Here in New England, it's maple sugaring season again — days above freezing (um, sometimes) and nights below freezing. Our friends at Jon Parks Tractor in Lancaster, who service our tractors and other equipment, also make maple syrup each spring. This year they asked if they could tap our sugar maples to add to their annual harvest, and of course we said yes. We'll also get some delicious maple syrup from the deal! Alayne and I took these photos this past weekend of some of the trees they've tapped here at the farm. (Click on photos for a larger image.)
In the view above, this is looking south with Mount Washington looming high and white in the background. Here's a close-up taken from the pasture beyond:
It's actually way bigger — and closer — than it looks in the photo, but for some reason this angle makes that impressive peak shrink a bit.
Here are a couple of other trees in this north view, with the farm buildings in the background:
Maple sugaring is not something we have the time or skills to do, so we are delighted that the Parks family is able to put our sugar maples to good use like this. As to why it's still called maple sugaring, read this bit of history.
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