Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

The Unbridgeable Abyss That Shall Eternally Divide Them

Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the Ride   I’ve spilled a fair amount of electrons comparing saddle seat to other disciplines. There is one place where they will never, ever agree. Wanna taunt a saddle seat trainer? Send photos after you trim manes and tails. Left, Rodney’s mane. Trimmed because he looked like a shaggyContinue reading “The Unbridgeable Abyss That Shall Eternally Divide Them”

In Which Horses Remind Us That They Don’t Care What Is Happening Globally

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse.   After spending April shedding his shoes [To Ride, Saddletime], Rodney continues to be … diverting. Yeah. We’ll go with that, diverting. Let’s look at the timeline.     Blacksmith was able to come out right away. Yay. I found the shoe so they were able to quicklyContinue reading “In Which Horses Remind Us That They Don’t Care What Is Happening Globally”

Mood On Monday, Pondering The Moment

Thoughts   As custodians of the future, it behooves us to continue our documentation of this historical moment [Whither, Ugly]. The broadest global events are made up of individual moments, individual decisions, individual actions. Therefore, recording our situations as they occur in the flux of time creates the sine qua non of primary sources. WithContinue reading “Mood On Monday, Pondering The Moment”

Moonrats, Fiction Fragment II

Script for page one of a graphic novel. Page Layout Three standard rectangular frames. One large, half to 2/3 of page. Two small frames underneath. The margins around the frames are illustrated with a design that represent the lunar surface. As the location of the action changes from page to page, the design in theContinue reading “Moonrats, Fiction Fragment II”

More Finds, Rodney’s Stickers

Random Images The world is vast & weird.     More treasures from coronovirus cabin fever [Found Fotos, Milton]. Stickers of photos of art work by Martine Greenlee [The Reveal]. Bought in the three finishes on offer: glossy, matte, transparent. I got the small size as test of concept. I’m sure I can find usesContinue reading “More Finds, Rodney’s Stickers”

Strolling To A Soundtrack, Walk Report, MLK Day Drum Run 2020

Fit To Ride MLK Day 5K Drum Run BirminghamBirmingham AL, USASaturday, January 18, 2020   ResultsTime – 56:02.0 (official), 55:24 (my time)Pace – 17:27 (my time)Overall – 288 (official), out of 311 (my estimate)Female, Age Group – 29 out of 32 (official) MLK Day 5K, Age Group Results, January 18, 2020, Results by The Right TimeContinue reading “Strolling To A Soundtrack, Walk Report, MLK Day Drum Run 2020”