Well, I hit a major setback today. Actually it was funny because I snapped the axle of my log wagon trying to pull it to the sugarbush while the ground was still frozen this morning. I thought you guys would get a kick out of the picture of my overloaded wagon stranded in the field indefinitely.
Here it is loaded up and ready.
And here it is 500' away.
So, that was a bummer, but chit happens, you know?
So a couple friends showed up and wet started running sap lines. Got about an hour into it and I stopped at my neighbor's place (where my tank is) to say hi to her. Her driveway is pure ice as a result of some rain over slush at Christmas. There was probably a little layer of water because of the warm sunshine. And I fell. And broke my ankle...
Sorry, no pictures. It don't look good.
I'm pretty bummed. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to find enough help for syrup season, but this is a really important time of year for me, and the next two weeks is go time. Anyway, on the bright side, I won't wear that new 261 out this winter.
Edited to add: they got me on a couple of pretty solid opioids, so I might be a little goofy for a while.