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!
october seventh
friday Just another fine fall morning… That’s all for me… Have a great weekend.
october sixth
thursday Out on the front porch this morning waiting for the school bus. It’s bright, it’s cool, there’s even a hummingbird at the feeder. Traffic sounds are loud. Beep beep beep of the construction critters…
october fifth
wordless wednesday
october fourth
tuesday The sky was changing rapidly as the sun was rising this morning… The sweep of color moved from one side to the other in a matter of minutes. Once again the path of the…
october third
monday The pleasant fall temperatures are holding this morning. And while it isn’t in the low 50’s, the upper 50’s are nice enough. Moisture is beginning to work it’s way back into the atmosphere in…
An October Sunset
october second
sunday I was up early this morning… I took these shots… then I forgot to post them… Oh well…
october first
saturday, International Coffee Day It’s a pleasant 58° outside at 8:00 a.m. … And that’s all I feel the need to say today
The thirtieth of September
It’s Friday, the end of September. For the very first time in a long time, the temperature this morning is in the ’50s. And the forecast is for a couple of more days of these…
The twenty-ninth of September
It’s Thursday These mornings are so appreciated after our never-ending summer. Starting temperatures below seventy are what I base my definition of a pleasant day… Add in a nice northerly breeze and it couldn’t get…
The twenty-eighth of September
Wordless Wednesday
The twenty-seventh of September
It’s Tuesday It’s a beautiful fall morning. A pleasant 62° under faultless blue skies. Damn, it’s about time… There are no fans needed on the front porch this morning. It actually feels quite nice. We’re…
The twenty-sixth of September
It’s Monday The still before the storm… Well, at least the steel before the front. It’s warm out, they’re reporting that it’s 76° this morning. That’s warm, really warm to start the day. Though the…
The twenty-third of September
It’s Friday As I was sitting here reading and contemplating the changing of the seasons this song came up in my rotation… https://youtu.be/xXBNlApwh0c Ever since I discovered Eva Cassidy I have been in love with…
The twenty-second of September
It’s Thursday The morning is quieter. Our great migration of hummingbirds has migrated. No more battles royale all day long. Even the Cardinals seem a bit bemused by the absence. The morning traffic continues to…
The twentyfirst of September
Wordless Wednesday
The twentieth of September
It’s Tuesday It’s another late summer morning in Southeast Texas. A lite mist hugs the ground. Not a breeze is stirring… Except around the wings of the hummingbirds. And… On that note… I’ll catch you…
The nineteenth of September
It’s Monday From a seared brown to an Irish green in less than a month. While the scattered rains have barely fallen on us The last couple of weeks, we’ve had enough rain this month…
The seventeenth of September
It’s Saturday Yesterday’s email brought the latest propaganda piece from my Congress-critter, as Molly liked to identify them. And Troy E. Nehls, Member of Congress for my district, as he does every week ended his…
The fourteenth of September
It’s Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/0C-dNgypA5M
The thirteenth of September
It’s Tuesday https://youtu.be/riQWKn0rXr8 I find myself enjoying my musical journey more and more. Shannon McNally showed up in my rotation the other day. I only have one of her songs in my library and I…
The 9th of September
It’s Friday I’ve noticed a change in the light this past week. And this morning, there’s a change in the feel of the air. And the prognosticators have foretold of a low temperature tonight that…
August the Twenty-seventh
August the nineteenth
It’s Friday The above radar image is what was happening as the grandkids got on the bus for their second day of school. Between then and now we’ve had 1.25″ of rain. Yesterday afternoon we…
August the twelfth
Friday Finally… After weeks and weeks… We get more than a trace amount of rain. So far, coming up on noon, we’re measuring just below 3/10 of an inch. And it’s been slow, it’s been…
August the 2nd
