Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Words   Awareness of the outside world. Zen Pencils: Ira Glass’s Advice For Beginners. Yes, I have linked to this before. Probably will again. Improvement is not about becoming commercial. Improvement in art is about learning to give physical form to that which exists in your head. Not the point I am making below, butContinue reading “Inktober, I Had Such Plans”

Photography   Awareness of the outside world. New promise to self. Do not check news sites in the middle of the night. Nothing good comes of that. ~~~ Y’all enjoyed the cat pics last week, so here’s the whole series. Stepping Stone Farm, [Photo Dump SSF] Rodney: Hello! Ricky: Do you mind?! Stay safe. StayContinue reading “Horse Meets Cat, Rodney and Ricky”

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. World Bicycle Relief. I’m hesitant to mention specific charities because I never know who is doing good and who is buying ski condos in Switzerland. The Fat Cyclist appears to approve of this one, Just Look at What You’ve Done, 2012. ~~~ Team Peachtree is nearingContinue reading “One Road Ends, Another Begins, Virtually”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. These are the same jeans I had on in a 2016 post [Macho]. No one can accuse me of indulging in fast fashion. “Fast fashion isn’t free. Someone, somewhere is paying.” Lucy Siegle, journalist and author. “Demand quality not just in the products you buy, but inContinue reading “Sans Saddle”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. I would be more interested in Originalism if the Founding Fathers had a better definition of ALL. ~~~ Overall Trying Milton in Rodney’s saddle. On Saturday, we rode sequentially and shared the saddle. On Sunday, I rode bareback. Milestones Francisco’s, Mile 85. Image source & additional photos,Continue reading “The Tack Change, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 82 to 85, October 2020”

Thoughts   Waiting for something good to happen. Waiting for something bad to happen. Waiting for it all to be over. Waiting to understand that it is not going to be “over” for a long, long time. If ever. Waiting for a good book to read. Waiting for energy to do more than reread lightContinue reading “Mood On Monday, Waiting”