Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Photos of the outside world. Business Insider: Photos show the most powerful moments from Pope Francis’ funeral proceedings, Lakritz, Apr 24, 2025. AP PHOTOS: The death of a pope begins a centuries-old ritual to elect his successor, April 23, 2025. ~~~ Continuing to explore the menus in GIMP. [Pushing Buttons] Filters > Distorts > RippleContinue reading “Messing With The Menus, Post-Processing Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Rolex starts today. As we used to say at the big group dinner, “Here’s to absent friends.” Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. ~~~ Stepping Stone Farm is at the Citrus Cup horse show at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. I said I wasn’t going. [The Red Queen Rides, andContinue reading “Florida Feelings”

Awareness of the outside world. “One if by land. Two if by D.C.” NorthEnd: Old North projections, Balsam, 04/17/2025. More projections, Silence Dogood: About. ~~~ Now that I have been cleared to walk, I’m starting to do some ground work with one horse while the other horse lunges. [Shuffleboard at the Retirement Home] I’m talkingContinue reading “Getting Going with Groundwork”

Awareness of the outside world. Earth Day & Dark Sky Week. ~~~ tldr: update from doctor’s appointment, horse at end. Rare sighting of my foot in town. Shown here in brace number three. Why so much foot? Because. Tuesday has become foot day. I mislike when blogs drop a story. The blog has become myContinue reading “Foot & Walks”

Awareness of the outside world. Easter Monday at the zoo. A tradition that began with folks who had to work on Easter. Smithsonian National Zoo: Easter Monday. ~~~ Rodney has little white spots on his coat. I was this many years old when I learned these are called Birdcatcher spots. Equine Ink: The Mystery ofContinue reading “Rodney’s Birdcatcher Spots”

Awareness of the outside world. Sesame Street. “The Museum of Modern Cookie is an art museum that specializes in showcasing the most famous works of cookie art in the world from such artists as Leonardo da Crunchy, Vincent van Dough and Edvard Munch … Among the museum’s staff are … the Cookie Patrol (a trioContinue reading “Festival Cookies, Food”

Awareness of the outside world. In local news, School House Rock: Shot Heard Round the World. ~~~ Cairo IRL, Things I Would Do The Greatest Hits. Pyramids, a cruise on the Nile, and so on. The really, really big tourist attractions are attractions for a reason. The Cairo sites, the Citadel, famous mosques, and soContinue reading “Cairo Travel, Lots of Links, Non-Fiction”