maple syrup – TRAVELING NEAR & FAR

Maple Sugaring

A cold spring rain falling gently, the past week a rollercoaster of temperature swings from frost to hot. One morning,

Overcast this morning, waves of white mist rising in and out of the valleys, at times completely enveloping the bare and

It is sugar season in Vermont and across New England. And there is hope today that the sap will rise

The last few nights, frantically collecting late into the cold evenings, the sweet sap rapidly turning to ice in the buckets. The

Rosy pink sky this morning after a clear moonlit night. Yesterday sunny and mild – a perfect autumn day for

A cold night, bright sunshine this morning, big patches of rich, brown mud still frozen, the snow pack shrinking a

Yesterday, pouring rain outside, white winter snow turning black with spring mud. Trees fading into the white mist on the

Rain, ice, sleet, snow, mud, sunshine and dramatic shifts in temperature – sure signs of spring in Vermont. A record-breaking