Did you mean “agreed” re porch sagging or wood shrinking? In person the steps look totally normal so I’m not sure the joints have actually widened. Also that spout is just for the small porch overhang. I don’t see obvious soil erosion and hard to imagine this suddenly occurred on a 100 year old place…

Gotcha, I understand this column only sits under the front entry overhang so if it fails I know the house isn’t going to fall down. My concern is more whether this growing gap could indicate the porch is sinking/sagging relative to the house? Seems like that would be a lot of movement in a short time so I’m hoping/thinking it’s more related to seasonal wood shrinkage?