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Happy #Thanksgiving! 🧡🍁🥂 Wishing everyone a lovely gathering with family or chosen family and friends today.
Dining room table set for a Thanksgiving gathering. White candles frame a centerpiece of flowers in fall colors.
November 28, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Mornin’, #Bluesky.💙

#Waterfall
Photo is of a small tree growing on a rock, with cascades of a waterfall around it. Photo was taken at Croton Gorge Park in Croton on Hudson, NY.
November 26, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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Some assembly required…🤪🐾

#DogsofBluesky #DogMom #RescueDogs #AdoptDontShop
My rescue dog Skye pictured upside down, on her back in a slightly curved posture with her feet up in the air. The angle makes it look like she’s smiling.
November 24, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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Mornin’, #Bluesky.

#Adirondacks #Nature #Hike #Fall
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM