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!
The 26th of July, 2021
Monday It’s only in the seventies this morning, but, the humidity is at 90%. And as usual for this time of year, it’s going to be a hot one. The predominant bird sound outside this…
The 25th of July, 2015
Sunday AIR QUALITY ALERTISSUED: 1:44 PM JUL. 25, 2021 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…Ozone Action Day… The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria areas…
The 23rd of July, 2021
Friday Well, the heat is back and the humidity is up and it’s miserable out on the back porch. According to the wunderground had already feels like 95° outside. And today’s chance of a cooling…
The 22nd of July, 2021
Thursday There’s still water standing in the low spots. When I took the garbage bins to the road yesterday evening water was standing across the driveway and the yard itself was squishy. So needless to…
Food as Art
Is it just we or could this pass for art on someone’s wall https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmXB61sZti/
The 21st of July, 2021
Wordless Wednesday
The 20th of July, 2021
Laundry day, Tuesday Water is standing everywhere outside from the overnight rains. It’s coolish at 78°. But, the humidity is at 93%. According to the weather underground in the last 24 hours I estimate we’ve…
Thunderstorms
Lightning, lightning, lightning everywhere.
The 19th of July, 2021
Monday It’s cooler this morning. Only 77°. But the humidity is 96%. There’s a breeze. So I’m sitting on the front porch listening to the Cardinals cheep, cheep, cheep. In the background the cicadas or…
17th of July, 2021
Saturday A cloudless sky, humidity, heat… Morning in July… We’ve still got two more months the summer left to get through. And for some reason I find myself muse-less today… So… Y’all stay safe, stay…
The 16th of July, 2021
Friday It’s in the upper 80s this morning. The humidity is in the 90% range. So I thought I would step out into the shade of the front porch. There’s a frontal boundary running from…
The 15th of July
Thursday It’s mostly cloudy out this morning. Warm and humid. Just a slight chance of rain showers. But you know, a slight chance of rain showers and just the right place means you get rained…
The 14th of July, 2021
Wordless Wednesday
The 13th of July, 2021
Tuesday It’s just another midsummer laundry day here. But all of the cars are home for the day, which in and of itself is quite unusual. It’s hot. It’s humid. At least it’s not overcast,…
The 11th of July, 2021
Sunday Yesterday it was an interesting day. There was this big white orb up in the sky, an unfamiliar presence. It was bright, it gave off heat, it hadn’t been noticed for a while. I…
The 9th of July, 2021
Friday And the rains continue… It’s a pleasant 73° on the front porch this morning. And yes, the humidity is high, but what do you expect when it’s raining. And the range just keep on…
The 8th of July, 2021
Thursday Last night, or actually very, very early this morning, the line of thunderstorms moved through dropping a nice amount of rain but more importantly, knocking out our power… Again. I think this year will…
The 7th of July, 2021, Wordless Wednesday
The 6th of July, 2021
Tuesday It feels cooler out this morning… Maybe because it is just a few degrees. With the temperature at 76° and the humidity at 90%. It’s surprising the difference 3° in temperature can make. Thunderstorms…
The 5th of July, 2021
Monday The temperature this morning is almost 80°, the humidity is above 90%. And with all that being said, my allergies are acting up. Par for the course for July and Texas on the Gulf…
The 4th of July
Independence Day Sunday Another warm and humid morning. Overcast with high clouds. Not a breath of a breeze. The weather sure not right for celebration. It has that Sunday quiet working. When you had independence…
The 3rd of July
Saturday The sun was just peeking over the horizon as I stepped out this morning. At 77 degrees it wasn’t too summery to feel oppressive. It’s rather quiet out this morning. The house is sleeping……
The 2nd of July
Friday Once again the day starts off with blue skies. Almost cloudless blue skies. It’s warm and it’s humid. But it’s not the summertime slap you in the face, oh my God hot it will…
The 1st of July, 2021
Thursday The sun is out this morning, and it’s warm, and it’s humid. There’s not much breeze blowing. But, the birds are singing. The cicadas haven’t woken up really. And I just pulled the garbage…
June 30th, Wednesda
June 29th, Tuesday
Well it’s not too warm yet this morning, 78°… Though it is fairly humid, we’ve already had showers move through the area and water stands on the driveway. According to the morning prognosticators foretelling there…
June 28th, Monday
There’s a light rain falling. The temperature is 75°. That’s the coolest I felt outside in a month or so. A person could learn to really like summertime temperatures like this. Looking at the prognosticators…
June 27th, Sunday
Laying about this morning, in no hurry to get out of bed. Sunday morning sleeping in… But, once I do step out this summer day is fully sprung. It’s 83°, and the humidity is 81%….
