Maple Syrup Dreams

After heaps of family time yesterday, divide and conquer was the name of today's game.  

Ian and Seamus were on mapling duty.  They collected several full sap buckets this morning after yesterday's big run, ran the sap through the reverse osmosis filter and then started the boil.  The sap ran really well again today so we will be heading out to the maple grove again tomorrow for another collection.

Liam, Alistair and I spent our day enjoying fresh air and sunshine out in the forest.  We did the 8 km (2 hr 15 min) loop at the Foley Mountain Conservation Area in Westport.  The snow on the trail had melted a lot over the past week but we still encountered our fair share of slush, ice and very slippery mud.

Alistair has clearly perfected the art of hike napping.  He even snored a little today.

Do you think Ali is dreaming of all the
maple syrup his daddy and brother are making for him?

Everyone we pass always comments on Ali's mode of transportation saying that they would love to have his ride.  No one ever says that they want to be me, though, lugging this 35 lb snoring bag of bones around.  Lucky for Ali, he is adorable even if he is heavy!

It was a busy Sunday for all of us.  We were happy to reunite at supper time and share with each other all the things we got up to today.