Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Pulitzer Prizes have been announced for 2026. Pulitzer: Feature Photography & Pulitzer: Breaking News Photography. Please note, award-winning photos are seldom happy photos. ~~~ Daily 1 Mile Walks Airport floor. Gates were ~half a mile apart. Left first gate. Walked through concourse and center shopping area. Walked past second gateContinue reading “Textures Underfoot, Fitness Photography”

Horses of the outside world. Lexington Herald Leader: There are 21 living Kentucky Derby winners. Here’s where they all are now, Hale & Roberts, May 1, 2026. Hat tip to G. ~~~ I did not attend the horse show at Stepping Stone Farm last weekend. What!? Gonna focus on lessons, for a while. Why?! SamContinue reading “Leaning Into Lessons”

Awareness of the outside world. “I’m glad I can be representative of women everywhere,” DeVaux said in a postrace interview on the broadcast. “We can do anything we set our minds to.” NBC News: Golden Tempo claims 152nd Kentucky Derby; Cherie DeVaux makes history as first female trainer to win. ~~~ GoldyRosewood Stables4 May 2026Continue reading “All That Glitters is Goldy, Back In The Saddle, Again, H/J Lesson”

Post inspiration sparse (gasp). Pretty day (Monday). I’m gonna go sit in a park. ~~~ Decoration? Suggestion to keep your dog close to the rail when crossing the bridge? No idea. There is a second faint pawprint that you might be able to see on the third board. Taken during 5K December 2025. [Walks] Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. AI LEGO movies as propaganda. The Guardian: Viral victory: Iran is beating the land of tech bros in the social media wars, Wintour 15 Apr 2026. ~~~ We bought a muck bucket. No media. If you have horses, you know what a muck bucket looks like. If you don’t, it’sContinue reading “Unexciting Purchase, Horsekeeping”

Art of the outside world. Showing the power of an image to convey information. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: One connected global ocean. ~~~ Process Notes I had a plan for today. The plan did not become reality. Instead, I figured I would wander through Costco and take a few snaps of horses on packaging. IContinue reading “Retail Art”

Awareness of the outside world. WWLTV: ‘A big personality for a miniature horse’: The Kentucky Derby Museum’s undersized employee with a big job. Jim Stratman (WHAS) April 30, 2026. Hat tip to M. ~~~ I do not use AI in the production of this blog, or in any of my writing. Ditto images. Neither graphicContinue reading “I Wrote This Post, Non-Fiction”