First Quarter

Apr
11
Two young white lambs on green grass with a blurry rural background.

First Quarter: Toward the pastoral, with difficulty

Hello. It's Friday, and around this latitude, a traditional marker of early spring is generally drawing to a
10 min read
Mar
07
Green and brown curled up fern fronds. They are very small, just barely rising from the soil.

First Quarter: Morel & fern

6 min read
Feb
07
A log cabin exterior with a lantern over a doorway and a sign with the French phrase "cabane à sucre."

First Quarter: Sugaring time

Hello. It's Friday, and for the first time since last June, I am circling back to the theme
11 min read
Jan
10
Black and white photo of a wall-mounted sundial, hours marked with Roman numerals. Top text reads "as a shadow such is life."

First Quarter: Living by the Sun

Hello. It's Friday, and although it's several weeks past the solstice I still don't
13 min read
Dec
13
A small, lit candle in a dark container sits on some dark fabric near a white scarf and two sprigs of American holly.

First Quarter: Hail to the candlemakers

Hello. It's Friday, and unfortunately a busy one, so I don't expect I can be as
9 min read
Nov
15
A large pile of relatively clean but unpeeled potatoes. Their skins are yellowish.

First Quarter: A recipe interlude

7 min read
Oct
11
Colorfully striped, frilly fungi on a decaying, mossy log. Oak leaves and acorns surrounding.

First Quarter: The lore of fungi

Hello. It's Friday. The autumn foliage in my particular patch of Maple Nation (as Robin Wall Kimmerer calls
16 min read
Sep
13
A scientific illustration of a green plant with ovate blade-shaped leaves and round black berries.

First Quarter: The poison path

11 min read
Aug
16
A log cabin with a brick chimney and steel roof. It's surrounded by conifers and mossy ground.

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

Hello. It's Friday, and I'm expecting company so I will keep this brief — at least by
12 min read
Jul
19
An array of antique tools displayed against a background of wooden planks. The tools include a saw, chisels, awls, and more.

First Quarter: Hail to the woodworkers

Hello. It's Friday, and the season is starting to shift in subtle but numerous ways. This land'
10 min read