Virtual Brush Box

Zeta Pause

Blogging by phone. Gaaa. I don’t know how people do it. Power outage courtesy of TS Zeta. Wednesday was a long night of watching the cone head straight for us. People, pets, and property all fine. Now, we sit in dark rooms, operating by the phone and flashlight, waiting for the grid to recuperate.

Rubber Ducky Day 2020

Random Image, Holiday, Photography Awareness of the outside world. Chicago Ducky Derby. I missed this year. Have a note to self for 2021. Benefits Special Olympics Illinois. Environmental note, ducks are collected and reused. ~~~ Happy Rubber Ducky Day! A peacock duck because we could all use some glamour right about now. ~~~Continue reading “Rubber Ducky Day 2020”

The Tack Change II, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 86 to 90, October 2020

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Dover catalog Fall 2020. Plus points for racial diversity. Minus points for lack of gender, size, age, or adaptive diversity. ~~~ Blogging note. I usually post VTevis updates on Tuesday. This one got bumped back a day when the Monday post became the Monday & Tuesday posts.Continue reading “The Tack Change II, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 86 to 90, October 2020”

Here’s An Idea, Let’s Change Several Variables At Once, Saddle, Schedule, and Diet, Part 2, Rodney

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. The first customer service rep could not help me because the words and numbers on the computer did not match physical reality. The map is not the territory, Korzybski. We forget this at our peril. ~~~ Rodney’s Saddle If we are trying it for Milton, maybe aContinue reading “Here’s An Idea, Let’s Change Several Variables At Once, Saddle, Schedule, and Diet, Part 2, Rodney”

Here’s An Idea, Let’s Change Several Variables At Once, Saddle, Schedule, and Diet, Part 1, Milton

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Awareness of the outside world. I worry about winter and Covid. States & countries that were doing well suddenly aren’t. What if that was the summer lull? I know, don’t borrow trouble. We have a gracious plenty already. ~~~ Milton’s Saddle Since I am cheap and haveContinue reading “Here’s An Idea, Let’s Change Several Variables At Once, Saddle, Schedule, and Diet, Part 1, Milton”

Quad Cat & Word, Weeks 3 & 4, Inktober 2020

Images Awareness of the outside world. Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 1 Corinthians 13:4 (+a bit of 5), Bible Gateway: NRSV. ~~~ Quad Cat takes ink into the digital realm. Programs: Inkscape, GIMP. Process: Quad Cat started out as an idea with IRLContinue reading “Quad Cat & Word, Weeks 3 & 4, Inktober 2020”

Inktober, I Had Such Plans

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”