The Trail Since 2006
It began with a spark of inspiration from a few kindred spirits scattered along the Appalachian ridges, mostly in North Carolina and Virginia. Back then, we were virtual friends who—for the most part—never shared a physical porch, but we built a digital one together. Some were writers, some were poets, and some were photographers, each of us finding our way through those early “virtual woods” on the internets.
What follows is a collection of my latest musings (and perhaps a bit of blathering), a trail of thoughts that winds all the way back to those first steps in 2006.
Or just meander through my past muses… Just hope the coffee isn’t stale!
2023 Day 53
Wednesday February 22nd Wordless Wednesday
2023 Day 52
Tuesday February 21st Once again we’re starting the day off at 70°. The high today is supposed to be above 80° again. According to the guys at Space City Weather it’s supposed to begin to…
2023 Day 51
Monday February 20th It feels about as much like spring as it’s possible to feel in the latter third of February… The temperature on the back porch this morning is 62°. It’s overcast. And there’s…
2023 Day 50
Sunday February 19th It’s much warmer this morning in the back porch… Depending upon which thermometer you check the temperature is in the 50° range. Some reporting stations or calling it 48°, some are calling…
2023 Day 49
Saturday February 18th It’s another chill morning on the back porch. It’s 38° to start the day. People to see today and things to do… Catch all on the other side
2023 Day 48
Friday February 17th It’s a chill 38° outside on the back porch. And it’s breezy… When’s your gusting to 23 mph. But, the sun is out so it should be a beautiful day even if…
2023 Day 47
Thursday February 16th It’s 69° on the back porch this morning. Not a very winter like feel. I have to run into Houston today… So, this will be short… Like you exactly this short. Catch…
2023 Day 46
Wednesday February 15th Wordless Wednesday
2023 Day 45
Tuesday February 14th Valentine’s Day Two years ago on this date the deep freeze settled in on Texas. This morning the temperature is 69°. Texas weather… As they say, just wait a few minutes and…
2023 Day 44
Monday February 13th It’s a cool 43° as I step out this morning before sunrise. There’s a haze floating in the air… not quite a fog… After the cool start this morning, the forecast is…
2023 Day 43
Sunday February 12th Cold Morning… It’s 37° this morning on the back porch. And as the sun comes up it’s quite bright. But I won’t be spending much time out here … I’m heading back…
2023 Day 42
Saturday February 11th Winter has returned to Southeast Texas… at least what we call winter anyway. It’s 38° this morning on the back porch. But the sun is rising into clouds… Yesterday afternoon I wandered…
2023 Day 41
Friday February 10th It’s a chill 49° this morning on the front porch. And what’s making it so chilly is the brisk breeze from the north. Space City Weather is predicting a blustery day, much…
2023 Day 40
Thursday February 9th It’s a cool clear 43° this morning with a little bit of ground fog. Nature has continued with its early Sprint towards spring. Green leaves are showing up all over the place….
2023 Day 39
Wednesday February 8th Wordless Wednesday
2023 Day 38
Tuesday February 7th It’s a spring like 65° this morning. And, the world has a decidedly green tint. Shorts and t-shirts are not what I expect for early February attire… But that is exactly what…
2023 Day 37
Monday February 6th 69th year day zero The weather has turned spring like again… This morning the temperature is 57°. There’s a ground fog hanging low in the backyards… Moisture covers everything. Today I celebrate…
2023 Day 36
Sunday February 5th It’s a very pleasant 51° this morning on the back porch. The bird life outside is quite vocal. Nanci Griffith is playing on the computer… Always a pleasant way to start the…
2023 Day 35
Saturday February 4th Finally, let there be sun at sunrise… Enjoy your weekend…
2023 Day 34
Friday February 3rd What can you say about the weather this week? The only word that comes to my mind is… Ditto… Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat Though, no sooner did I start this post, then…
2023 Day 33
Thursday February 2nd It’s another of these long dreary days. It’s 41° and there’s a light misty rain falling. It’s the same light Misty rain that was falling last night before bedtime. According to the…
2023 Day 32
Wednesday February 1st Wordless Wednesday
2023 Day 31
Tuesday January 31st Just another in a long line of overcast starts to a cold and dreary day. It’s 40° this morning with maybe a 10° warm up as the day goes by before we…
