Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Images Art from the outside world. I was looking for a gallery link or a well-illustrated article about the field art at the Tour de France, going on now. I found this. Canadian Cycling: How the Tour de France disguises the phallic artwork on its route, 2019. ~~~ The New York City Restaurant Archive: MammaContinue reading “Restaurant Memories”

Words Sports of the outside world. WBUR: What’s korfball? And why is it gaining popularity in Birmingham, Alabama? April 05, 2022. Video. Found via NPR. Video by Ninh Ly. ~~~ In which I fail at a fiction exercise, but for an interesting reason. Since the beginning of the year, I have been trying to postContinue reading “When Fact Is More Interesting Than Fiction”

Images, Photography Awareness of the outside world. I get the feeling that Biden is riding yesterday’s horse. ~~~ Instagram account, virtual_brush_box. Photo Back-Ups Caption: Le Smudge. #catsofinstagram #barncats Caption: First time going for a walk in over a month. 🎉 Caption: BJCC. The World Games Birmingham 2022. #twg2022 Posts Previous [Cat Photo Friday, Instagram][Cat Photos ForContinue reading “Walk, World Games, and Wee Mouser, This Week on Instagram”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Medium: Abraham Wald and the Missing Bullet Holes, an excerpt from How Not To Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg. ~~~ Took advantage of holiday weekend to make two trips to Falcon Hill Farm. First Schooling Day Other horses! In the ring! Including cute pony mare! Like rider, horse needsContinue reading “Trotting Along”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Illinois. When someone makes the news for heinous reasons, I always wonder about the parents, and the second cousins, and the people the perpetrator went to high school with. What goes through their minds? ~~~ When you are ready to go out but your roommate is still in bed.Continue reading “A Day In The Barn Life”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Per yesterday. “It has been a very long seven days, a week that will certainly show up in the history books. What may not make such a splash in the books, though, is how freaking exhausting it is to be living through this moment.” Richardson, Letters from an American:Continue reading “Smelling The Barn, Week 13, Virtual Tevis 2022”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Independence Day in the US. Not feeling the love today. Too much going wrong, with no end in sight. This causes me to imagine some segments of society saying, “Welcome to the party. Sucks, doesn’t it?” ~~~ Horse, prefers to go in hackamore. Rider, reluctant to give up bit.Continue reading “Riding With Two Reins”