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!
March 19th, 2022
Saturday It’s a beautiful afternoon for mid March… It’s warm enough that I have the ceiling fans on the porch on. Even though the day started off in the ’40s and it’ll be in the…
March 18th, 2022
Friday I’m just going to go with the images today… So, y’all stay safe, stay healthy, and pray for our dysfunctional nation and the world… With a special prayer for the people of Ukraine.
March 17th, 2022
Thursday – Saint Patrick’s Day There’s a slight blush of spring in the air and on the trees… Blue bonnets are blooming on the bypass underpass. A scattering of azaleas are beginning to bloom around…
March 16th, 2022
Wednesday Shelby Store, Gary Boyd 2010Searching for spring in Fayette County In rural Fayetteville, two rusty gas pumps stand like landmarks to what’s left of the old Shelby Store. Each morning, storekeeper Carolyn Bruening takes…
March 15th, 2022
Tuesday From the Winamp machine… The Last of the Hobo Kings Steam Train Maury died last night His wife Wanda by his side Caught the Westbound out of here Hopped the high irons to the…
March 14th, 2022
Monday – Pi Day
March 9th, 2022
Wordless Wednesday
March 5th, 2022
Saturday… https://youtu.be/LwSE3sjv0ZM The Winamp machine was playing this song last night. For some reason it just didn’t sound quite right and I couldn’t figure out why… I mean I knew the song… Knew it really…
March 4th, 2022
Friday https://youtu.be/-HUv1oSTKzc Today, for all intents, dawned a beautiful spring morning… Birds were singing. Not much to say today… So… How about some music? https://youtu.be/ohSrY6DOA2I
March 3rd, 2022
Thursday There are high clouds this morning. And, the morning temperature is in the mid 50s… A really nice place to start out the day. Jeb Loy Nichols is playing on the Winamp machine. Ever…
March 2nd, 2022
Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/3TCjwbUzle4
The 27th of February, 2022
Sunday evening Clouds finally moved out today. Though it was later than we expected… I was playing around with the panoramic mode on my phone camera in the above shots… Just in a different orientation….
The 26th of February, 2022
Saturday afternoon Cool with a light, misty rain falling… The day has been stuck in the low 40s and the overcast has hung on… … And on this weekend say a special prayer for the…
The 25th of February, 2022
Friday https://youtu.be/i3XBfF6Vf-4 It’s gray and cool and damp today… It was gray and cool and damp yesterday… too. It’s been gray a lot… or so it seems. Even when it is anything but cool… it…
The 16th of February, 2022
Wordless Wednesday
The 14th of February, 2022
Monday, Valentine’s Day https://youtu.be/9kR-IBgtpX0 It dawned frosty this morning… The temperature was hovering around 33° when I walked outside. With just enough clouds to brighten the sunrise. I spent last evening watching the latest programs…
The 12th of February, 2022
Saturday Night Music https://youtu.be/uqheSQjmBhA The Winamp machine has hit the randomness of some really good blues guitar tonight… It’s been probably two decades since I first discovered Matt Thorpe. I still enjoy listening to him…
The 11th of February
Friday https://youtu.be/15NBBKsLzts It’s the end of the week… As the sun came up a mist hugged the earth… The cool of winter hung on as the sun burned off the fog… Everyone enjoy the coming…
The 10th of February, 2022
Thursday It’s a bit foggy out this morning. The temperature when I first walked out was 38°. It’ll get up into the 70s later today… Southeast Texas weather and its best. The photos above show…
The 9th of February, 2022
Wordless Wednesday
The 8th of February, 2022
Tuesday https://youtu.be/Da1TdpwTBlk I walked out before sunup this morning and it was just a bit chilled on the back porch. I wasn’t expecting the temperature to be as low as it was after the high…
The 6th of February, 2022
Sunday https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ Happy Birthday Me It’s my birthday… I was listening to the Winamp machine and the song up above came on. It was released on January 1, 1987… A good long time ago in…
The 5th of February, 2022
Saturday Friday night music led me to a group I fell in love with way back in the early 2000’s,.. It was the Greencards. Here’s the song that got me going last night… https://youtu.be/mvCdUQW7cgE Every…
The 4th of February, 2022
Friday Baby it’s cold outside… At least for the Texas Gulf Coast it’s cold. Morning temperature at 8:30 a.m. was 27°. At least we don’t seem to have ice or sleet or even snow. As…
The 3rd of February, 2022
Thursday https://youtu.be/GOZFOxv1kP0 Good morning. The cold front has pushed off the coast, and temperatures have fallen into the upper 30s to low 40s for most of the region. Our primary concern remains the potential for…
The 2nd of February, 2022
Wordless Wednesday
The 1st of February, 2022
