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 69
Friday March 10th It’s 70°. A very hazy day. Both the son and the almost full moon are hiding behind clouds. The bus has already stopped and loaded the grandkids. We’ve already had our first…
2023 Day 68
Thursday March 9th This morning the fog is so thick you could cut it with a stick. The temperature is 68°. The humidity is 94%. It’s quiet.. abnormally quiet. A sound deadening blanket has been…
2023 Day 67
Wednesday March 8th Wordless Wednesday
2023 Day 66
Tuesday March 7th Overcast. 70°. Humid. Stepping outside this morning The temperature is cooler than the indoor temperature but feels warmer… Ahhh, the pleasures of humidity…. It’s a Joni Mitchell/Eva Cassidy morning on Amazon Music…
2023 Day 65
Monday March 6th The overcast is back this morning, along with the heat. But I stepped out on the back porch it was already 65°. The projected high for today is headed towards 80° again….
2023 Day 64
Sunday March 5 it’s another beautiful and cool morning on the back porch. There’s a bit of ground fog but the temperature is 51°. The sun is bright with not a cloud in the sky….
2023 Day 63
Saturday March 4th According to the phone in my hand it’s 47° this morning. But the humidity… It’s back up in the 90% range… Not my cup of.. coffee. Since it’s the weekend, and I…
2023 Day 62
Friday March 3rd For once, once again, it’s seasonably cool this morning. The temperature is a pleasant 57°. And, the humidity this morning is an unheard of 35%. And to top it all off it’s…
2023 Day 61
Thursday March 2nd Happy Birthday Jeremy Austin Boyd The day is starting out pleasantly warm again at 72°. Though, according to the prognosticators that will be changing by the end of the day what a…
2023 Day 60
Wednesday March 1st Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/IPu8cIve41Q
2023 Day 59
Tuesday February 28th There was a bit of fog this morning, though it’s cleared already. And it’s a bit cooler today, 67°… But the humidity is up. The spring weeds are popping up all over…
2023 Day 58
Monday February 27th Today on the back porch it starts out at 72°. There’s a bit more color to the east than the last week has brought. There’s even more color on the ground… Green…
2023 Day 57
Sunday February 26th It’s another overcast morning in the backyard. For some reason, even with the temperature at 71°, it feels cooler out this morning. I really don’t understand it… The humidity is at 90%….
2023 Day 56
Saturday February 25th It’s late… But all I can say about the day is Ditto… Catch y’all on the other side… Later – Early Afternoon Back porch thermometer. Okay… Now it’s just ridiculous for a…
2023 Day 55
Friday February 24th It’s another warm humid morning on the porch. The temperature is 70° and the humidity is fairly high. According to the Space City Weather guys, there’s a front floating somewhere to the…
2023 Day 54
Thursday February 23rd Out on the porch this morning… It’s a warm 70° with just a bit of humidity. It kind of looks like we’re back in the pattern of overcast mornings. The kind of…
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…