June 26th, Saturday
It doesn’t feel as impressive today, mostly due to a lower humidity. The temperature is 83 degrees, and the humidity the pleasant 78%. I’m waiting for the coffee to brew. So this will not be…
June 25th, Friday
It’s another hot muggy morning. My weather app tells me it is 81° outside. It also tells me that it feels like 91° because the humidity is 83%. Whatever the reason, after I snap to…
June 24th, Thursday
When I walked out this morning to take the garbage to the road it was muggy. The temperature was 80° but the humidity… My, my, my… The humidity was 93%. Welcome to my world… Summer…
June 23rd, Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
June 22nd, Tuesday
Thunder and lightning moved through earlier, so even now a singular rumble of thunder moves across the landscape. But funny thing, no rain fell. The driveway is dry. At least the temperature is down and…
June 21st, Monday
Stepping out on the front porch this morning I find the temperature in the humidity almost the same. While the temperature may be higher at 83°, when you factor in the humidity at 81% it’s…
June 20th, Sunday
Father’s Day
June 18th, Friday
It’s a warm 76° outside. The humidity is a not so frightful 78%. The forecast is calling for a high today in the low 90s with a slight chance of afternoon showers. Just another summer’s…
June 17th, Thursday
Back out front this morning. Another June morning that feels like it should be in August. The temperature is 87°, the humidity is 86%. In the state of Texas is still suffering through the unreliability…
June 16th, Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
June 15th, Tuesday
I decided to step out on the front porch this morning. Where the heat and humidity doesn’t feel quite as oppressive… Though the numbers are pretty much the same on both sides of the house….
June 14th, Monday
Looking at the photos above gives you a pretty good idea of what’s happening in the atmosphere. We sit on the northwest corner of a massive clouds rolling out into the gulf. So to the…
June 13th, Sunday
Not quite so warm, not quite so humid. It’s 79° with a humidity of 88%, the day isn’t quite as oppressive as the past few. And there are clouds building in with a promise of…
June 12th, Saturday
Another warm and humid morning. The summer doldrums have set in. Mornings start out in the ’80s while humidity hovers around 90%. It really is time to hang in the coolness of the air conditioned…
June 11th, Friday
It’s a bit warmer, but not quite so humid this morning. It’s 83°, The humidity is just 77%. I thought I would walk out on the front porch this morning. I haven’t done this in…
An Evening Muse
June 10th, Thursday
It’s not quite as warm as yesterday but the humidity is higher. It’s 77° with a 95% humidity. The humidity is so high you can see it… There’s a slight fog hanging over the landscape….
June 9th, Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
June 8th, Tuesday
Another warm and humid morning… The temperature is already 80°, the humidity is at 88%. It’s one of those mornings that when you walk outside you have to wipe the condensation off your glasses… twice….
June 7th, Monday
Well we’ve reached the milestone… It’s 80° and 89% humidity to start the day. The sky is cloudy, and there’s a slight, very very slight breeze. And so, summer begin s with a vengeance. I…
June 6th, Sunday
Stepping out this morning wasn’t pleasant. With a temperature of 78°and a humidity of 87% it felt too warm and too muggy for early June. One of the first things I saw this morning on…
