Category: January 2012
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Just Big Enough
A sugar maple just big enough to tap January 31, 2012 I can remember finally being big enough to do things, like just tall enough to ride an amusement park ride. Or just big enough to reach the clutch on the tractor so that I could drive… things…
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The Indian Tree
Looking East into the Wetlands January 30, 2012 In the center of the photograph is a big white tree. It is a very old sycamore. Long before I was born, beavers must have chewed upon the tree. They damaged it down low causing a place for rot to…
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Bringing it in
Woodshed still needing more January 29, 2012 Well, we worked on wood again, but there is still plenty of room left in the woodshed. This is a hair over seven bundles, but barely makes a dent in the woodshed. I plan to get some chunk wood added to…
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Still Grinning From Ear to Ear
Arch and pans ready for syrup January 28, 2012 It has been a whole day since getting the arch and pans ready for syrup and I am still grinning. In fact, I don’t think you could knock the smile off my face with a club. I bet there are…
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Maple Sap Evaporator Is All Set Up !
Awesome Day! January 27, 2012 What an awesome day! It started early, but was well worth every minute. The evaporator pans are all set up. There are a few things to finish up, but the hardest part of the job has been completed. I smashed my thumb installing…
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Rustbuster
New life for the old arch January 26, 2012 I spent part of today wire brushing and cleaning on our old cast iron maple syrup arch. It was a noisy, dirty job. I next rubbed “stove black” into the old metal. I did paint part of her, but the…
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Singled Out
Duke … Ready for work January 25, 2012 I don’t particularly like to be singled out. I can handle it, but it makes me a bit uncomfortable. They say its good to be out of your comfort zone now and then, but I don’t like it. …
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It’s Time
Freedom Rangers ready for the freezer January 24, 2012 The chickens in the photo are a new breed, developed for free range grazing. I use this little shed, built on an old boat trailer, to provide them with shelter and a place to roost. Usually they would…
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Heifer Holiday
Cattle Comfort at it’s Best January 23, 2012 Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year..apparently the only ones who knew it was a holiday today, were the cows. The sun came out for a while mid-day and the heifers stretched out on the hay and soaked it up…
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Another Springlike Day
Knight, Duke and Hoss enjoy some playtime January 22, 2012 Today was a beauty. It was crisp and cold until afternoon. The sun came out and warmed it into the upper thirtys. I was at my off farm job and missed the nice day for any farm work…
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