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!
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Thursday, November 23rd The house is decorated and the turkey is in the oven. Family is beginning to arrive.. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving…
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Wordless Wednesday, November 22nd
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Tuesday, November 21st
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Monday, November 20th As we move towards Thanksgiving bits of color are beginning to show. But even so, the predominant color is green.. except at sunrise.
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Sunday, November 19th
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Saturday November 18th
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Wordless Wednesday, November 15th
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Tuesday, November 14th The prognosticators are calling for another overcast day. But already this morning I can get a glimpse of patches of blue sky. And looking to the east the sun is trying to…
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Monday, November 13th It’s a rainy cool Monday. While the temperature is only 61°, the dampness makes it feel much cooler.. though the wind blowing from the north probably sucks just a few degrees out…
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Friday, November 10th It’s time to switch our focus from the sunrise to the Red oak for the fall. For the past week I have noticed the beginning’s of fall color. It started out as…
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Thursday, November 9th Happy 45th Anniversary Sherry When we stood before the justice all those years ago. I don’t think I ever envisioned being here and now… Somehow.. after all these years.. we’ve become our…
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Wordless Wednesday, November 8th
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Tuesday, November 7th It was another pleasant morning on the front porch shared with the birds. I am enjoying every one we are granted.. we don’t get all that many pleasant mornings here. What does…
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Monday, November 6th Nothing more needs to be said….
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Friday, November 3rd
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Thursday, November 2nd It’s quite chilly out this morning. But at least it’s 10° warmer than the record low for this morning. I did notice there was a bit of frost on the roof. 5:47…
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Wordless Wednesday November 1st
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Tuesday, October 31st It’s another wintry morning… At least as far as South East Texas winters go… Overcast, breezy, and quite cool for this time of year. I guess that is to be expected after…
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Monday, October 30th Today opens with overcast skies and blustery winds blowing from what seems like the north pole… https://youtu.be/DIUylHWBl0I
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Sunday, October 29th
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Saturday, October 28th
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Friday, October 27th
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Thursday, October 26th
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Wednesday, October 25th Wordless Wednesday
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Tuesday, October 24th It has been a month since my mother passed away. I spent the day yesterday with my sister sorting through my mother’s life. I will be wandering back over to Pasadena again…
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Monday, October 23rd Monday sunrise A closer look at Monday’s sunrise And this is Sunday’s sunset The eastern horizon at sunset Oh look to the west as the sun goes down.
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Sunday October 22nd
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Saturday October 21st
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Friday, October 20th
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Thursday, October 19th
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Wednesday, October 18th Wordless Wednesday
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Tuesday, October 17th
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Monday, October 16th
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Saturday, October 14th
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Friday, October 13th
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Thursday, October 12th
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Wednesday, October 11th
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Tuesday, October 10th
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Monday, October 9th
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Thursday, September 28th
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Wednesday, September 27th Wordless Wednesday
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Tuesday September 26th Still keeping on with my life… Y’all stay cool and I’ll catch y’all on the other side.
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Monday, September 25th Nothing really to say this morning… But, routines keep me sane… I’ll catch y’all on the other side.
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Sunday September 24th Yesterday my mother passed away. She celebrated her 90th birthday just a month ago. So I will be a bit preoccupied for a bit as I process… I’ll catch y’all on the…
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Friday, September 22nd While it’s not totally unpleasant on the front porch this morning, it is quite sticky with the humidity at 97%. The temperature today is a bit higher than yesterday.. which was a…
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Thursday, September 21st Well… Paul seems to have wandered its way back north. Morning lows are closing back in on 80°. Yesterday I received an email from Wikitree like I do once a week …..
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Wednesday, September 20th Wordless Wednesday
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Tuesday September 19th https://youtu.be/a9EJFTMPDVs We dipped into full fall (for SE Texas) weather this morning. When the temperature and the dewpoint both start off in the mid-sixties… the morning just feels right. When I stepped…
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Monday, September 18th https://youtu.be/t7ck2Qa1zyA It seems that fall has made another appearance this morning. With the morning low just barely pushing 70° and a dew point in the 60’s… I could learn to get accustomed…
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Sunday September 17th https://youtu.be/ilReHJGhOrQ?si=hwDKdk13sa94Ofvo
