afternoon, 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.
mild with a chance of anything. spring weather changes its mind.
the moon is waning gibbous, 80% lit.
the sun rose around 5:43 am and sets around 6:17 pm.
12h 35m of daylight today. +2.3 minutes from yesterday.
the old dark furrowfills with rain and waits for warmthsomething stirs below
the last of the stored apples, baked with butter and cinnamon ❧ early spring work is preparation. the season is not asking you to rush. it is asking you to be ready. ❧ a ring around the sun means rain within a day. the old saying: "sun with a circle, rain tomorrow." ❧ sharpen your tools now, before you need them. a dull hoe is punishment.
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. ❧ cabbage moths, white and innocent-looking. they are not innocent. ❧ when the leaves turn their pale undersides to the wind, a storm is near. the trees feel the humidity before you do.