Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. Doing my part for science, Johns Hopkins COVID Long Study. Filled out my quarterly survey. [Summer Is Here] ~~~ Rodney has been promoting putting Milton on Regu-Mate, a mood stabilizer for mares that can be used for geldings. Rodney would like his roommate to chill. Regu-Mate is complicated to workContinue reading “Milton’s Magic Mixture”

Art of the outside world. MOMA: Lettering by Hand, Exhibition from the 60s. Exhibition calalogue online under “View the publication.” ~~~ [Fractal Alphabet] Onwards!Katherine

It all started when two of Abby’s friends used to meet every weekday for coffee. She wanted to join them, but they lived in town and she lived way out in the country. Their coffee shop of choice was too far away. It would mean driving for two hours – an hour there and anContinue reading “Digital Coffee Hour, Fiction Fragment”

Photography of the outside world. In the spirit of this week’s debate, CBS News: White House Photographers, 2010. From Kennedy to Obama. Current is Adam Schultz. ~~~ LeafPelham AlabamaAugust 2024 Technical Details Leaf, f/5.6, 1/100 sec., 40.0 mm, ISO 640. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production: resized, border, & watermark. No cropping. High ISO becauseContinue reading “Leaf, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Savor: Iceland Adventures, scroll down for pics & a short paragraph on “my day on an Icelandic horse”. [Riding in Reykjavik, a Guest Post] ~~~ ScoutAAA Performance HorsesInstructor, Aubrey Schreiber If memory serves, my first time in a western saddle since Wyoming summer camp in 1976. Things I noticed. I keptContinue reading “First Western Lesson”

Awareness of the outside world. “The Artists Registry of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is an online database and digital gallery of artistic work created in response to the events of September 11.” 9/11 Memorial & Museum: Artist Registry. ~~~ Caption. Girth & girth accessories on railing. Horse head & metal chicken for atmosphere. OakContinue reading “First Western Purchase”

Awareness of the outside world. Links for latest horrid news report. How to Help. Resources & Support. Good that we have resources; terrible that we need them. ~~~ (space to take a breath or two) ~~~ (shift gears) ~~~ Morning walk. Leave barn. This is where Rodney stops to have our daily discussion about theContinue reading “The Routine, Morning Walk Stories”