Virtual Brush Box

Crush! Kill! Destroy!

I am a peaceful soul. I usher wasps back outside. I let spiders and snakes live. When we first moved onto this property, I went to check the barn. A slight motion out of the corner of one eye resolved into a humongous rat on a rafter above the aisle. Panning back revealed an equallyContinue reading “Crush! Kill! Destroy!”

Patient Management Update

Mathilda had a slight relapse on Thursday. Hubby was doing evening chores. She was fine – or at least status quo. He came down to the house. Five minutes later, he was back at the barn and she was unwilling to put weight on her bad leg. No idea what happened. We agree she tookContinue reading “Patient Management Update”

A Flash of Donkey

A donkey-themed restaurant. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Attention Real Photographers Clearly, I have no idea how to handle artificial light or my flash. Two questions: How would you photograph these objects, including a shiny silver wall-hanging and a heavily varnished wall mural if a) You had all the time, access & equipment in the world? b) YouContinue reading “A Flash of Donkey”

And The Winner Might Be …

I have 3 questions: 1) This was a nomination. When are the winners announced? “It’s an honor to be nominated” & “I’m just happy to make the Team” are believable until the awards ceremony/competition. Then, I want to be up on the dais/in front of the victory gallop. Not making nice-nice noises with the also-rans.Continue reading “And The Winner Might Be …”

I Do. But Why?

Horse Nation had a post on Top 10 Perks of Dating/Marrying a Horse Girl. I object to “girl” as would anyone with this much frost on her roof. However, it did make me wonder what Hubby gets out of living with my horse fixation. BTW – he knows he’s in it for the long haul.Continue reading “I Do. But Why?”

Showing in the Sun

On a hot summer day, let’s take it as read that activities requiring long pants are inherently ridiculous. The only sensible way to ride in the heat is to put on a pair of shorts, hop on bareback, and head to the creek. That said, I went by what I hope to be my newContinue reading “Showing in the Sun”

Riding Toward Random

I am I am one step closer to sitting on a horse. I am going to take Saddleseat lessons. I blame this blog. In a previous post [Running on Empty], I asked for suggestions to awaken my motivation. A kindly commenter suggested, “Take a lesson at a random barn…..”. Had she said, “Take lessons”, myContinue reading “Riding Toward Random”