Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Daily Mail: AI-powered traffic lights that hold drivers on red for up to 20 seconds longer to delay their arrival in air pollution hotspots will be trialled in Britain this year, Pinkstone, 2020. ~~~ Highway 280Inverness (Birmingham) AL, USAOctober 2023 Technical Details Traffic lights. f/13.0, 1/640 sec., 66.0 mm, ISOContinue reading “Traffic, Imaging the Mundane, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. A dog podcast, The Bitey End of the Dog. Hat tip to Amy, the blog’s Canine Advisor. ~~~ Everyone’s fine. I skipped a dog post last month. Jasmine took a turn and I wasn’t sure what to say. With older dogs, you never know. A blip could mean any dayContinue reading “Chugging Along, Dog Update”

Awareness of the outside world. Is anyone else worn out? Yesterday, I had plans to run a pile of errands after the dentist. Ha! Bought a snack and went home. One task per day is about my limit these days. Can’t decide if it’s me or the state of the world. Of course, why notContinue reading “Wednesday Wins, Rodney Copes With The Cold”

Awareness of the outside world. Given recent events, the news machine has been cranked up to high. Remember to ask, cui bono? ~~~ Milton would like it to be known that he is a driving horse, thank you very much. He will tolerate the occasional ride, emphasis on occasional. The recent bout of riding wentContinue reading “Milton Makes an Announcement”

Awareness of the outside world. cw unhappy life events. House Digest: What It Means To Put A White Pumpkin On Your Porch, Ammons, Oct. 7, 2023. ~~~ A while back, I was in Kentucky to escort Milton home. [Logistics: Shipping] While there, I went to watch the horse show in Louisville. [Spotted on the Green Shavings]Continue reading “The Deal That Got Away”

Art of the outside world. An art retreat to be enjoyed through various media. Giverny: Claude Monet’s Home, text & photos. Fondation Monet: visite-virtuelle, self-guided tour of the house by drone. Fondation Monet: home, clicking on the bridge & waterlily in the upper left gives a video tour of the grounds. Hat tip to AContinue reading “Fractal Alphabet H, Graphic Art”

Inspiration: Lettering Your Lineage with Holly Monroe, online presentation for the Washington Calligraphers Guild. See HM: Family Trees. My initiating idea was an arboreal design with annotations. The result was a pile of links. Reach, meet grasp. Mother My mother and me. [My Maternal Line] In August, my mother went to the 100th anniversary ofContinue reading “Genealogy Linkfest, Family On The Blog”