Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Stories of the outside world. Atlas Obscura: Celebrate Pi Day With These Mathematical Tales, White, March 8, 2024. ~~~ 🎨🎨🎨 Shopkeeper: When people walk in the door, I want them to see a big damn explosion of color. I want oranges and purples and spots and stripes. I want vibrant and exciting and joyful andContinue reading “An Explosion of Color, Fiction Fragment”

Photos of the extremely outside world. NASA: Hubble Space Telescope, Images ~~~ Lunar Eclipse, 3 March 2026. A chalk-one-up-for-experience photo shoot. Attempt one, nearing totality. From pasture. Note. Night mode did not help. Way too much light. Changed shape of light area. Photo not shown. Attempt 2, totality. Moon was setting behind the trees inContinue reading “Lunar Eclipse, Photography Attempt”

Horses of the outside world. Trailer noise. Something I hadn’t ever thought about. Time & Miles: We Don’t Deserve Horses. ~~~ Continuing to post about my latest outing. [The Ride, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026] The nerves were terrible. The time before the show was stressful. I was a hot mess. Some of the lessons generatedContinue reading “The Nerves, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026”

Horses of the outside world. Part of the reason for choosing this show was that it was a home show for the horse. Meanwhile, on the other end of the horse show spectrum, Tex Sutton: Air Horse One. Several videos available online. Appears that horses walk up the ramp to this plane rather than getContinue reading “The Plan, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026”

Horses of the outside world. Phys.org: Why letting museum visitors smell horse manure might be good for conservation, by Nagoya University, edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan, February 25, 2026. Hat tip to G. ~~~ Continuing to post about my latest outing. [The Ride, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026] First jumper class in 16Continue reading “The Thoughts, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026”

Awareness of the outside world. A word before I spend the rest of the week at the horse show. The Guardian: Is it OK to be happy when the world is falling apart? Alpert 2025. ~~~ AHJA Kick Off ShowRosewood FarmLeeds, AL USAFriday 6 March 2026 with Golden Star 29, aka Goldy.65 Jumper I (timeContinue reading “The Ride, AHJA Kick Off Show 2026”

Art of the outside world. MOMA: Pong ~~~ Birmingham Museum of ArtBirmingham AL, USAJanuary 2025 Photos were allowed. No flash. “Please take lots of pictures! Just be sure to turn off your flash and note that photographic equipment, including selfie sticks, is not allowed in the galleries. To inquire about commercial photography or photography requiringContinue reading “Taking a Break At The Art Museum”