Tuesday Happy Birthday Abby The day started out with a light misty rain. Overcast. The temperature though, was quite moderate at 63°. The photos above I took from my back porch as I was putting…
January 31st, 2022
Monday Just to show you how deceiving looks can be… The morning looks decidedly wintery… But the temperatures or anything but. At the moment it’s 63° at 10:00 a.m. had the prognosticators or say it…
January 30th, 2022
Sunday https://youtu.be/mcUdxdbiyPc I’ve got it all to myself now Crack the window just a hair Dark and close, the way I like it Black tobacco chokes the air I keep to myself, I lack the…
January 28th, 2022
Friday Night Music https://youtu.be/SuapCENFM2U Ok… I was just letting YouTube pick the music on the TV in my living room… And this one was just really, really fun. And come on… Mary Chapin Carpenter! Saturday…
January 27th, 2022
Thursday https://youtu.be/xtHVLR8JzeQ IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY It’s a thing of bliss, Like a morning kiss; When the sun says hello to my heart. Takes me by the hand. And I understand, That the world is…
January 26th, 2022
Wordless Wednesday Wintery morning, 2022
January 24th, 2022
Monday “Only a select few are able to see the true beauty that lies behind what just might seem like a rainy day or a grey sky.” ~Jessica M. Laar~ It’s overcast today. The temperature…
January 23rd, 2022
Sunday Rainy Day, Mar 2007 “Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” – Roger Miller. I was listening to this song when it made me think about the image above… https://youtu.be/ESQHWQoYygU
January 22nd, 2022
Saturday Coffee Muses, Sept 2007 It’s funny how an old fart like me can get set in his ways… For as long as I can remember my photo editing software foe most things has been…
January 21st, 2022
Friday Surfside Beach, 2006 I can’t think of anything I need to say today… So just relax… https://youtu.be/fLo3lEYeF18
January 20th, 2022
Thursday Galveston Bay, Ferry Crossing 2006 – Gary Boyd Just as it takes a mix of clouds and light To turn the seas to silver, It’s the mix of our life experiences — Dark and…
January 19th, 2022
Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/FYNr3hKGSYQ
January 18th, 2022
Tuesday https://youtu.be/M8wuTlvw-5E On this morning of a more moderate temperature, clouds are again part of the day’s equation. Before dawn the full-ish moon was backlighting a generous scattering of cotton ball like clouds. The really…
Pecan Tree and Winter Sky
https://youtu.be/qk_2kbnetXI Pecan Tree and Winter Sky I pulled into the driveway this January afternoon and the blue of the sky… with bare branches silhouetted demanded a moment… reflection… Pease.
January 17th, 2022
Monday https://youtu.be/qBb_XFutqjo Think of that surge of joy we feel, Upon seeing the magnificence Of which the sky is capable, As a sort of call and response: An echo and reminder Of the magnificent possibilities…
January 16th, 2022
Sunday https://youtu.be/YMlda_aPA1g Eliza Carthy I’m spending a lot of time in my music library these days. As songs process through the que I find myself wondering where I acquired them… Even what path led me…
January 15th, 2022
Saturday https://youtu.be/CvglW3KNSsQ Years ago… Actually it was more like three decades ago… When I first moved from the warehouse floor into the front offices, I had an old stereo I brought in from the house…
January 14th,
Friday https://youtu.be/7GSQKo-HTKU This morning dawned clear and cool… again. The day is sunny and destined to rise into the mid 70’s. Just another ride on the rollercoaster that is SE Texas weather. Tomorrow’s high is…
January 13th, 2022
Thursday https://youtu.be/AEmrTMiWfPA I live in my own mind Ain’t nothin but a good time No rain just the sunshine Out here in my own mind I live where I can breathe Ain’t nothin but a…
January 12th, 2022
Wordless Wednesday https://youtu.be/o6OJTTpoEWY https://youtu.be/rf94uTBQucI
January 11th, 2022
Tuesday https://youtu.be/0VUThB3YTXA It’s quite chill out this morning. Not Minnesota cold, just Texas chill. It goes well with the chili and beans I put together for supper last night. Leftovers will be had for lunch….
January 10th, 2022
Monday https://youtu.be/TogpMApAscE Once again from summer to not… What a way to run a climate! This morning as the sun comes up the temperature is still dropping… so much so, that the sun is well…
January 7th, 2022
Friday https://youtu.be/-DpqI0wuFQU For once it actually feels like it looks outside. The temperature is down around 40 degrees, the sky is totally overcast, and the wind chimes are singing a blustery song. It’s a morning…
January 6th, 2022
Thursday – Insurrection Day – 1st Anniversary https://youtu.be/3wNEMKjwftU It’s another warm and foggy “winter” morning… I wandered out while the video was rendering and uploading and met my new neighbor. He seems like a nice…
