Say Hallelujah! And Happy New Year! The Moon will be full this Saturday, January third. I’m hoping your longest night, December 21st, was well lit (and without you being lit). The New Year begins Thur...
The Moon will be New this Friday, the 19th. New Moons symbolize new beginnings. Two days later the Northern Hemisphere will end its long trudge through darkening days and begin turning its face back t...
As we approach the darkest part of the year, for the northern hemisphere, it’s a good time to retreat a bit, rest and relax, especially following the Thanksgiving holiday. With the temperatures being ...
The Moon is full this week on the fifth, Wednesday. It’s also a Super Moon, meaning it’s at its closest to the Earth. As we enter this passive phase of the Moon and several days of rain, it’s a good t...
The Moon will be new on the 21st this month. There’s a lot going on skyward – comets, Solar flares, Solar storms and CME’s (coronal mass ejections). This has truly been a spectacular Solar Maxim...
It’s early October and it seems fall is upon us. I remember last September-October I was still sitting out, under the trees after my daily chores. Not so much this year. We’ve already had fires in the...
Harvesting, freezing, canning, and pickling, a lot of work! The pantry and cool storage are filling up fast. The full Moon, on the seventh, was a blood moon because it was totally eclipsed. Lots...
Hello garden fellows! How does your garden grow as we enter harvest season? I am presently visiting friends in Port Townsend Washington. Yes, leaving the garden is difficult, but I was able to find so...
The moon is waning and will be new on the 24th. As a reminder, the waning phase of the moon is also known as the passive phase. It differs from the “active” phase in that garden chores are not plant d...
I’m composing this column on June 20. The summer solstice this day at 7:42 pm pacific standard time. This marks the longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest day in the southern hemisphe...