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 119
Saturday April 29th The morning dawned cool and blustery after the thunderstorms of las evening worked their way out of the area, The temperature has been falling all morning as the winds make the trees…
2023 Day 118
Friday April 28th It’s one of those beautiful, seldom seen, cool and bright spring days. This year has been particularly uncommon in the scarcity of bright, clear days. Good morning’s temperature is 60°. The winds…
2023 Day 117
Thursday April 27th Happy Birthday Caitlin McKenzie Thirty-three years ago today our youngest daughter was born. My hope for her birthday is happiness! This morning has been cool and blustery with a bit of rain…
2023 Day 116
Wednesday April 26th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -287 Days
2023 Day 115
Tuesday April 25th It’s a pleasantly cool 66° this morning. It’s forecast to go up to 77°.. it’s also on the forecast to be cloudy all day. But then again, what’s new this year? I…
2023 Day 114
Monday April 24th It’s just a bit on the chill side this morning… My phone says the temperature is 56°. But you know what? With the moisture in the air it feels cooler than that….
2023 Day 113
Sunday April 23rd It’s a pleasant 63° this morning. And the above little bit of clear sky on the eastern horizon is probably the only time today we’ll see the sun.. or even evidence that…
2023 Day 112
Saturday April 22 It’s a cool 63° this morning. It’s almost a cloudless sky outside. There’s just a bit of a breeze blowing this morning.. lightly, just enough to make the leaves twinkle to the…
2023 Day 111
Friday April 21st We had a very interesting night last night. Shortly after 4:00 a.m. a line of thunderstorms blew through our area. Heavy rain, lots of lightning and thunder.. it made for a very…
2023 Day 110
Thursday April 20th According to the weather prognosticators, there’s a chance of rough weather this evening and overnight. But the morning is starting out warm and a bit humid. The temperature is already 73°. At…
2023 Day 109
Wednesday April 19 Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -294 Days
2023 Day 108
Tuesday April 18th https://youtu.be/FnbmYOOTly0 Counting Down To 70 Years -295 Days
2023 Day 107
Monday April 17th It’s a nice and cool morning on the front porch. The temperature is 51°. The winds are calm. The birds are singing loudly. And Monday morning traffic is heavy. Old age is…
2013 Day 106
Sunday April 16th It’s a cool and breezy Sunday morning on the back porch. The temperature is a pleasant 62°. The high for today is forecast to be 76°.. 10° cooler than yesterday’s forecasted high……
2023 Day 105
Saturday April 15th The morning is warm and wet.. 74°with rain showers moving through the area. A bit ago thunder rumbled in the distance. Radar shows quite a bit of brain just to the north…
2023 Day 104
Friday April 14th There is a heavy coating of dew on the grass this morning… And the air hangs heavy too. My wife has pulled a vacation day today so my normal schedule is off….
2023 Day 103
Thursday April 13th The progression of the seasons is well advanced and I’ve missed most of it due to the continued overcast we’ve had. The Sun, on its annual progression to the north, has now…
2023 Day 102
Wednesday April 12th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -301 Days
2023 Day 101
Tuesday April 11th It’s a fairly pleasant morning on the front porch. The temperature is 63°. There’s no apparent breeze. And scattered amongst the overcast or big patches and blue sky.. maybe I shouldn’t say…
2023 Day 100
Monday April 10th It’s another overcast start to the day. It’s a pleasant 63° out though. The winds are calm. Basically, it’s pretty much a repeat of oh so many days so far this year….
