hedgecraft

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
Aug
01
Lush yellow inflorescences on green stalks with thin leaves, against a blue, nearly clear sky.

Solar Autumn + First Quarter: Blooms of the golden days

Hello. It's Friday and a holiday; since these two things coincide, I have ritual commitments that take some
8 min read
Jun
06
Very tall, white-barked, slender trees with green leaves line a dirt road under a blue, partly cloudy sky.

First Quarter: Ash, aspen

7 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
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
Jun
14
Dark green round-lobed oak leaves, with young green acorns growing in their midst.

First Quarter: Oak, mistletoe

Hello. It's Friday, and we're in what I call the hinge of summer. As mirrored at
9 min read
Mar
22
A collection of twigs bearing greenish leaf buds, with blue sky behind them.

Spring Equinox + First Quarter (Occult): Buds

8 min read