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!
2023 Day 204
Sunday July 23rd Mother nature put on a hell of a light show last night. A rather large thunderstorm moved south along the east side of Galveston Bay after dark yesterday. We could see the…
2023 Day 203
Saturday July 22nd I am late for my morning coffee. I just couldn’t pull myself out of bed this morning. It’s just as well, nothing has changed.. it’s hot.. it’s humid.. it’s summer. Just a…
2023 Day 202
Friday July 21st It’s another warm start to a hot day in Southeast Texas. Not much has changed in the past few weeks.. The morning low fluctuates a degree or two.. The daytime high does…
2023 Day 201
Thursday July 20th I thought I was seeing things this morning when I saw the temperature my phone was reporting… “Today will be much like the previous days this week, with high temperatures reaching 100…
2023 Day 200
Wednesday July 19th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years – 202 Days
2023 Day 199
Tuesday July 18th “By raw temperature values, June and July 2022 were each the hottest June and July that Houston experienced in about a century and a half of records. The average temperature last June…
2023 Day 198
Monday June 17th The morning fog is a bit heavier this morning which is funny because the humidity is lower the dew point is lower and the temperature is a degree higher… “I also want…
2023 Day 197
Sunday July 16th What a difference a day can make. The temperature in the dew point is identical at 77°. And even though the humidity is 100%, the fog in the air is so slight…
2023 Day 196
Saturday July 15th The humidity this morning is not so high as to be visible hanging in the air… Though the temperature at 80° is not where I want to start my day. Counting Down…
2023 Day 195
Friday July 14th There is just a slight haze hugging the ground this morning. It’s not thick enough to be fog. Basically, it’s just the 97% humidity. And when you add that humidity to the…
2023 Day 194
Thursday July 13th It’s another one of those glass fogging mornings when stepping out on the back porch covers your glasses with a layer of condensation that takes three tries to wipe off. The first…
2023 Day 193
Wednesday July 12th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years – 209 Days
2023 Day 192
Tuesday July 11th Well, I missed posting yesterday.. and I slept in today. It really doesn’t change the fact that summer is here and it’s hot outside and getting hotter. Today’s dew point at 80°…
2023 Day 190
Sunday July 9th We are back in high summer here on the Texas Gulf Coast. When the temperature is a degree above the dew point at 79 degrees and the humidity is only 2% below…
2023 Day 189
Saturday July 8th I woke up this morning to a bright sunny morning.. Then I rolled over and snoozed some more. When I finally drug myself out of bed the sun was well up. As…
2023 Day 188
Friday July 7th Weather Muses – The overcast this morning is complete. You can almost make out where the sun is on the horizon.. almost. As far as temperatures and humidity and dew points go…
2023 Day 187
Thursday July 6th Weather muses… This morning it is really cloudy. Though the temperature, the humidity, and the dew point are all about the same as they have been.. there is a slight downward trend….
2023 Day 186
Wednesday July 5th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years – 216 Days
2023 Day 185
Tuesday July 4th Independence Day The only difference I am seeing from day to day is whether or not there are any clouds in the sky. The morning temperature is mostly the same. The morning…
2023 Day 184
Monday July 3rd The weather is still the same… 78, 94,76…temperature, humidity, dew point. And so the outlook is pretty much the same on this backside of the year. We’ve completed the first half of…
2023 Day 183
Sunday July 2nd It’s Sunday morning.. and I’m sitting on the back porch in my rocking chair. Other than the sound of the ceiling fans, and just a little bit of noise from the bypass,…
2023 Day 182
Saturday July 1st Wow, it almost feels like a midsummer morning out there.. The temperature is 77°.. The dew point is 75°.. and the humidity while high is 94%. All of which means it’s hazy…
2023 Day 181
Friday June 30th While my weather app is saying it’s 80° out, my back porch indoor/outdoor thermometer is telling me it’s 78° and so is my cell phone. Whatever the temperature, it’s warm.. but.. not…
2023 Day 180
Thursday June 29th Walking out this morning, for the second morning in a row, it wasn’t totally oppressive. The temperature was a balmy 78°.. The dew point was hanging at 76°.. of course the humidity…
2023 Day 179
Wednesday June 28th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years – 223 Days