2023 Day 99
Sunday April 9th I hope this Easter Sunday finds everyone happy. Colored eggs and Easter bunnies or much more appreciated when all of the grandkids were actually little kids. But absolutely everyone still enjoys Easter…
2023 Day 98
Saturday April 8th It’s Saturday, and I’m running late, and the day looks pretty much like yesterday. The temperature is 56°. The rains have moved out but you really can’t tell it. Other than that…
2023 Day 97
Friday April 7th It’s a cool 59° this morning with a light rain falling. There’s a steady breeze blowing out of the north at 10 mph. The breeze is just hard enough to make the…
2023 Day 96
Thursday April 6th The temperature is 58° this morning.. chili with the north breeze blowing. The overcast is total and gray. But rain is on the way… So while I wait for an extremely rainy…
2023 Day 95
Wednesday April 5th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -307 Days
2023 Day 94
Tuesday March 4th It’s 74° with gusty winds on this very humid and somewhat sticky morning. The winds are out of the south. Therefore it’s still on the front porch as I want to wait…
2023 Day 93
Monday April 3rd It’s already warm and muggy this morning.. The temperature is 74°. The guys at Space City weather are predicting the high today will approach 90°. Not exactly what I would like for…
2023 Day 92
Sunday April 2nd It was very foggy earlier this morning.. not so much now. There is a stench to the air from the smoke residue from the “trash pile” the neighbor a couple of properties…
2023 Day 91
Saturday April 1st It’s 73° out this morning. The day is starting out like every other day lately.. heavily overcast. But the winds have slacked off to nothing, so that’s an improvement. The forecast is…
2023 Day 90
Friday March 31st It’s a very breezy morning out here on the front porch waiting for the school bus. The temperature is 73°. According to windy.com the winds are blowing at 13 mph with guests…
2023 Day 89
Thursday March 30th It’s another overcast morning. And it’s a breezy 68° with a 92% humidity. The wind is out of the east, so it will be bringing golf moisture in over us all day…
2023 Day 88
Wednesday March 29th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -314 Days
2023 Day 87
Tuesday March 28th The line of showers moved through last night at about 4:00 a.m. . I woke up to thunder but don’t recall any lightning.. though it had to be there in order for…
2023 Day 86
Monday March 27th Another very foggy morning in SE Texas. It’s 69° this morning. And very very muggy. Over the weekend my wife and I were talking and my ex employer came up. During COVID…
2023 Day 85
Sunday March 26th It’s foggy. The 67° this morning feels different from the 67° of yesterday morning. Humidity changes everything. I am sitting on the back porch listening to the morning bird song. Also to…
2023 Day 84
Saturday March 25th I slept in this morning, so the sun is well up.. The temperature though, is a pleasant 67° with a much lower than normal humidity. Since it’s already late though, I think…
2023 Day 83
Friday March 24th It’s a pleasant 71° though a little muggy. By midday the chance of rain starts climbing to near 100%. Radar is already showing a mass of thunderstorms across Central Texas as a…
2023 Day 82
Thursday March 23rd It’s already 71° this morning. And once again it’s mostly cloudy. Got to make a run into Houston this morning.. so this is going to be a quick one… Y’all have a…
2023 Day 81
Wednesday March 22nd Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -321 Days
2023 Day 80
Tuesday March 21st What a difference a day can make … The temperature this morning is 62°. The high today is going to be closing in on 80°. Welcome to spring. Once again, it’s totally…
2023 Day 79
Monday March 20th Welcome Spring… Today I woke to an outside temperature of 35°. According to the guys at Space Center Weather this should be the last time we see temperatures this low for a…
2023 Day 78
Sunday March 19th It’s a chilly, gray morning. The temperature when I woke up was 44°. It has been so gray that I’m just chilling and not getting much done. So now it’s time for…
2923 Day 77
Saturday March 18th It’s another wet and chilly morning. A light rain is falling. The temperature is 45°. It’s almost 9:00 a.m. and it’s still dark and gloomy out. Between all of the pollen in…
2023 Day 76
Friday March 17th The world outside looks green. But that’s appropriate for St Patrick’s Day… This morning it’s raining. The temperature is 46° but the wind chill has it feeling like 40°. And there’s a…
2023 Day 75
Thursday March 16th It’s a warmish muggy morning. Heavily overcast. The temperature is 71°. I waited to take the pictures above but the sky hasn’t changed since before sunup. The weather today should be interesting…..
2023 Day 74
Wednesday March 15th Wordless Wednesday Counting Down To 70 Years -328 Days
2023 Day 73
Tuesday March 14th Last Quarter Moon over the Backyard It’s another beautiful spring morning. There’s a slight breeze from the north blowing this morning. And the temperature is a spring-like 54°. Yesterday ended up being…
2023 Day 72
Monday March 13th Spring has returned. The temperature this morning is 56°. And it feels much more spring-like on the back porch. It’s breezy. The wind’s blowing out of the northeast making the tree limbs…
2023 Day 71
Sunday March 12th The temperature is 71°. Humidity is at 89%. Daylight savings time is in effect… Again. So, I guess I should change my clocks… The only ones that really matter most are the…
2023 Day 70
Saturday March 11th It’s 71°. Pretty much overcast. It is still. It’s Saturday. And other than the normal weekend to chores I don’t have much planned… First bacon frying on the stove. Biscuits in the…
