First Quarter

May
29
Dozens of straight, slender white trees with black "stripes" where the bark is splitting. They have green leaves.

First Quarter: Birch

Hello. It's Friday, and for several days I've been overwhelmed by tree pollen. Despite having allergies
7 min read
Apr
24
A vibrant blue, indigo, turquoise, and green piece of knitting, on yellow metal needles, in a basket.

First Quarter: Knitting updates

Hello. It's Friday, and this is going to be a relatively practical reflection; I haven't written
8 min read
Mar
27
Yellowish, dry grass on a flat plain with blue sky and small white cumulus clouds overhead. Possible blurry animals near the horizon.

First Quarter: Living with land(s)

Hello. It's Friday, and the dawn chorus seems louder by the day, and the very first flowers have
11 min read
Feb
28
A twee photograph shot at the golden hour. It shows bread, a tea cup and pot, an open book, and some purple flowers on a white cloth, among other items.

First Quarter: The homestead vs. the commune

21 min read
Jan
30
A piece of straw art. It looks like an equilateral cross where the arms seem to emerge from a squared spiral formation in the middle. The straw is green.

Solar Spring + First Quarter: St. Brigid's crosses

7 min read
Jan
02
Thin, delicate stalks of a green herb with opposite pairs of elliptic, round-tipped, untoothed leaves.

First Quarter: Respiratory remedies (with disclaimers)

Hello. It's Friday, and as we are in the very thick of winter we are also going about
17 min read
Oct
31
Two pictures of trees with their fruit. Fuller image descriptions are provided for standalone images further down.

Solar Winter + First Quarter: Yew, blackthorn

Hello. It's Friday, and of course it's Halloween, which as some of you may recall I
6 min read
Oct
03
Variously sized pieces of grey and reddish stone held together by white mortar.

First Quarter: Hail to the stoneworkers

4 min read
Sep
05
Golden brown, rough-looking rope cords running all in the same horizontal direction.

First Quarter: Rope materials for newcomers

Hello. It's Friday, so I'm sending you the usual weekly missive; but it's also
10 min read
Aug
08
Clusters of bumpy berries in various stages of ripeness from green to red to black, hanging on thin green branches.

First Quarter (Again): Black raspberry jam

10 min read