Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. The Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ urges heightened awareness for journalists traveling to US for FIFA World Cup, May 21, 2026. ~~~ {Backstory. Each morning, people & horses go on a unmounted team walk in the pasture.} Walking going well. One lunging session in the middle of the month. TooContinue reading “Perambulating the Pasture, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Vicarious travel post. Mostly Harmless: Galapagos Adventure. Amazing photos. Text that made it clear this is not the trip for me, or for other fair weather sailors. ~~~ Photo repost [Spring Is Springing] 2021 Originally, this was going to be a comment over on Heccateisis’s Blog: Static Electricity or Vent Part DeuxContinue reading “Saying So Long to Static, Horsekeeping Recap”

Awareness of the outside world. Global Mural Arts & Cultural Tourism Association. Dates on the website lead me to think this group may no longer be active. Still, interesting info on murals, including articles and past conferences. ~~~ Oak Mountain State ParkJoan Babcock2023 Close-up from the mural. Other work by the artist with artist’s statement,Continue reading “Woodland Mural, Oak Mountain State Park, Public Art”

Awareness of the outside world. Yesterday. “At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first known explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.” History.com, This Day in History: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach Everest summit. When I was growing up,Continue reading “Witness to History, Sociology in Joke Form, Non-Fiction”

Visuals of the outside world. General, timeanddate: Eclipse LIVE Streams 2026–2027. Specific, timeanddate: LIVE Stream: Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026. ~~~ First column, 21 December 2014. [Winter Solstice in the Pasture] Second column, 20 March 2015. [Vernal Equinox in the Pasture] Third Column, 21 June 2015. [Summer Solstice in the Pasture] Fourth column, 23 & 24 SeptemberContinue reading “A Trip Around The Sun, Take II, Post-Processing, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Slate: Three Judges Just Dared SCOTUS to Say What It Really Thinks About Black Voting Rights, Romero & Stern, May 26, 2026. ~~~ Stepping Stone Farm was away at a show all last week. No ASB lessons to report. Still not showing. [Leaning Into Lessons] Is the show hiatus permanent?Continue reading “More Steps Along The Horse Shopping Path”

Awareness of the outside world. Starkey: How a coastline 100 million years ago influences modern election results in Alabama, 2021. ~~~ GoldyRosewood Stables20 May 2026 One of those posts where I will record the lesson in detail so that I can refer back. Hot day. Also, the sand footing reflects up, making the ring evenContinue reading “The Goldy Ticket, H/J Lesson”