Category: March 2022
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Foal Watch
March 31, 2022 Our Amee mare is about to have a baby. We are very excited. The youngster should be in a matter of hours now. I am sleepy tired as I check her progress often through the day and through the night. The small droplets of “wax” forming at…
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All Done for 2022 Maple Season
March 21, 2022 Last Thursday, we untapped our maple trees. The warm weather, with no freezing nights has brought an end to our maple syrup season. We pulled the taps from the trees, gathered up our bags for recycle and said thank you to the trees. Today, I boiled water…
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A Road Less Traveled
March 15, 2022 Our maple season is in full swing It came upon us fast. It has been a crazy year with extreme highs and lows. Usually that is just what we need, but the sun too has been a bit fleeting. Warm days with no sun, makes the trees…
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March-ing Forward
March 6, 2022 The maple season is upon us. Last week we got our pans sweet. This next run will start to yield 2022 maple syrup. It is a crazy, wonderful time of year. I love it. We spent time today gathering the sap, going tree to tree and collecting…