Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Driving! Awareness of the outside world. NBC: How to find your polio vaccination records, Bendix, Aug. 16, 2022. Truth in advertising. I lived in two states during the recommended vaccination period. Both had online portals. I could not find any record of myself in either state. One said, “most of the records in the (registry)Continue reading “Milton Makes A Milestone, Again”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Smithsonian: How Bird Collecting Evolved Into Bird-Watching, Birkhead, August 8, 2022. ~~~ Have scheduled a lesson later this week at an event barn. Been a hot minute since I’ve been near one of those. Lesson will be on one of their school horses. It’s a drive, so I don’tContinue reading “Lesson Ahoy”

Images Awareness of the outside world. Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Art of Remembering 9/11, How artists contribute to our collective memory of events, Howard, 2021. ~~~ Visuals for my State of The X posts. Process Notes Color Choices.SOTBlog – Me being black & white in a world of gray.SOTFitness – For the parks IContinue reading “State of the Logo”

Words Dear Laura: Yay!!! You are coming to the moon! I know, I know. Early days yet. You still have to sort out time off from work and make sure you can swing the not insignificant cost. I’m still going to get excited. As I’m sure you have found out, you will have to comeContinue reading “Picking A Tour Group When Coming To The Moon, Fiction”

Images Awareness of the outside world. The Atlantic: Selections From the Audubon Photography Awards Top 100, Taylor, July 13, 2022. ~~~ Cove. Beeswax Creek Park, Alabama. 6 September 2022. Manual & auto-focus. f/13.0, 1/60 sec, 42.mm, ISO 200. Tripod & remote release. No post-production. Process Notes I went. I saw. I took photos. Given thoseContinue reading “Photo Safari The First, Beeswax Creek Park”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. “This event is a FUN fundraiser for the Western States Trail Foundation (501c3) which is the organization which maintains the Western States Trail and hosts the Tevis Cup Ride.” The Tevis Cup: Virtual Tevis Cup 2022. ~~~ Shirt & sticker for 2022. [VT archives] Onwards!Katherine

Riding Awareness of the outside world. ANC: Alabama Power helps a tiny turtle or two at Smith Lake, Sznajderman, August 19, 2022. Photos by Meg McKinney ~~~ Last week’s lesson at Stepping Stone Farm with Bubba, pictured, and assistant trainer James Huguley, son of Coach Courtney & brother to SSF equitation star Reagan. [Road toContinue reading “Errant Body Parts, An ASB Lesson”