dawn, the twelfth 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.
late spring begins in 4 days.
cold still, but softer than last month. fog in the low places.
the sun rises around 5:36 am.
the moon is waning crescent, 24% lit.
12h 48m of daylight ahead. it sets around 6:24 pm.
the old dark furrowfills with rain and waits for warmthsomething stirs below
the old farmers were already up. ❧ marigolds, to walk out with the tomatoes later ❧ cleavers, the sticky sprawling weed. steep fresh as a spring tonic tea. ❧ 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 birds started before you did. ❧ the moon is in its last quarter. pull weeds, turn compost, cultivate the soil. this is a killing time, good for destroying what you do not want. the weeds will not come back as fast. ❧ lettuce and spinach, scatter them, they forgive