Oh my, what a morning I've had.
I went early to the creek to check my maple sap bucket.
Turns out the tree was busy while I was away.
Almost full!
But it wasn't dripping. I looked closer. There was a frozen drop on the end of the stick. Evidently, the sap stops flowing when it gets too cold. Because by the time I finished my work an hour or so later, it was dripping again. I have a quart of sap which I strained and am bringing to the boil on the stove. I don't think I'll try to get syrup from it, but I AM going to drink it! It's just too unique to waste.
The ratio of sap to syrup is 40 to 1. If I was going to make syrup, I think I'd start with at least a gallon.
I did some more clearing of leaves and dead branches, then decided to try something I have been wanting to do ever since I first saw it.
This guy….is amazing.
http://www.gravityglue.com/
I watched some of his videos and read a bit about how he does it.
I followed his instructions and….
It's hard to tell from the picture, but this is a pretty heavy stone.
I had to wobble it around for a few minutes, and tried it on three of those stones nearby until it actually balanced!
When I first picked it up, and tried to balance it, I thought, 'No way will this thing balance, It's all top heavy and lopsided, wanting to fall off in one direction'. But if you keep trying, he says you will most likely find a tripod of places where the rock will touch and by golly he was right!
I know it's only one stone on another.
But it's a start.
Almost full!
But it wasn't dripping. I looked closer. There was a frozen drop on the end of the stick. Evidently, the sap stops flowing when it gets too cold. Because by the time I finished my work an hour or so later, it was dripping again. I have a quart of sap which I strained and am bringing to the boil on the stove. I don't think I'll try to get syrup from it, but I AM going to drink it! It's just too unique to waste.
The ratio of sap to syrup is 40 to 1. If I was going to make syrup, I think I'd start with at least a gallon.
I did some more clearing of leaves and dead branches, then decided to try something I have been wanting to do ever since I first saw it.
This guy….is amazing.
http://www.gravityglue.com/
I watched some of his videos and read a bit about how he does it.
I followed his instructions and….
It's hard to tell from the picture, but this is a pretty heavy stone.
I had to wobble it around for a few minutes, and tried it on three of those stones nearby until it actually balanced!
When I first picked it up, and tried to balance it, I thought, 'No way will this thing balance, It's all top heavy and lopsided, wanting to fall off in one direction'. But if you keep trying, he says you will most likely find a tripod of places where the rock will touch and by golly he was right!
I know it's only one stone on another.
But it's a start.