Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. None at the moment. After two weeks of over-reactive stressing, I spent last weekend in the lovely land of digestive upset. So, a cheerful one from the reserve pile until brain back online. If the chronology seems out of order, Monday’s post was scheduled on Friday. Guts were good then.Continue reading “In It For The Bling, Dog Show Ribbons”

Awareness of the Outside World. Asian American Journalists Association: ʻAhahui Haku Moʻolelo (Hawaiian Journalists Association) and AAJA-Hawaiʻi encourage sensitivity and precision in reporting on the devastating Lāhainā wildfire, by Yi-Shen Loo, August 14, 2023. Hat tip to G. Not my G. I mean G-who-is-a-linguist. ~~~ A while back, the feed store started closing in WednesdayContinue reading “I Remembered!”

Awareness of the outside world. “Each day the first day. Each day a life. Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back.” Dag Hammarskjöld. ~~~ The Great Wave off Kanagawa – Paint by Numbers Kit from Today Is Art Day. The idea of paint byContinue reading “Paint By Numbers, Art Adventure”

Got called sir again. Used to bother me. [Hello Sir] Doesn’t any more. What changed? First off, this is the first time it has happened in the summer. Usually I have on a bulky jacket. [Farm vs Outdoor] Apparel was a baseball cap with my hair tucked up, t-shirt, and shorts. Person in question wasContinue reading “Hello Sir, Again, Non-Fiction Pondering”

Awareness of the outside world. EPA: An Introduction to Water Quality Monitoring ~~~ Coosa RiverGorman ParkVincent, AL USAAugust 2023 Upstream. The opposite shore is Buzzard Island. More river on the other side. Downstream. What I Learned Access to the Coosa River was harder than I expected, at least as a photographic subject. I could getContinue reading “Coosa River at Gorman Park, Photography”

Being diligent about a work assignment. Here’s one from my summer trip. ~~~ Seen at IGA, Complexe Desjardins, Montreal, June 2023. Cidrerie Milton Trip Advisor: Cidrerie Milton. English Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. @_.andrepaz._ April 22, 2020 (Instagram). World map with continents represented by animals, by Andrea Paz González Dettleff. Hat tip to A. ~~~ Wait? What? A horse show? A saddle seat horse show? [Fun In The Sun, Show Report SSF Summer 2023] Yes. Am I still over Academy? [Second Show, Same AsContinue reading “Lesson Thoughts, I Has Them”