This weekend was the Vermont Maple open house, so all the sugar houses in Vermont were open to the public. We decided to go to the Shelburne Farms sugar house. It was freezing cold, so they weren't actually able to collect sap, but they were boiling some collected sap and letting us sample. It was really fun they had a historical maple collecting walk through the woods which showed all the different kinds of taps, and how it has evolved. I learned that maple sugaring began by Indians. They used to slice into the trees with tomahawks and collect the sap that dripped out. Then they would boil it on a rock or piece of bark over the fire. Eventually they started to make wooden taps, then taught the colonists in the 1600's.
This is in the steamy sugar house where they were boiling the water out of the sap to make the syrup.
Walking through the woods. Joshua couldn't move but was nice and toasty in his down snowsuit (he has worn it pretty much everyday for the last six months).
So we have a goofy tradition that ever where we go we take a picture of ourselves by holding the camera out, we have tons of pictures of us on different adventures really close up. This one turned out the best of the ones of our mapling adventures.
After the visit to the sugar house we went to see the animals (always my favorite part). I got to bottle feed a baby lamb, and of course had to visit the chickens. Growing up we had a dozen pet chickens. When they were chicks we use to dress them up and put them to sleep in our Barbie beds, and give them buggy rides. When they got older I use to put them on my shoulder and walk around the house. We also use to snuggle with them and watch movies. I had a little egg business in my neighborhood. They make great pets and I have always had a special place in my heart for chickens.
On our way home we drove by beautiful lake Champlain. The seagulls and geese have migrated back and I think are a little confused on where all the water went, the entire lake is still frozen solid.
4 comments:
What a fun time!
I had no idea they have a Maple Open House. We'll have to check it out next year.
It was COLD this weekend though huh!
Reading your blog is making me cold! It snowed here a little over the weekend and hailed a bunch today, but that doesn't compare at all to the snow that you still have over there. I hope that your weather warms up for you guys, but it doesn't seem to stop you from getting out and going on some neat adventures.
That looks like so much fun! I probably would have gone if it wasn't so cold!! You guys are braver than me. Joshua looks cute all bundled up.
oh man, wasn't the sugaring SO FUN this year? What am I talking about...this is the first year I have been and it was AWESOME SAUCE!!!! Let's go next year, together, on our road bikes...towing our kids!
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