2023 Day 178
Tuesday June 27th I actually got up early.. then I got involved in my computer.. I broke away long enough to take the above shots. Then I got involved in my computer again… Then I…
2023 Day 177
Monday June 26th Well, it’s another day that I won’t be sitting on the back porch. Even with the ceiling fans on, an 80° day with a 78° dew point and a 94% humidity just…
2023 Day 176
Sunday June 25th I stayed in bed for a bit this morning. And so the sun is up.. The temperature is up.. The humidity is down. Do you see that “feels like” temperature? It’s not…
2023 Day 175
Saturday June 24th It’s hot. It’s humid. And the dew point is at August levels. In other words, it’s pretty much a repeat of yesterday.. and the day before.. and a preview of what’s to…
2023 Day 174
Friday June 23rd It’s warm. It’s humid. It’s hazy.. though it looks more like smoke than fog. But, either I am getting acclimatized or else something else is happening.. because it really doesn’t feel as…
2023 Day 173
Thursday June 22nd Wow… The light show last night was amazing. And the thunderous applause was nothing.. but thunder. At the very least it gave us a break in the weather. While it’s not really…
2023 Day 172
Wednesday June 21st Wordless Wednesday
2023 Day 171
Tuesday June 20th I had to get up and get gone early this morning. It was my annual pilgrimage to fulfill the bureaucratic requirements of the school district. For some reason I am required each…
2023 Day 170
Monday June 19th Juneteenth Every time I stepped outside yesterday I had this strange disorienting feeling that I had fallen asleep and slept through the month of July and skipped right into August. That was…
2023 Day 169
Sunday June 18th Happy Father’s Day The sky is overcast this morning, but there’s hardly any rain in the forecast. Instead it’s acting like a thick woolen blanket to hold the heat down on the…
2023 Day 168
Saturday June 17th The sun isn’t up just yet and the temperature and dew points are already oppressive. The humidity is actually higher than yesterday… I haven’t even poured my first cup of coffee… But…
2023 Day 167
Friday June 16th Usually about twice per summer or so, the heat in Houston goes to what I call the next level, where it’s hot like always, but it just feels worse. This is the…
2023 Day 166
Thursday June 15th Stepping out the door this morning, the heated advisory slapped me in my face. It’s already hot, it’s already humid and the sun isn’t even over the horizon yet. Just look at…
2023 Day 165
Wednesday June 14th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years – 237 Days
2023 Day 164
Tuesday June 13th Maybe I am acclimating to summer.. because, this morning even though I’m late it doesn’t feel quite as sticky on the back porch. But if you look at the image above, you…
2023 Day 163
Monday June 12th It was very hazy as the sun came up this morning. Though not uncomfortable, the temperature and humidity cause anticipation and dread for the afternoons to come. As I watch my backyard,…
2023 Day 162
Sunday June 11th It’s that time of year. Where the sun comes up around the corner of the house. If it wasn’t for the temperatures, I would prefer this time of year.. where the sun…
2023 Day 161
Saturday June 10th Well I slept in this morning and evidently missed whatever cool was left… Check out that dew point temperature… Yep, we’re into summer now. It’s too oppressive.. and depressive.. To sit out…
2023 Day 160
Friday June 9th Today is actually cooler than yesterday.. at least the day is starting out that way. There’s a haze in the air.. if it was a little thicker I’d call it a ground…
2023 Day 159
Thursday June 8th Once again, there’s a coolness in the air not normally felt at this time of year. Believe me, this is far from a complaint.. with the ceiling fans on, it’s almost a…
2023 Day 158
Wednesday June 7th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years – 244 Days
2023 Day 157
Tuesday June 6th Space City Weather keeps warning that these cool mornings will come to an end here shortly. And I’m sure they’re right, because the humidity is rising. But as long as the dew…
2023 Day 156
Monday June 5th It’s not as cool as it was when the power was out yesterday morning. The temperature this morning is 70°, the dew point is 68°. The only breeze is being supplied by…
2023 Day 155
Sunday June 4th We were awoken quite early this morning because of the lack of power.. electricity, you know.. it was right around 5:00 a.m. and the power was out for 2 hours.. of course…
2023 Day 154
Saturday June 3rd The sun is up.. breakfast is over.. The coffee pot is empty. The temperature is already 82°. This is probably the latest I have posted, and taking pictures, and a long long…
