morning, the eleventh 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 5 days.
cool and damp. the kind of morning that smells like turned earth.
the moon is last quarter, 31% lit.
the sun rose around 5:37 am and sets around 6:23 pm.
12h 46m of daylight today. +2.2 minutes from yesterday.
fog lifts from the creekrevealing green where there wasnothing just last week
onion sets, push them in like small promises ❧ the best time to transplant is early, before the sun is high. ❧ ladybugs waking up, finding their way out of the house. friends. ❧ 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.
marigolds, to walk out with the tomatoes later ❧ repair raised beds, trellises, and anything the frost heaved or the wind took. ❧ if the morning glory closes early, rain is coming. the old farmers read the flowers like a forecast. ❧ early spring work is preparation. the season is not asking you to rush. it is asking you to be ready.