Winter
Sloe, rosehip, and the quiet. Mostly it's about what you preserved.
The quiet season
Winter is thin. The ground's asleep and the hedges are bare. Mostly you eat what you preserved — but a few things hang on through the cold.
What's up now
rosehip high in vitamin c, after a frost sloe sweeter once it's been frosted crab apple for jelly chickweed green through the mild winters
The feel of it
It's the season for the pantry. Jars of jam, bottles of cordial, bags of frozen blackberries — summer, saved.