Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Speaking of ears, a commenter on the Contact page (waves hi!) talked about the donkeys of SoCal. I had no idea. KCET: The Wild Donkeys of the Inland Empire, Clarke 2015. ~~~ Wednesday, Bingo at Stepping Stone Farm. Bingo is the beginner up-down horse who does double duty forContinue reading “An Array Of Ears”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. A day of running errands, e.g. hay, cat food, bank, and so on. I assume the world was able to spin without me.~~~ You may have noticed a pattern. Milton goes to Stepping Stone Farm to practice with other horses in a group lesson. [Hooves, Lesson] Rodney goes toContinue reading “There Is Nothing Routine About Routine”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. ” ‘The supply chain network is so complicated that if somebody sneezes in one place, somebody else gets the cold in another place,’ says Husain.” NPR: Russia’s war on Ukraine is dire for world hunger. But there are solutions, Aizenman, March 6, 2022.~~~ Recently, a friend needed help (wavesContinue reading “Feeding Humans, Feeding Horses”

Images 36 Days of Type[Project Intro][36 Days of Type, A to G][36 Days of Type, H to N]

Words Photo source, Muppet Wiki: Fork in the Road During college, I spent a semester in the south of France. For my spring break, I went up to Vienna to see the Spanish Riding School. This meant two days on trains going over and two days going back. Who wouldn’t want to spend most ofContinue reading “Pondering A Fork In The Road, Non-Fiction”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. “Our aim help spread awareness of sports for everyone, regardless of physical shape, age and personal goals. In addition to organizing sports- and cultural events, our purpose is to contribute and provide financial support to sporting and humanitarian matters, as well as promoting Tromsø and our regionContinue reading “Moseying Around The Pasture In The Moonlight, Walk Report, Polar Night Virtual 5K 2022”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Taking the NYT to task again. NYT: The Grimmest Dilemma, The Biden administration is facing an old Cold War dilemma: Be weak or risk a world war, Leonhardt, March 21, 2022. We are not five-year olds on a playground. There is a middle ground between cravenly wetting oneself andContinue reading “Rodney Returns To The Ring”