morning, the seventh of april
dark furrow
old knowledge preserved
early spring
the soil warms. the light returns longer each day.
what was sleeping is not sleeping anymore.
cool and damp. the kind of morning that smells like turned earth.
the moon is waning gibbous, 73% lit.
the sun rose around 5:42 am and sets around 6:18 pm.
12h 37m of daylight today. +2.3 minutes from yesterday.
cold mud on my handsthe first row planted beforethe sparrows arrive
ladybugs waking up, finding their way out of the house. friends. ❧ if you see the bees working a particular flower, leave it alone. they were here first. ❧ marigolds, to walk out with the tomatoes later ❧ the moon is waning. harvest what is ready, cut herbs for drying, prune what needs shaping. the energy is drawing inward. what you cut now heals faster.
radishes, the fastest kindness a garden returns ❧ start hardening off seedlings. a few hours outside each day, a little more each time. ❧ early spring work is preparation. the season is not asking you to rush. it is asking you to be ready. ❧ the morning is for doing. the afternoon is for bearing it.