Monday, 7:30 AM. 26 degrees, wind W, moderate with stronger gusts. The sky is mostly clear and the barometer predicts precipitation.I am off to the sugar bush to help out this morning. I am guessing the sap won’t be running, but there is always plenty to do.
Noon: The sap wasn’t running but there was plenty in the buckets from yesterday afternoon, and after knocking an inch or two of ice from the top of buckets I collected 25 gallons total, a pretty good sap collection that took a couple of hours. By then the sap was starting to drip, and I will collect again tomorrow morning, giving Andy and Judy the opportunity to concentrate on cooking. It was a cold but beautiful morning in the woods, and there is still considerable icy snow underfoot. On the way home on Hwy K, I saw five deer, which looked in good shape, and a very large coyote (might have thought it a smaller wolf except for the way it carried its tail and the way it acted). Tree board meeting this afternoon, we will start pruning small ornamental trees. The ferry path is starting to widen out, actually creating some open water.
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