February 2014 – Page 3 – Virtual Brush Box

Foto Friday: Mystery Material

Alfalfa hay? Shredded money? Is there a difference?

Survey says: The people have spoken. Unanimously. It’s okay for me to wander about, narratively speaking. [For those who missed last week, I posted on a completely non-equine topic, Seven Life Lessons Learned From Candy Crush, and then asked for opinions on doing so, Off Topic: Yay or Nay?] I received two further pieces ofContinue reading “Poll Results”

Show Tweets: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL

Show tomorrow. Curiously unstressed. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) February 8, 2014 Right now, I'm dreading getting up early. I hate that part. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) February 8, 2014 Panic moment. Car in shop. Did I leave helmet in trunk? No. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) February 8, 2014 Missing the opening ceremonies b/c I haveContinue reading “Show Tweets: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL”

Show Report: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL

Well, that was a struggle. Not the show. My rides were standard horse show classes. The day itself was a struggle. Friday My car is in the shop. Ironic, given yesterday’s repost suggesting a car for a trouble-free existence. Anyway. Last week, I was in a pissy mood. This was attributed to my being stuckContinue reading “Show Report: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL”

Roscoe’s Lament

I’m feeling punk, so I’m rerunning a post from an earlier iteration of the blog. At this point, Rodney had been with us for two months & was still named Roscoe. Roscoe’s Lament (With apologies to Theodor Seuss Geisel) I don’t like my shoe, the one on the right. A nail in the front isContinue reading “Roscoe’s Lament”

Text Art: Circle Letters

The Olympic rings are trademarked. Rainbow colors are a political statement. Red, white, & blue are nationalistic. Therefore, for no reason at all, letters composed of harmless, monochromatic circles. Coloring left as an exercise for the reader. Circles II Circles III

Third Time’s the Charm

Today is Winter Tournament #3. Watch for tweets. Explanation of my intended classes from show #1, Back. Explanation of where I need to improve from show #2, Report. As with the previous show, I’ve been on a horse once this month. Last time it was the week before. This time, it was three weeks ago.Continue reading “Third Time’s the Charm”