Nod to the Astronauts and Vermont Maple Syrup

Our news comes from radio, various internet links and local channels over Air.
Oh, sometimes seems like there's no good news.
Really enjoyed WCAX Cat did a story about Vermont maple syrup going to the
International Space  Station.

Fall Maples and More

Sap buckets in spring 

Sap. Fred had me drink some,

Spring Tonic

Sugaring Season

Sugaring Season

A magical process,
Highly underrated,
No doubt not completely understood,
Whereby humans interact with trees to harvest that
Delightful, Delicate, Delicious
Elixir.

Nothing like the real thing,
Full of trace nutrients
Chosen by the wise Sugar Maples.

Freezing weather required (done :<{},
then March days
above freezing.

So many factors coalesce
To make that sweet spring treat.

Seeing signs for Sugar houses open in Vermont.
Sap gathering,
Boiling,
Sugar on snow,
A magical time.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Meg

Fall maples

Maple sap,
Go ahead, drink it like the  old people did.
Watch the quantity...moderation.
Never steal sap,
Don't be a Sap Jacker!

Sap buckets on maples
Roads beginning to thaw.

Travelogue for the Universe: Maple Sugaring NW Monkton, Vermont

Travelogue for the Universe: Maple Sugaring NW Monkton, Vermont

Archival posting from 2010...
Short sap run, warming up fast.
Heard & saw the red winged blackbirds...
happy spring!

oh yes, the "time changed", that odd phenomenon
where we try to steal some light.
well nothing is all bad. will have daylight until 7:30 now

Maple Sugaring NW Monkton, Vermont

Maple Sugaring Photos.
I had a tall glass of sap tonight afraid at first but after awhile I got the hang of it. Rich in micronutrients I cannot pronounce and many cannot comprehend. That is the beauty of nature after all, it makes it looks so easy.
Sweet dreams!

A quart of maple sap. It takes 40 gallons of this to make a gallon of maple syrup

North on Roscoe Rd, NW Monkton, Vermont. Buckets hanging on the maple trees.