Poor Will's Almanack: December 24 - 30, 2019

Even as the cold deepens, the promises of the whole year ahead lie out before us in the names of its moons. Flollowing the last of December’s Silent Cricket Moon, December 26, 2019: The Pussy Willow Cracking Moon cracks the darkness of winter with occasional revelations of its soft catkins January 24: At the end of January, The Lambing and Kidding Moon starts the year for shepherds and goatherds as most lambs and kids are born. February 23: Late February brings The Broody Hen Moon , when hens often grow possesseive of their eggs as winter ends March 24: March ends with The Hungry Moon , the moon under which many pastures are still not rich enough to feed their hungry livestock. April 22: introduces The Cows Switching Their Tails Moon when flies bother the cows and they drive them away with their tails May 22: May’s The Corn and Soybean Planting Moon marks the major planting time for these commercial crops. June 21: And June’s The Wheat and Alfalfa Cutting Moon brings autumn’s plantings