2023 Day 30
Monday January 30th It’s another dreary winter day. The temperature this morning was 50°. It’s damp… it’s breezy… it’s chilly. But, all in all, it’s not a bad day for the end of January. Although,…
2023 Day 29
Sunday January 29th It’s another spring-like day in Southeast Texas… Wet, temperate, breezy… Not what you would expect for the end of January. The temperature right now is 73°. It’s already rained enough for water…
2023 Day 28
Saturday January 28th It was 60° this morning on the back porch. It’s been raining lightly off and on. According to the prognosticators we can expect this weather pattern to last for most of the…
2023 Day 27
Friday January 27th Another frosty morning towards the end of January. The temperature this morning is in the upper thirties, but it’ll be going up into the ’60s by afternoon. This is only the second…
2023 Day 26
Thursday January 26th It was a frosty morn… Temperatures in the upper thirties. Sadly, I got involved in other things and almost forgot that I needed to post these photos… Have a great rest of…
2023 Day 25
Wordless Wednesday January 25th
2023 Day 24 Sunset
After the storm…
2023 Day 24
Tuesday January 24th It’s cool, breezy, and wet already this morning. Though the temperature is almost 60°, there is a rather strong breeze blowing a fine misty rain… And the prognosticators are promising this is…
2023 Day 23 Sunset
2023 Day 23
Monday January 23rd When I woke up this morning My phone said the temperature was 43°… Now that the sun is up my phone says the temperature is 40°. Of course, the sky is cloudless…….
2023 Day 22
Sunday January 22nd After 2 days of blahness, it’s looking like it will be partly sunny today. It’s a brisk 50° out. And after some type of rain falling most of the day yesterday, we…
2023 Day 21
Saturday January 21st It’s mid-afternoon, but, it’s looked like this all day long. It’s 53° right now… The same as it was at 7:00 a.m. this morning. There’s been light rain falling off and on…
2023 Day 20
Friday January 20th It’s a cool and breezy 57° this morning. And when I say breezy I mean the wind chimes are singing on the front porch. The wind chill made me get up and…
2023 Day 19
Thursday January 19th It’s a cool 51°. The clouds have all blown away… Mostly. I’ve got many things to do today mostly on the road… So this little muse is already coming to an end….
2023 Day 18
Wordless Wednesday January 18th
2023 Day 17
Tuesday January 17th It’s not feeling much like winter this morning… 67° before the sun comes up… and as the world outside my window lights up… there’s a bit of fog hanging around. I’ve always…
2023 Day 16
Monday January 16th Why is it the best mornings for sitting in the rocker on the back porch or in the flat dab middle of winter? Today we’re starting at 68°. With quite an overcast….
2023 Day 15
Sunday January 15th I slept in this morning… Later than I have in a long time… The first comment out of the wife’s mouth was ” you must have needed it “. So I guess,…
2023 Day 14
Saturday January 14th It’s a chill 36° this morning on the back porch. And I won’t be visiting long… I have some place to be this morning so this will be very very short… I’ll…
2023 Day 13
Friday January 13th The back porch is chilly this morning… 45° as the sun comes up. I know all of you in the Northern tier of states are grinning at that description. What with being…
2023 Day 12
Thursday, January 12th It’s just a bit warm at 67° this morning. Yesterday, our high was pushing 80° again. Especially on the back porch in the sun… It might have even risen into the mid…
2023 Day 11
Wordless Wednesday, January 11th
2023 Day 10
Tuesday, January 10th It’s already 61 ° and there’s a “Dense Fog Advisory” out there. Since it’s still dark out I have no idea if it actually is foggy… As the world outside my window…
2023 Day 9
Monday, January 9th It’s a pleasantly cool 52° on the back porch this morning. The winds are calm, not a breeze blowing. Just enough light clouds in the sky to add some color to the…
2023 Day 8
Sunday, January 8th It was a wild and stormy night… Thunder and lightning… An inch of rain fell while we slept. This morning on the back porch it’s cool and windy. The temperature is 57°,…
2003 Day 7
Saturday, January 7th It’s the beginning of what the prognosticators are foretelling will be a wet weekend. As usual, we will have to wait and see what happens in the long run. Though at the…
2023 Day 6
Friday, January 6th Good morning… It’s a bit warmer this morning at 52°, but the humidity is up and that makes it feel cooler. On this anniversary of one of the darkest days in our…


