Orchard Ink

notes from a small garden, slowly written

Pruning in late autumn

October 2026

The apple trees dropped the last of their leaves this week. A few notes on what I cut back, and what I decided to leave alone until spring.

On ink, paper and keeping a garden log

September 2026

Why I still keep a paper notebook next to the tool shed, and which ink survives a rainy afternoon.

The first real harvest

August 2026

Three years after planting, the small orchard finally gave more fruit than the birds could take.