Category Archives: Thoughts

Art of the outside world. National Hat Museum. It appears to have closed. End of an Era. Website has many photos, many hats. ~~~ Last year I showed in a fancy Derby Day hat. [Hey Kids, Let’s Put On A Show] Here is how it was made. First, a huge thank you to my personalContinue reading “Custom Couture, Making My Derby Day Helmet Hat”

Photography of the outside world. From friend, fellow blogger, & frequent contributor Life, the Universe, and Everything. “Please vote for my photo in the America’s Favorite Photos competition. It’s water droplets on a daisy. Voting starts May 4th.” LU&E: LtU&E: Photo contest. ~~~ CreekShelby County AL USAApril 2025 Technical Notes Phone camera. Went out withContinue reading “Creek In Spring, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. ❤️. [Over The Years] ~~~ Years ago, I was standing at the side of the ring watching a rider at an event do their show jumping round. Next to me was spouse of rider. Spouse: They are really having a good trip. Me: Don’t say that. You’ll jinx it. Spouse:Continue reading “Why Horse People Are Superstitious”

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Awareness of the outside world. Dead white man’s clothes. I can’t determine how current the website is. I can’t imagine the problem has gone away. ~~~ We were on the first lap of our morning walk. The horses were off lead. I was taking point. Rain during the night had made the ground soft andContinue reading “Big Brown Lump, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Space.com: ‘We learned so much that we didn’t know’: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises, David, April 26, 2025. Hat tip Balloon Juice: Overnight Open Thread, TaMara, April 27, 2025. ~~~ Milton is cruising on Purina Outlast. It seems to be helping. It’s not ulcers,Continue reading “Weighty Considerations”

Buildings of the outside world. The Skyscraper Museum: Supertall! Photo slideshows on subpage, TSM: Supertall! Cities. ~~~ Previous Posts [City Lettering] 2025 [City Letters] 2020 Inspiration Current online class, UC Graham: From Istanbul to Cairo: The City in the Historical Novels of the Middle East. On hiatus for the moment, hence generalized city instead ofContinue reading “The City Vertical, Graphic Art”