Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Smithsonian: The Massive and Controversial Attempt to Preserve One of the World’s Most Iconic Islands, Stille, 2014. ~~~ Photo by Allan TuttleMont Saint Michelcirca early 1970s(?) In honor of my father, who would have turned 84 this week. Photography was one of his hobbies. This print and mat hung onContinue reading “Scenic Travel, Guest Photo”

Awareness of the outside world. JSTOR: New Evidence of the Earliest Domestic Dogs in the Americas, Perri et al., American Antiquity Vol. 84, No. 1 (January 2019), pp. 68-87 (20 pages), Cambridge University Press. ~~~ Jasmine, The Observer Effect Me: Let me get a photo of you basking in the morning sun.Jasmine: Breakfast! Breakfast! MouthContinue reading “Scenic Dogs”

Awareness of the outside world. Equine Photographer. Chronicle of the Horse: A Day In The Life With: Shannon Brinkman, 2020. ~~~ Milton, The Pasture Promenade, 2023 Rodney, The Sideways Blep, 2017 Found while cleaning out my drive. Urban Dictionary: blep Dictionary.com: blep Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. US Forest Service: Pando ~~~ Virtual Tevis Cup 2023100 Miles in 100 Days19 April to 30 July Rodney – 10 miles this week, 89 miles totalMilton – 13 miles this week, 83 miles totalTues 30 May to Mon 5 June Mileage from handwalk, ride, longline, drive. Looking Around The sceneryContinue reading “Scenic Tevis, Enjoying the 80s, Virtual Tevis 2023”

Awareness of the outside world. Informative poop. CDC: National Wastewater Surveillance System. ~~~ Onwards!Katherine

Art of the outside world. Smithsonian: Fractal Patterns in Nature and Art Are Aesthetically Pleasing and Stress-Reducing, Taylor, 2017. ~~~ Fun with fractals #2, Fractal Square. [Fractal Triangle #1] Process notes. Inkscape. Six iterations. Started with inner square, moved out. Is it fractal if the design does not repeat cleanly and eventually runs into itself?Continue reading “Fractal Square, Graphic Art”

Awareness of the outside world. The six official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, & Spanish. “A delegate may speak in any official UN language. The speech is interpreted simultaneously into the other official languages of the UN. At times, a delegate may choose to make a statement using a non-officialContinue reading “A Day For Mnemonic Devices, Words”