Here are words that strayed into the Blog Editor’s pocket notebook: Eclipse day morning, August 8th, 20249am, bluebirdDaylilies are 1″ tall.Quiet here after the sugar on snow party yesterdayThe event seems personal yet all these other people –We are millions.I want to experience the whoosh.What if something goes wrong?11am, inner excitement, don’t ask me to… Read More
Tracking and the Art of Seeing
Freedle Coty, who grew up roaming this mountainside and learning the ways of its inhabitants, submits these photos and captions. Tracking and the Art of Seeing: The arrival of a 4th major snowstorm to the Northeast since our season began inspired a rewind to mid-winter tapping in the sugar bush. Outside of the important woods… Read More
First Time Boiling! or Just on the Edge of Panic
Here is a journal entry from rookie crew member Jenn who, on her first day, took the risk of learning to draw syrup off the evaporator. Then she risked writing about it. Jenn writes: *****First time boiling!****** Important things I have already been told leading up to boiling: 1) Keep an eye on sap levels… Read More
And the Beat Goes On
WEATHER: The current pattern is this: About every 12 days a major snowstorm muffles the land, exciting much chatter, skier traffic, and plow truck sightings. In between storms there are a few sunny days, many drizzly 39-degree days, a few freezing nights, and many just-above-freezing nights. The battle between Sun and Frost drags on; it’s… Read More
The Nebraska Knoll Blog 