Spring is pretty much here, and today is a gorgeous and warm day here in Minnesota! It is 57 degrees right now, and that is very warm for this time of year. The snow (what little we had this year) is gone, and we are tapping maple trees. We hope to tap about 200 trees if we can. Next week the evenings will be freezing, and the days will be in the 40's for highs, and that is perfect weather for maple syrup! We're ready, too, because the last couple years were not the best for maple syrup and everyone is out of syrup! Also, the chickens can get out and run around now, and the cats are all over the farm looking for mice and sunny spots to snooze in. Winter is over and life is good again. Today I also started 6 trays of flowers and veggies - things like peppers and petunias, which take about 10-12 weeks to mature, and also some tomato plants I want to put into the high tunnel before I plant the others in the regular garden. I'll start more plants in a few weeks for the main garden.
The cycle of life starts all over again.............
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| Harold hammering the tap into the tree. |
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| Then he slides a sap bag over the tap - there's a slot in the back of the bag that fits over the tap - and inserts a screw to hang the bag on (a grommet is in the top of the bag) |
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| The sap is already running! |
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| No snow in the sugar bush this year! Easy to get around. |
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| Our kitty FlufferDuff came along to help....... |
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| Our chickens are enjoying a stroll in the woods looking for early bugs. |
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| Kitty cat TippyToes is enjoying the warm sunshine after a long winter. |
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| WHAT???? Sawhorses in the newly decorated living room?? Yep - best place in the house for starting seeds. |
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