Feb 23

Another day in a long line of goofy weather days with a high temp of 40 something and beginning to sprinkle about the time to gather. Brad and Bob started gathering with Winston and Nick, catching up quickly with Dale, Karen, Dan, Curtis, and finally Kelsey. There was actually more sap than expected with 180 gallons today. It was a quick trip with good help and little sap in the buckets. The big trees in the middle were the primary runners today. Cody arrived home and messed up Chuck's routine. Chris and Gerri came after work to find gathering duties were over so Gerri returned home with Brad to do livestock chores and Chris helped Bob move two new boxes of wood into the camp with the forklift (in the rain!). We are anticipating a couple of days off, so we filled some quarts for the neighborhood helpers as pancake and sausage weather may be at hand! Thanks to all for your help in this very busy week!

Total Sap: 2,389 gallons

Total Syrup: 55.5 gallons