The Fireweed is getting near the top.

                                              One of the last of the lazy hazy days of Summer in Mohnton.

With Summer winding down I was thinking about my years in Alaska.  Summer there does not exist, a few warm days and it’s over.  In Florida it never ends, and here in the hills of Eastern Pennsylvania it comes and goes.  This morning it was 56 degrees, a sure sign that the hazy lazy days are on the way out. 

                                              Looking ahead to a long winter in the hills.

With the season in mind I’m taking a few days off to celebrate my birthday and prepare my studio for a long productive winter.  A little furniture to move around and a trip to the flea market to get a table for my kitchen and I’ll be ready.


Free Graphics Program
My Photo Shop program is sleeping in my dead computer in the closet and I have missed it …. A lot.  But being a cheapskate I was not about to cash out to replace it and have been trying to get by with a variety of free programs.
Happy to say I have found a good replacement, and it was a free download.  It is called Paint.NET.  I spent three days playing with it and so far it can do everything I need.  So….if you need a good graphics program and don’t want to spend any money you should give it a try.  You could save a few hundred bucks.  The download is on the Cnet site.

The News:
TV talking heads are stressing about the Mustard Gas said to be stockpiled in Libya.  They are concerned it could fall into the “wrong hands”.  Mustard Gas……are you kidding me?  There are  “right hands” for this stuff??  How did people get so stupid?  We had such a good start, fire, the wheel, growing food and lots of cool stuff.  But over time we have got to the point where there are actual “right hands” for stuff like Mustard Gas and atomic bombs. 

Earthquake !
Yikes!  We have just had a small earthquake here…..a minor wiggle but it gets your attention.  The cats did not notice, it takes more than a tremor to wake these guys.


I’ll post pictures of the newly rearranged studio in a couple days.

                                              Getting near the top in Mohnton, Pa.  (not fireweed)
Fireweed

Regards the “fireweed”.  It is a tall flowering plant common in Alaska toward the end of summer.  It blooms for weeks, from bottom to top on a long single stalk.  As the blooms reach the top you start to notice the snow line on the mountains moving down.  The locals call the snow “termination dust”.  Tis the season, the fireweed is near the top and termination dust is on the mountain. I have a line of 10 foot plants in front of my studio that bloom like the fire weed.  Not sure what they are called but they reminded me of the last days of summer in Alaska.

Enjoy my Birthday.  Have a Yuengling.  See you in a couple days.

“It wasn’t me “ …….. God says.

Since posting details of Gov. Rick Perry’s  phone conversation with God some of the Gov.’s supporters have complained that The Nally Boys’ reporters have violated his privacy rights.  The claim is that conversations with God are confidential and blah blah. 

Well pardon me, l but I think every word God ever spoke has been reported and written down somewhere, and in every language on earth.  So sorry Gov., if you are going to talk to God, and talk about talking to God, folks are going to talk about you talking to God.  Cripes, you are as dumb as George.

Anyway I got to thinking about the whole thing and decided to check it out.  Since Gov Perry is what I would call an unreliable witness I decided I would have to talk to God myself.

                                              The "talking hat" by Wm.B.

I don’t know how Gov. Perry does it but when I want to talk to God I put on a big hat, a large sombrero I bought in Juarez years ago. I call it “the talking hat“.  If you don’t believe me ask Monsignor Timmy  in Daytona Beach…..he knows about my hat, has seen me wear it, and knows how it works.   And in fact, the Monsignor also has a special hat of his own.
 I won’t tell you everything God and I talked about but I did ask about the Gov Perry situation. When I asked if he told Rick to be President God said he didn’t doubt that Gov Perry was hearing voices in his head  but said “It wasn’t me talking.”

I for one am relieved, I would hate to have to vote for Rick Perry, and I would really hate to have to disobey God.  


Note:  God did say that the last conversation he had with any American public official was with Harry S. Truman.  If you don’t know who that is check Google there is lots about Truman online.
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PRINTS SOON:

Fans of Big Dutch will be happy to know that several of his most popular works will soon be available as prints.  The Nally Boys have invested in a large format Epson printer and are printing tests now.  All prints will be printed on high quality matte paper with archival inks.  Acid free mattes and backing board will be furnished with each print with the option of adding a frame to make the print ready to hang right out of the box or present as a gift.

We will also be offering several Christmas cards, and studio décor.
If your Christmas budget is tight this year we have what you need this Holiday season,  Forget the gift cards and sweaters.  Knock their sox off with a gift from The Nally Boys. Christmas cards and prints will be ready to ship by the middle of September. 


vist our shop:    
http://www.etsy.com/shop/thenallyboys

And now for something completely different.

I am pleased to introduce our artist friend  Peter Moha Meszaros   of Budapest Hungary.  Moha is a full time artist, making photographs, videos and drawings in a style that is both unique and exotic.  His characters are not from my neighborhood but somehow remind me of  the people I see every day. 

  



















If your senses are worn down by the redundant “same old, same old” fine art being offered in galleries Moha’s work is the refreshment you need.  Rather than another boring  gallery opening or Hollywood movie, grab your favorite beverage and bowl of treats and spend a few hours enjoying something completely different.


























Ideas seem to be tied to dreams.........                        Heart replantation......a sure cure.

Dr. Alfalfa,  city doctor.  Watch the video of the hanging shoes.......the Doctor did it.


The few pieces  posted here are but a small preview of what awaits on the net.  I spent several enjoyable hours the other day clicking around the www starting with the links posted here.  I was not able to read all of it as some of the pages are not in English  but the images and smiles provided need no translation.

                   
A Sunday afternoon arts and crafts show in Budapest




To my artist friends……Please take the time and look at Moha’s work, you will be richly inspired and  entertained.  You will easily feel a connection to the artist and his characters.


Enjoy the trip……..start here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3zet666J_c

http://mohadesign.blogspot.com/

www.facebook.com/mohadesign

http://www.etsy.com/shop/mohadesign