dawn, the sixth 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 5:43 am.
the moon is waning gibbous, 83% lit.
12h 35m of daylight ahead. it sets around 6:17 pm.
the old dark furrowfills with rain and waits for warmthsomething stirs below
lettuce and spinach, scatter them, they forgive ❧ 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 cool air holds scent close to the ground. you can smell the soil waking. ❧ chickweed, growing low and thick in damp spots. eat it raw or wilt it like spinach.
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. ❧ herbs in small pots on a warm sill ❧ a grey dawn after a red sunset means the fair weather is holding. trust what the sky told you last night.