Maple Sugaring

I have always wanted to go maple sugaring, and Seven's nature class allowed us a wonderful opportunity to experience this away from crowds on the weekends, and at our own pace.  Four and I joined the group for this last session of Winter Nature Class at the wildlife sanctuary.  We learned so much about how to identify sugar maples, the process of extracting the sap, interesting facts, necessary weather conditions, and the best part was hanging out in the Sugar Shack!  The smell was so delish you could taste the air and we just wanted to stay there all day.  Seven turned to me and begged, "Can we have pancakes as soon as we get home?"  I could not resist, so after sampling the first batch of syrup for the season, we feasted on stacks of pancakes and REAL maple syrup--no more high fructose corn syrup imitation for us!

A special treat was seeing a Bluebird--they are so beautiful and look like tropical birds!--as we were walking about searching for sugar maples in the woods.  Wonderful day!