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!
Thursday, August Thirtieth
It’s warm, it’s humid from all of the rain yesterday, but it’s actually a rather nice end of August morning coffee muses.
Rain is falling
Just playing with a new phone.
Wednesday, August Twenty-ninth
The sky is clear, the sun is bright… August has returned for another few morning coffee muses.
Tuesday, August Twenty-eighth
The day is cloudy, cool, threatening rain on all sides… a perfect late August morning coffee muses.
Monday, August Twenty-seventh
Warm and late, post trip to Galveston, morning coffee muses.
Sunday, August Twenty-sixth
The humidity is back with a vengeance on this Sunday morning coffee muses.
Saturday, August Twenty-fifth
Looking east into the sun, the air is full of haze… but, the air blowing from the fan is cool on this weekend morning coffee muses.
Friday, August Twenty-fourth
The heat and humidity from earlier in the week seems to have moderated for my morning coffee muses… and mowing later.
Thursday, August Twenty-third
It’s cooler, not as humid, on the front porch for this morning coffee muses.
Wednesday, August Twenty-second
The song of a Carolina Wren rings out in welcome for this morning coffee muses.
Tuesday, August Twenty-first
The condensation is on all the windows, so the humidity has risen with the falling of the rain… a cooler morning coffee.
Monday, August Twentieth
Stepping outside was painful, the heat was like a wall trying to block my passage on this Monday morning coffee muses.
Sunday, August Nineteenth
I would call it Sunday quiet, but my neighbor has fired up the tractor and started to mow… but I’m still on the porch for my morning coffee muses.
Saturday, August Eighteenth
No time to muse on this morning coffee muses. I need to hit the kitchen and start cooking….
Friday, August Seventeenth
The first Friday in the new school year morning coffee muses.
Thursday, August Sixteenth
The first day of school… cooler with high humidity, maybe because it’s early, morning coffee muses.
Wednesday, August Fifteenth
I slept late… really late, but the humidity is down… though the heat is up… middle of the week morning coffee muses.
Tuesday, August Fourteenth
Condensation on the windows, my reading glasses fogged over, the tablet needing to be wiped down… a humid morning coffee muses.
Monday, August Thirteenth
Out a bit early trying to beat the heat… The heat won for my Monday morning coffee muses.
Sunday, August Twelfth
Okay, I’m ready for summer to be over and fall to begin morning coffee muses.
Saturday, August Eleventh
Both the heat and the humidity are up today, but the forecast is for it to be cooler than yesterday… another summer’s morning coffee muses.
Friday, August Tenth
It’s cooler this morning, but the humidity is still oppressive… an end of the week morning coffee muses.
Thursday, August Ninth
Humidity hits you in the face, the temperature’s pushing eighty, it’s another August morning coffee muses.
Wednesday, August Eighth
It’s hot outside to start this morning coffee muses.
Tuesday, August Seventh
Humidity coats my glasses and it feels like 92° already on this summer’s morning coffee muses.
Monday, August Sixth
Already today it’s warmer and more humid, even the fan can’t make it a pleasant morning coffee muses.
Sunday, August Fifth
Clear blue skies, still air, a summer morning coffee muses.
August Fourth, Saturday
Clouds are moving in, the prognosticators are foretelling of rain possibilities today, it’s a pleasant morning coffee muses.
Friday, August Third
The feeder is busy, the humidity isn’t as high… it’s a beautiful morning coffee muses.
Thursday, August Second
I’m out a bit earlier than usual and it’s cooler on this morning coffee muses.
Wednesday, August First
The temperature is moderate, though the humidity at almost ninety percent is normal, it feels cooler today after the rains for this first August morning coffee muses.
July Thirty-first, Tuesday
Rain… The prognosticators say we have a God chance to see some today… The radar shows some to the north in east Texas… I would enjoy a rainy morning coffee muses.
July Thirtieth, Monday
The heat is the heat of a Texas summer combined with a Gulf Coast humidity… just two more months of summer morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-ninth, Sunday
The sky is cloudy, the temperature is just normally warm, the fan is cooling this morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-eighth, Saturday
More warm, humid weather to star the weekend morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-seventh, Friday
It’s later than normal, warm as usual, humid as always… morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-sixth, Thursday
A pleasant start, at least in front of the fan, to what will be another hot morning coffee muses
July Twenty-fifth, Wednesday
Cooler, but still humid, birdsong filled morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-fourth, Tuesday
Hot, hot, humid wake-up call for my morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-second, Sunday
It’s all about the humidity, as I discovered two years ago in Carlsbad Caverns… morning coffee muses.
July Twenty-first, Saturday
Hot and humid followed by more of the same… then repeat… morning coffee muses.
July Twentieth, Friday
It’s not the heat outside of a morning, it’s the humidity… The indoor/outdoor thermometer in the bathroom says it’s one degree cooler outside on this morning coffee muses.
July Nineteenth, Thursday
Condensation on my glasses when I walked out, but none on the windows… it’s a warm morning coffee muses.
July Eighteenth, Wednesday
It’s warm out, but not as warm as inside this day… The I think I need a few more box fans morning coffee muses.
July Seventeenth, Tuesday
The humidity was like a slap in the face walking out this morning, too hot to be considered just warm… front porch coffee muses.
July Sixteenth, Monday
Another warm start to a summer’s day… we’re halfway through July for this morning coffee muses.
July Fifteenth, Sunday
Hot and humid, not even the fan can cut the heat and humidity, Sunday morning coffee muses.
July Fourteenth, Saturday
On the front porch listening to a mockingbird on this morning coffee muses.
July Thirteenth, yes it’s Friday the 13th
Warm and a bit humid, mostly clear skies at this time… Summer’s Morning Coffee Muses.
July Twelfth, Thursday
The air is full of birdsong, the humidity isn’t quite as high… but, it’s still warm for my morning coffee muses.
