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| The first small batch of syrup -- light colored, pleasant flavor and only 4 gallons (1 gallon to our crew member Dave) |
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| The lake, in an effort to set an early opening record, is about 1/3 open this morning. I think the earliest before was about March 30th with normal about April 15th |
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| Sometimes the snow catches us before we have put things away. |
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| A new spring snow often stimulates maples to drip overnight. This morning, about 1/4 of this bucket was filled after the 5 pm emptying and it was dripping already at 7 am when I first checked. |
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| On the soybean stubble, a pair of Sandhill Cranes does some spooning. |
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| The deer just checked me out from their corn stubble breakfast. Marv -- see the big down oak in the back of the field across from your farm. |
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| The spring snows are still pretty even though they are annoying to folks who have come through the winter and are thinking about gardening rather than shoveling snow. |