Uh-oh

Imbolc                                       Woodpecker Moon A chain saw morning.  Certain trees, elm and oak in particular, have windows of time when pruning does not expose them to disease:  dutch elm disease and oak wilt.  One of those windows […]

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Acts of Omission

Fall                                                                      Waning Autumn Moon Went out in a cool fall afternoon, cut open bags of composted manure, spread them with a cultivator, working it into the soil.  Poured leaves from our trees over the top.  An investment in next year’s garden, the last act of the gardening year. The ash tree in the garden has […]

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