S P R I N G THINGS...

 

Clayton was back for the fantasy baseball draft

 

some venison heated up and seasoned with maple.

Watching water evaporate

Spring clean up

Roof top inspection

getting a jump on those early tomatoes

Hiking with Maxine

and getting the bus ready for spring time camping adventures.

FRIDAY AM ADVENTURES

I started off my three day weekend by jumping a fence early to hit the trout stream.

Well, I snapped my net.  Father's Day Idea?

Just three casts late I caught and landed to the net this 13' Brown.

Then I fished a ripple and hooked into another but snapped my line and lost my new mepps....

Father's day ideas?

Just had to give another stop a try

I walked cedars, prairies 

And Oak Savannas looking for sheds with no luck. 

I did my final Hive inspection...

 And a second hive

 made it!

Not too bad and all by ten am!

Finished the First Run

After cooking all night We finished up the first run last weekend.

On saturday Jack learned how much fun it is down in the sugar bush

It's always nice to have an extra hand when emptying buckets

Mike 

and his brother in law came by on saturday too

Jack enjoying a well deserved break

On Sunday Susie's friend Jerry came by with her granddaughter

     

Daryl and Cindy brought the side by side down 

       

And the Jackson Co birdwatchers stopped by too to help finish the run

 

Some of the final product

Time for the Sugar Moon

The Sugar Moon peaks over the roof of the house.

The first drips and so it starts

The bags are set and now we wait.

Filling up nicely

Not all work.  Susie and I hung with these two Friday night

And then got the goods to enjoy this Saturday evening.

Next weekend we boil!

Snow shoes and sleds,

Another section of stove pipe and supplies

Time to take the pan down on the sled

My wood supply is buried under the snow so it's time to gather some wood.

Bushcraft snow shoe repair ... It'll do in a pinch.

First tap of 2021 is in

No drips today but the upcoming week is primed for a Feburary run.

The Speedaway

Susie and Maxine are on there way.  Ace will wait for a little less snow before he ventures down to the Bush

Perfect conditions

All smiles

The shack is under cover and ready for Sundays snow

More trees to tap tomorrow

 

Making Tracks to the Sugar Bush

The snow has been piling up and there's another 3" of wet snow in the forcast.

The tracks in the snow tell the tail of who has ventured out in search of food.

Like this guy who could care less as I drove along side in the sub zero weather

The snow pack is a foot plus and the snowshoes were the best choice for getting down to the sugar bush

Maxine and I made some tracks of our own

There's a lot to be done before any sap goes into the pan

 First to get all the snow removed and get things dougout and back under cover befor the next snow.