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Good morning. You know every so often, I can still hear the steady sound of Jennie’s hooves on gravel and dirt, and the lady who raised me calling across the fields that it was time for supper. Those sounds bring back summers that seemed to last forever.

Backwoods Weather Report – Port Loring, Ontario – Tuesday, October 28, 2025

It is a calm, cold start this morning sitting around 30°F (-1°C) with a heavy 84% humidity hanging in the air. The barometer is steady at (29.62 inches) and the wind is barely moving out of the south-southeast. With that much moisture and little movement in the air, frost will likely linger on the grass this morning and take its time melting off.

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Today
Looks like we will see a bit of sunshine poking through early, then some thin clouds drifting in later from the south. The barometer may start to slip a bit by late day, telling us change is coming.
High near 42°F (5°C). Winds will stay light, maybe a soft stir from the southeast toward afternoon.

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Tonight
Clouds moving in thicker, the air staying damp. Could see a few flurries or a touch of freezing drizzle overnight depending on how that southern system behaves.
Low around 28°F (-2°C). Barometer easing down a bit, so we will likely wake to unsettled skies come morning.

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Tomorrow (Wednesday)
Starting off gray and chilly. Maybe a few flakes or drizzle early on, then a bit milder by afternoon as light southwest winds drift in.
High close to 40°F (4°C). Could see more wet or snow by late day or overnight if that pressure keeps dropping.

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Nature’s Signs
Smoke will rise straight up this morning, meaning the air is still steady, but if it starts to lay low later, the weather is shifting. Chickadees staying close to the feeders, crows quiet in the trees … both are signs that something brewing, as they feel it before we do.

On another note: Yesterday I headed out to my shop to work on them flutes I have in the making, but as a lot of things in life, it didn’t happen. Instead I fed our birds at the feeders, put the winter window in upstairs, and then turned our couch upside down to see what was happening with the lever that opens the footrest. Found out it was broken, so I had to search on Amazon for a new piece, which I found and ordered. When it comes in I’ll see if I can fix her up. After that I split some more wood for my shop stove. I like to keep it warm for when I do want to get to working out there. After that I did a bit of work here at my old computer, and well, truth told, after that the day was about had it. So yeah, things didn’t go quite to plan, but I got lots done.

So what are you up to today, GW?

Well, as I started out yesterday, I am going to be working on them Native American flutes. Still lots to do before they’re ready to sing. Could take me another month. All depends on how things go along, as it seems the wood occasionally has a mind of its own. But in saying that, so far things are heading in the right direction.

With that I am off for my breakfast that my lovely wife made for me, and will then enjoy a cup of hot cocoa as I do every morning this time of year. And then, well, then we will see.

Until the next time: Keep Your Minds Open & Your Stories Alive. GW

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Good morning: You know I miss the days when work meant building something you could hold, not staring at a screen that stares back. There was weight to it then. You’d finish with sawdust in your hair or dirt under your nails, and your body knew you’d done something. The wood showed you where to cut, the soil showed you when to plant.

Now we push pixels around and call it progress. The screen glows, notifications ping, but nothing lasts. There’s always another email, another update, another thing tugging at your attention.

I’m not saying the old ways were perfect—a bad back at forty will remind you of that—but you knew when the job was done because you could walk around it, lean against it, rest in the shade it made.

These days, it feels like we’ve traded finishing something for never being done.

Backwoods Weather Report – Port Loring, Ontario
Date: Monday, October 27, 2025
Time of Report: 9:00 AM

A bright but cold start here in Port Loring this morning, sitting around 27°F (-2.5°C). The sun’s out and doing its best to warm things up, though the air’s still heavy with 84% humidity. Not a lick of wind either — calm as can be. The barometer’s steady at 1003.4 mbar (29.63 inches), which tells me the weather’s holding its own for now.

Outlook:
With the clear skies and still air, the frost will melt slow, turning to that fine sparkle you only see on mornings like this. If the pressure stays steady, we can expect another quiet night and likely the same kind of calm tomorrow — crisp air, cold mornings, and sunshine when it feels like it.

Nature’s Signs:
The chickadees were out early, chasing each other through the spruce tops, and that’s a good sign the weather will stay fair a while. The squirrels are back at it too, busy along the fence line, tucking away what’s left of the acorns. Even the lake’s got a bit of shine to it today, smooth and bright under the sun.

On another note: Yesterday I spent the day out in the woodworking shop working on those Native American wooden flutes I’m making. Got a lot done, now it’s on to the next step.

It was one of those days that reminds you why you do this kind of work. A touch cool outside, the wood stove perking away, music playing low, and the wood cooperating for once. When everything lines up like that, you lose track of time in the best way.

There’s something about working with your hands that settles a man. Each cut, each sanding, each time you hold the wood up to check the grain, you’re having a conversation with it. The wood tells you what it wants to be, and if you’re paying attention, you listen.

Days like that make an old feller feel like he’s earning his keep. Not chasing something or trying to prove anything, just making something real, something that’ll carry sound and maybe even outlast him. That’s enough.

So what are you up to today GW?

Well today I’m going to be doing the same as yesterday. I lit the old shop stove earlier which will make it nice and warm, turned on the radio which plays country western music directly from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tennessee and after breakfast I’ll head out there.

Some folks might call that routine but I call it a good day waiting to happen.

So with that I am off for my breakfast that my lovely wife has made for me and will then enjoy a cup of hot cocoa while having our regular morning chat and will then get to work. That is if you can call what you enjoy doing work.

Until the next time: Keep Your Minds Open & Your Stories Alive. GW