evening, 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.
cooling fast once the sun drops. a jacket you almost left behind.
the sun set around 6:18 pm.
the moon is waning gibbous, 69% lit.
there were 12h 37m of daylight today. +2.3 minutes from yesterday.
cold mud on my handsthe first row planted beforethe sparrows arrive
spring remedies are about waking up. the body has been indoors too long. bitter greens and sharp roots shake the dust off. ❧ bread with whatever is on hand, the oldest recipe ❧ violet leaf tea, mild and green. good for coughs that linger from the cold months. ❧ 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 worm moon is coming or just passed. some called this the crow moon, for the sound that breaks the silence at the end of winter. the sap moon, because the maples are running. the ground is unlocking. ❧ violets, leaves and flowers both. the flowers candy well with sugar. ❧ slugs come out at dusk. if you have a problem, now is when you will see it.
wind in early spring is different from winter wind. it is warmer and wetter and it smells like mud. the old word for it was simply "the thaw wind." ❧ the evening is for walking the rows and noticing what changed.