Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Book giveaway. Mentioned last week. Giving away this week. Supporting the fundraiser by a fellow Virtual Tevis rider, County Island: Help for Critters in Northern California Fires, extended to Sept 30. Leave a comment telling me the longest trailContinue reading “The Crack Of Dawn, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 45 through 61, September 2020”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Life hack. Discovered I can use an earpiece of my glasses to scratch under my mask. No removing. No touching. #joysofgettingolder ~~~   Went down to Wind Creek State Park to check out the horse trails. One of usContinue reading “Walk In The Woods”

Lettering & Graphic Design   Lowell Observatory Lowell Observatory: Phased Reopening Plan Tour de France TDF: Enhanced health and safety measures Stay safe. Stay sane. Katherine Walcott

The world is vast & weird.   Awareness of the outside world. *Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages* by Gaston Dorren (Atlantic 2018). So many languages. So many scripts. ~~~ Sounds All Around: A Guide to Onomatopoeias Around the World by James Chapman (Andrews McMeel 2020) Soundimals Tumblr: Pictures by James Chapman The Atlantic:Continue reading “Danish Horses Say Vrinsk”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Masks were required inside buildings at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Out among the flowers, most folks either wore one or carried theirs, which is what I did once I got away from the entrance court and was alone in the woods. I’d put it back on whenContinue reading “Finding My Own Peace, Bridges In The Gardens, Walk Report II, Calgary Virtual 5K”

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. More family stuff, 2 of 2. So the world can take care of itself again for a day. Should go better this week. For me & my stress level that is. Family member is taking it all in stride.[The Hills] ~~~ Je suis la lanterne rouge.Continue reading “Slowly Strolling Through The Gardens, Walk Report, Scotiabank Calgary Marathon’s GoodLife Fitness Virtual 5K, August 2020”

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Had my first coronavirus dream. Three of us wandered around a large, empty furniture store. That is, the store was full of furniture but empty of people. Went to get on an elevator. The imminent close quarters with otherContinue reading “Virtual Attitude”