Tuesday Oh my God I’ve missed her wit and insight every day since she has been absent from Texas. Back in the day I would print out every column and bind them into hardbound volumes…
It’s the 29th day of July
It’s Friday https://youtu.be/rz2fil577mE It’s been another day of listening to thunder… Watching lightning… And only seeing about 5 minutes of rain. The video above shows a loop from this morning to this afternoon… One of…
It’s the 27th day of July
It’s Wordless Wednesday
It’s the 26th day of July
It’s Tuesday Walking through the office this morning I spotted the Audubon calendar that came in the mail yesterday. I immediately had a memory flash. My Grandpa Sewell had one of those very large give…
It’s the 25th day of July
It’s Monday Well, once again, the rains that fell yesterday… Fell around us not on us. It’s really becoming the story of the summer. Thunderstorms passing so close you can feel the mist in the…
It’s the 23rd day of July
It’s Saturday After weeks of flirting and hooded eyes, Mother Nature finally graced us with a mere pittance of moisture in the form of a five minute shower. It’s raining again now. But, as it…
It’s the 22nd day of July
It’s Friday Today is the opening of GC Myers’ solo show at the West End Gallery. The show is called “Chaos & Light”. The title of this year’s edition of my annual solo exhibit at…
It’s the 21st day of July
It’s Thursday If it wasn’t so damn hot, it would be a beautiful day out here in Southeast Texas. But, with the temperature already pushing 90, it’s definitely a day for inside activities. Just like…
It’s the 18th day of July
It’s Monday This time it’s for real Linda… I was off to the doctor earlier today… Nothing wrong, just a regular follow-up. When I got back I was wandering around the internets… Somehow I stumbled…
It’s the 16th day of July
It’s Saturday Not much to say today, other than… It’s hot.
Finally Rain
It’s not much… But it is standing in the driveway… And you can hear it dripping… Dripping… Not a gully washer. Not cats and dogs. But it is rain.
It’s the 15th day of July
It’s Photo Friday This week’s Challenge: ‘Road’. Talimena National Scenic Byway, June 2010 It was June of 2010 and I had scored some semi-decent tickets to an Eagles concert with the Dixie Chicks opening for…
It’s the 14th day of July
It’s Thursday I was dragged reluctantly from my slumber by the distant rumblings of thunder at 5am this morning. As I lay there listening… contemplating the rarity of this sound lately… thinking I really should…
It’s the 13th day of July
It’s Wordless Wednesday
Another Near Miss
Once again, thunder is all we got…
It’s the 12th day of July
It’s Tuesday There are clouds to the east of us… There are clouds to the west of us… But there are no clouds to the south of us, or over us… The prognosticators are foretelling…
It’s the 11th day of July
It’s Monday After a way too hot weekend… With more time than I care to admit spent on the road… I’m hiding from the heat inside my home. As I am sure many of you…
It’s the 10th day of July
It’s Sunday Just saying…
It’s the eighth day of July
It’s Friday It is extraordinary to see the sea; what a spectacle! She is so unfettered that one wonders whether it is possible that she again become calm.-Claude Monet I haven’t done a Photo Friday…
The 7th Day of July
It’s Thursday There’s a meme that’s been going around for what seems like forever… Throwback Thursday. I haven’t played it, but the outdoor temperature has be wishing for a cooler memory. Here are some of…
It’s the 6th day of July
It’s Wordless Wednesday
It’s the first day of July
And, it’s Friday Rain, rain everywhere… Just not here. More often than not, the radar image above is the way the rain pattern around here looks. Rain will move right up to the edge of…
The 30th of June, Twenty Twenty-two
It’s Thursday There is a promise of rain today, both in the forecast and on the horizon. At some point that promise reaches almost 100%. After teases over the last 3 days, we could really…
The 29th of June, Twenty Twenty-two
It’s Wordless Wednesday
The 28th of June, Twenty Twenty-two
It’s Tuesday Today I got out of bed early and walked out on the porch… Early. The sun hadn’t passed the horizon. As a matter of fact, the eastern sky was just a pink glow….
