dawn, the sixteenth of april
dark furrow
old knowledge preserved
late spring
the frost is gone or nearly gone.
everything is rushing now. the green is loud.
warm already. dew on everything. the birds are unreasonably loud.
the sun rises around 5:31 am.
the moon is new moon, 1% lit.
12h 57m of daylight ahead. it sets around 6:29 pm.
warm rain after dawnthe lettuce grows so quicklyi cannot keep up
there is dew on everything, which means the day will be fair. ❧ the woods and edges are full. walk slowly and look at what grows where nobody tends it. that is what belongs here. ❧ the moon is a thin crescent, almost gone. do not plant. rest, clean tools, plan the next cycle. the old almanacs left these days blank on purpose.
squash and cucumbers, give them room to sprawl ❧ sharpen your tools now. a dull blade tears what a sharp one cuts clean. ❧ wild strawberries, tiny and impossibly sweet, in sunny edges and old fields.