Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. No masks at barn described below. I wore one. The four people there did not: Possible New Instructor, boarder, and two construction guys building the new show barn. OTOH, they were all outside and naturally more than six feet away from each other. Vaccination status unknown.~~~ Unrelated photoContinue reading “Looking For a Lesson Horse”

IMAGES Awareness of the outside world. Did you know that the UK celebrates Mother’s Day on a different day than the US? I didn’t. I learned this interesting fact early on the morning of Sunday March 14. Wait!? What!? How did I miss this!?!? Okay. Calm down. Deep breath. Apparently other countries do things differently.Continue reading “Deja Vu All Over Again, An Exercise in Graphic Design Recycling”

Words Laura: So what do the Moon Rats do? Well, you’re right. The Moon Rats don’t just work in toilets and life support. Be hard to maintain an aura of mystery if that’s all they did. Yes, yes, dignity of work and all that, but you have to admit not many of our cultural iconsContinue reading “Email from the Moon, Where Moon Rats Work, Fiction”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Tomorrow. “I am leading a free virtual walk thru the Audubon Mural Project in Hamilton Heights on Saturday May 8th at 11AM.” Leigh Hallingby, @Harlemwalksnyc. Register at The Audubon Bird Murals Project: A Virtual Tour. If link doesn’t work: https://www.mas.org/events/the-audubon-bird-murals-project-a-virtual-tour-2/ ~~~ It really does sound like that. Stay safe.Continue reading “Sounds of Spring”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. NYT: Do You Live in a Political Bubble?, Wezerek, Enos and Brown, April 30, 2021. Enter your address to see the political party of the thousand voters closest to you. My address? “You live in a Republican bubble. Only 7 percent of your neighbors are Democrats.” This is my surprisedContinue reading “If It’s Pink, It Must Be Spring”

Horsekeeping Bad weather all day. Desktop stayed off. Here’s one from the vault. ~~~ I have the same conversation every time I pick up a feed bag. ProElite bag: There can only be one best.(TM) Me: True. That doesn’t mean it has to be you. Every. Time. Does anyone else argue with their groceries? StayContinue reading “Arguing With My Feed Bag”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. May the Fourth Be With You! Beware the Revenge Of The Fifth!~~~ Gratuitous shadow photo for visual interest. Five weeks until the clinic with Stephanie Mosely. [Horizon] Horse training is about teaching the horse to carry a load.Riding is about learning to be a better load. Unrecorded InternetContinue reading “Clinic Prep”