Hueston Woods

Knowing that snow and cold was in the forecast, we drove up 

to Hueston Woods for the annual maple syrup festival. 

We started the morning with a plate of pancakes with real maple syrup,
sausages, orange juice and coffee.
We even had a second pancake.
Then, we walked from the beach area along the lake to the maple syrup cabin.

South west Ohio has had almost twice the normal six inches 

of rain so far this year. The residual debris shows how high the water was 

on Acton Lake. 

Volunteers were setting up for the day's activities. 

The standards to the right describe different ways the pioneers

and Indians boiled off the maple syrup. 

Traditional methods of collecting syrup. 

Trees had been felled before broken branches would fall on visitors. 

The broken branches are called 'widow makers.'

Modern methods of collecting maple syrup. 

You can almost see the blue collection lines. 

Heading back along the lake.

We made a stop at Tractor Supply.
One of us checked out batteries for the John Deere.
I looked at the chicks.

A young man told me they had received twice as many chicks as they had ordered...

March has come in like a lion.
The prediction was for 4 - 6 inches of snow, then
changed to  2 - 3 inches of snow.
It's late in the afternoon and the grass is covered...
This week the high temperatures will be in the 30's.
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