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!
November 30th
Wordless Wednesday
November 29th
Tuesday My two colorful trees just before sunup this morning. I am continually amazed by the rapidity of the change in the colors on the red oak. Though, truth be told, the Bald Cypress is…
Fall Colors
November 28th
Monday Out before sunup, the light gives lie to the colors. At least, to the camera’s eye…. but, I’ll be the first to admit that fall color is coming on faster that I can ever…
November 26th
Saturday The rains have finally moved out after dropping almost 6″ in 2 days. Had the fall color progression has started. Yesterday was the first time I spotted color over most of the oak tree….
November 25th
Friday It was just yesterday that I noticed the first few colored leaves on the oak tree. This morning the color is spreading. It looks like this will be a nicely colored late fall display….
November 24th
Thanksgiving Thursday After the summer we’ve had, I feel I should be giving thanks for the rain we are having… But as much as I love slow and steady, 2 inches in 2 hours is…
November 23rd
Wordless Wednesday
November 22nd
Tuesday https://youtu.be/LoIMivYk5cA Well, today is like yesterday… Everything looks the same, feels the same… so,,, Ditto
November 21st
Monday Ten days ago a cold front blew into Houston, and since that time the region has experienced weather that is typical for the dead of winter, not late fall. The city’s warmest temperature during…
November 20th
Sunday Between rains this morning… It’s a cool 42°… Enjoy the day… That’s all I’ve got got… Catch you on the other side…
Slow and steady
Rain Even a slow and steady rain can add up when it comes down all day….
November 19th
Saturday It’s a cool 49° and raining. My bald cypress is starting to get it’s color on. But without any Chinese tallow trees around the area the fall colors haven’t taken off yet. And since…
November 18th
Friday It’s an inauspicious morning…. My laptop just flashed the blue screen of death and is restarting. It’s been doing that a lot here lately. What with all of the issues it seems to be…
November 17th
Thursday It really looks like winter out this morning… And it’s pretty cool for a November morning. 43°… That’s winter time temperatures on the southeast Texas coast. Every morning when I check the weather forecast…
November 16th
Wordless Wednesday
November Sunset
Tuesday the 15th
November 15th
Tuesday It’s another gloomy winter like morning. Yesterday’s rain totaled over an inch, but just barely. And today’s overcast isn’t doing much to warm the morning. Yesterday afternoon I spent some time on YouTube catching…
November 14th
Monday Awake with the light of day just brightening the morn and the wind chimes on the front porch are having one hell of a conversation. Our little bit of winter has backed of for…
November 13th
Sunday We had our first overnight low in the 30’s last night. Granted, it was only 39 degrees… But you can feel it on the backporch this morning. At least the winds have died down…
November 12th
Saturday https://youtu.be/AYaPtbvddpA
November 11th
Friday The Sounds of Silence Being in High School at the end of the 1960’s was an interesting experience. It was made especially so by the introduction of team teaching in the 7th grade. Add…
November 10th
Thursday The Last Man StandingLast Man Standing – by GC Myers Last Man Standing – by GC Myers image used by permission of artist. I was watching YouTube the other evening… There was a documentary…
November 9th
WednesdayGary & Sherry’s 44th Anniversary For Sherry on our 44th The years have been long, Some have been good, Some not so, But together we’ve made a family, A history of lives intertwined… Two into…
November 8th
It’s Tuesday, Election Day 2022 In honor of the day… and to keep my blood pressure down… have a little Lyle. https://youtu.be/uCC7VBxw_d8 And be sure you get out and cast your ballot…
November 7th
Monday It’s a warm, muggy, foggy start to a summer like week. The highs this week will be pushing into the mid ’80s. The lows will only be closing in on 70°, not below. For…
4th of November
Friday It’s just a little bit humid on this pleasantly warm-ish fall morning. The end of another week. Waiting for another cool front. If this was June or July, it would be the start of…
october thirtyfirst
monday – halloween
october twentyninth
saturday Yesterday’s rain total, today’s cloud cover at sunup, and the backyard… All wet. Getting ready to fix breakfast before we go and stand in line to cast our votes… Have a great weekend all…
october twentyeighth
friday It’s a wet and stormy looking Friday… Puddles stand on the drive. And even though it’s the warmest morning of the week… There’s a chill in the air, a certain seasonal portent. With the…
october twentyseventh
thursday sunset
october twentysixth
wordless wednesday
october twentyfifth
tuesday It’s much cooler this morning… Fall has returned. It’s also very breezy. Sometime during the night the front blew through dropping just a little bit of rain. At 62° and with the breeze blowing…
october twentyfourth
monday Walking out on the front porch this morning I was surprised. At some point, in the dark before sunrise, it had rained a bit. Puddles stood on the driveway. This bit of weather was…
october twentythird
sunday Have a peaceful Sunday…
october twentyfirst
friday It’s going to be a busy day so I don’t have much to say… Enjoy your Friday and I’ll catch you on the other side…
october twentieth
thursday A bit chilly out this morning. Though, not quite as chilly as yesterday morning… And… The humidity is starting to rise again. The weather is quite the complement to last nights supper… Chili and…
october nineteenth
wordless wednesday
october eighteenth
tuesday Boy… Stepping out this morning was a pleasant shock. Fall weather, when it finally comes, is too nice. It makes me remember why I dislike summer so much… The guys at Space City Weather…
october seventeenth
monday It’s comfortable out… And breezy… And from the forecast, the temperature is only going to rise a few degrees before it starts to fall again. I think I can really say, fall has arrived….
october sixteenth
sunday Have an enjoyable Sunday… I’ll catch you on the other side.
october fifteenth
saturday I barely beat the sun up this morning… And, this morning is once again very pleasantly in the upper 60’s… Blue skies and calm winds… Enjoy the weekend.
october fourteenth
friday I got to sleep in a little this morning… There’s no school today and Monday for some reason. I still managed to beat the sun up though. It’s reasonably cool this morning. Not that…
october thirteenth
thursday On the front porch again. And it’s actually getting darker as a cool front blows through the area. Off to the north and east thunder rumbles. Hopefully, the grandkids will get on the bus…
october twelfth
wordless wednesday
october eleventh
tuesday Sunrise today was impressive… Just enough clouds to give it some color… The guys over at Space City Weather her promising that this will be the end of our 90° plus daytime highs. Here’s…
october tenth
monday There’s a train going by as I sit on the front porch waiting for the school bus. It’s so much louder now that the entirety of the construction site has been cleared of trees….
october ninth
sunday A Sunday afternoon on the playlist… You never know what’s coming up next unless you look… And there’s weeks worth of music in the que…
october eighth
saturday Every week or so I get an email from my congresscriter… Every email has a poll at the end, This particular poll question has shown up fairly regularly. It really makes me mad every…
october seventh
friday Just another fine fall morning… That’s all for me… Have a great weekend.
