Prologue/Observations on the Nature of Water and Various Manures in Late December

In which our entrenched author kicks a few items to determine how liquid they are in consistency and delivers a simple plan for the future of this Almanac.

It has been my intention to kick this writing project off with a year-in-review piece, but I’m not sure that I’m at enough of a place of rest to begin that process. Instead I will treat you to some current complaints.

It has been a frigid few days, short of a week. We are in that sweet spot, when water again flows freely from the collection tanks on the …