July 11, 2009 by Allison Huyett
Liz Hess art 2009
Cherchez le chat? God bless the animals!
July’s edition of Furry Friday at the Humane Society of Berks County www.berkshumane.org unleashed the work of Liz Hess, a bilingual Lancaster, Pennsylvania artist who speaks the language of Sweden, where dog is hund and cat is katt.
Behind every great artist is a fine fuzzy friend or two; Hess’s cat, Claude, and her dear dog, Prudence, help with the Lizness business: multiple series of paintings, pastels and prints. We particularly like the parity: for every canine picture, there is an equal and opposite work for felines.
Itching for rain? Hess also paints likenesses of red umbrellas, some with animals.
A giclee (”spraying with ink”) technique is used for about one-third of the paintings.
Hess makes a charming habit of annual travel abroad. She lived most of her third decade in Sweden (Lapland).
Visit: www.lizhess.com
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July 10, 2009 by Allison Huyett
So What Osmosis
What kind of blue is behind the ess on gum box? Guttersnipe!
Something variegated this way grows.
Radio Taco Bell, Bill and bacon. Ultimate find.
Squirrel in bin. Autosave. Feels freed.
Pick of the litter: sporting goods store receipt (back of.)
Backwards red 1 inspection number.
Park crew tee: Sabathia and number 52 baseball over what kind of blue?
Beauty beauty day. Tiny blue jay feather. Tiny!
Pair of squirrels, classic sitting/nibbling pose.
Bushy tail ↔ crimped tail.
Crimped tail springs. Boing-boing, been jolted?
WET PAINT sign on log bench. What neat placement!
Victor: light blue tee. Is a one/ten day. Blogger: navy.
Overheard in Reading: park crew “We did that
post, that number eight.”
the 10 post
A few good pathlings.
Iotas show moss.
How close we came to a heron this morning?
ON THIS DAY in 1846:
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html
pathling
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July 10, 2009 by Allison Huyett
Cathy Wegener
Robert Hopkins
Nature and structure were predominant themes of Wednesday’s Interpretive Series: Summer Evening Stroll along the Tulpehocken creek near Reading, Pennsylvania. Cathy Wegener, Superintendent of Interpretive Services and Robert Hopkins, West Nile Coordinator for Berks County Conservation District, led the event at Gring’s Mill.
Wegener handled the structure side with well-chiseled facts: the 79.5 mile Union Canal was called the Golden Link, joining Philadelphia to Middletown. Boats 1/3 the width of river boats transported people, goods and produce. Canal’s demise partly due to construction flaws: “It leaked!” Did you know: canals were built with clay bottoms and a kind of submerged wood floor?
Hopkins is a man so comfortable in nature he can hold purple loose strife in his hand and live to tell us about it. He also touched on subjects such as wild bergamot, colony collapse disorder and rhus juice.
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July 10, 2009 by Allison Huyett
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July 8, 2009 by Allison Huyett
trail of petals
Camera happy. Cloudless sky. Sunlight, shadow. Medallions and leaf patterns. Park crew staining the Snack Bar structure, deck and railing. Men working. Mother-daughter walk, one word I hear. Random word. At the upper footbridge, a petal on the post. A trail of petals. One here. Another. Walk on. Another. Have pictures. Two fairly close together and then two herons fly close together close to the stream. Heron Island. That looks like a place to be. Overheard in Reading: “the screen and the other window up.” Heard on Cowherd: “Why should I share money with you when you’re not playing on the same level?” HLM, HLMN, HLM. Plein air painter. Pictures before and exhibition. Lost ink method. Feng shui should rhyme with eight. Wisdom.
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July 7, 2009 by Allison Huyett
quick post: tip from Candelario, wear or bring dryer sheets to repel mosquitos, toes. His number added to seven today. Piece of purple lei. Half a walk is better than none. Heron preening. Bark bits. Other stuff. Heron of youthful proportions on bough above the creek. Overheard in Reading: “Did I bust your balls about it? Never. Never.” Gotta run now.
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July 7, 2009 by Allison Huyett
Warning! Emits showers of sparks, reads left wing of bee. The bee is cardboard. The bee is found intact on the ground, a perfect specimen. Nearly epic semen.
Sounds like: squirrel-claws. Trapped in trash bin. Hides under picnic plates lightweight bottles. Wedge bottle into /PUSH\ flap: egress.
Heron Monday morning, here on site of mill dam. Nearly egrets.
GB Heron
At upper end, view from metal bridge.
go fish
a pathling: X marks the spot?
pathling
If the mission of
RiverPlace is to connect communities through the power of the river, then the Tulpehocken creek proves it can unite generations and bring together people from Philadelphia and Bowmansville – two men and a boy.
Joey, Joe and Edgar
Right, left!
- heron afoot
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July 5, 2009 by Allison Huyett
Faster Faster
In with the park ranger. Mango seed on balance beams. Fibrous and light yellow. Heron: picture perfect morning. Takes off, glides over the mill bridge, fascinating fisherman with three scissors and me. Turtle trail. Found writing: I love —–
Pathlings aplenty. Capture INXS, now that Nikon released from camera hospital. Trail reports: Mating fish alert. Hawk spotting. Sunning snapping turtle. Result of bat count. Would you like date of the next one? Yes!
Holiday recaps. To do list for today. Starbreaks: so many this week, now Steve McNair. A crime vents. Overheard in Reading: “Faster! Faster!” from two black-clad runners. Bicyclist. Cloth of the man: Habitat for Humanity. [Homes. Recreation areas]. Green sticker w/7 and Chinese calligraphy. Tree. Fisherman still on bridge. Admire his layout without saying anything. Net, cart, ziplock sandwich, bait. Runners rehydrate in lot @ red car.
Orange, white Pixie Stix piece.
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July 4, 2009 by Allison Huyett
Today is the day to capture the pinwheels we have travelled past so many times without stopping.
Celebrating, creativity and children.
Along the road near Tuckerton.
Dashboard Warrior
Driving Miss Daisy.
Edgar Allan Poe and Raven Pathlings
Are we there yet?
We commemmorate Independence Day. Tomorrow, interdependence.
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