last year i had four buckets and it was a cold day when i set them and i had no idea what a good tap looked or felt like so i didn't know until they started producing if i'd done it right.
this year the sap was running when i drilled and some of the taps flowed so enthusiastically i got sap splattered on my face.
i've put out ten buckets, reserving one for in case i need to do a demonstration.
some of last year's trees are getting a break this year, but a couple are in service again.
i really do get a sense of being part of the land, a happy feeling when i do this. and i feel love for "my" trees. "good trees" i tell them, "and thank you for your gifts."
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| sugarbush |
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| last year's tap hole, healed |
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| i love you |
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| drip on the spile |
4 comments:
This makes me a little nostalgic, although many of my fond memories of syrup season also involved a lot of cold, wet, mud, keeping toddlers out of fires/boiling sap,late nights boiling, dishes, and very sticky kitchen floors. But even with all that, syruping was such a relief after a long winter. Yay for the herald of spring.
Oh, wow. Went to a sugaring off festival in Michigan once, didn't get to see much, but the buckwheat pancakes were amazing. I have a soft spot for maple sugar candy. Thank the trees for me, would you?
Wow, the maple trees seem to be in excellent health thanks to your love and care! That sugar dripping on the spile looks absolutely drool worthy, you are a very lucky soul. All is well and may you be blessed with very good produce from these beautiful children of the forest.
I love maple trees. Thanks for sharing your experience with your maple tree. It seems that you're bit emotional with the trees. There was an age-old maple tree in my Music class in Coimbatore.
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