dawn, 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.
cold still, but softer than last month. fog in the low places.
the sun rises around 5:42 am.
the moon is waning gibbous, 74% lit.
12h 37m of daylight ahead. it sets around 6:18 pm.
cold mud on my handsthe first row planted beforethe sparrows arrive
this is the hour to transplant seedlings. the roots settle before the heat. ❧ marigolds, to walk out with the tomatoes later ❧ radishes, the fastest kindness a garden returns ❧ early spring foraging is mostly greens. the land is generous before the heat comes, offering what the body needs after a long winter of stored food.
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. ❧ the birds started before you did. ❧ henbit and purple dead-nettle, two of the first flowers. both edible, mild and green.