We're still experiencing winter weather. We still have lots of snow, we even were downhill skiing last weekend! I am hoping that when Spring weather finally does arrive, it will be fast and furious. Now, bets are on if the ice on the lakes will be melted by the Minnesota fishing opener early May.
The sap is has started to run again. We have had several days in the past few weeks that the temperature has not reached above freezing. Just this week the sap started running again. I plan on collecting for another week, then I am planning on pulling the spiles and boiling down what I have.
I am leaning into traditional rhythms of Spring. I have eggs in my classroom incubator and I am reading Charlotte's Web to my kindergarten students. Usually, this happens after our classroom pancake party, where I share syrup made from the sap we collected from our schoolyard maple trees. This year there is a little overlap, but I am making sure these fun experiences happen. We are holding off a little bit on our planting. Our school garden will be ready for transplants any time soon.
Taking it day by day, with hope and a knowing Spring will be here soon. Until then, I am working with intention to enjoy the beauty of this season in transition.