Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Equines of the fictional world. “The mules became accustomed to shipboard life, placidly converting oats into a hygiene problem.” Guardian by Joe Haldeman, p 39, chapter We are “derailed.” (Ace 2002, read as ebook) ~~~ No new horse yet, but I decided it was time to take steps. Or at least look around to seeContinue reading “New Year, New Energy, New Horse”

Awareness of the outside world. “Wash your damn hands.” Vox: Why everyone has a gnarly stomach bug right now, explained in one chart, Landman MD, Jan 8, 2025. ~~~ Milton & I watch Rodney work. Chin scratchies. Behind The Scenes The photo set-up. Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. Falling! Our World in Data: Cancer death rates in children under 5 years old. ~~~ Snow on Friday. This was the path to the barn late Saturday morning. Small patches of snow lingered into Monday. Very unusual post-snow behavior for this area. We only missed one day of walking. ThursdayContinue reading “Winter Weather, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Scientific American: Why a Warming Climate Can Bring Bigger Snowstorms, It may sound counterintuitive, but a warming climate can actually lead to bigger snowstorms. Rawlins 2022. Originally appeared in The Conversation. ~~~ The horses were, um, expressive. Yeah, let’s call it expressive. No idea what they were expressing. I spentContinue reading “Horse Zoomies”

Art of the outside world. J. Harris: The Air Bear Project. ~~~ Birmingham Museum of Art uses these freestanding foldables to separate the dining area from the corridor spaces. Brown is paper. White is textile. They are gorgeous. Molo: paper softwall Molo: textile softwall MoMA: Paper Softwall, Stephanie Forsythe, Todd MacAllen, 2003 Props to theContinue reading “Furniture Art”

❄️ 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁡󠁫󠁿 ❄️ Friend: So, how did you two meet? Main Character, exchanges look with partner: Funny story. We met in Alaska. Friend: Alaska? I don’t see you as the outdoors type. Main Character: I’m not. So much not. In fact that’s why they sent me. They had been having trouble with employees going upContinue reading “Taking The Long Way Home, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. My area is having a winter adventure today. Our local weather dude felt the need to say this earlier in the week, “Please understand I possess no knowledge of future road conditions in any specific location at any given time.” AlabamaWX: Still Dry Tomorrow; Rain/Snow For Alabama Friday, Spann, JanuaryContinue reading “City Trees, Photography”