Time at Randy and Debbie Swonger

Maple Syrup.............................................

We went up to Randy and Debbie while they were making maple syrup. This year they had

some help. Dan S and Brian M wanted to join in the fun so they added more trees which

made more work which was okay since there were more people. I enjoyed watching the

process................... it makes one appreciate maple syrup. Pictures above show them collecting

the sap from the buckets and then pouring it into the storage tank.

Here is the boiling process........... and also Randy, Brian and Dan

The tank on the left is where they put in the sap to start the boil or cooking.

The tank on the right continues the cooking and where it becomes syrup.

I'm skipping a lot of the details and correct terminology

The wood pile next to the shack. Dan and Joseph got in on some of the
fun and work.


Now it is down to just the
syrup tank. Waiting for it to reach
the right consistancy. Then let some
out while filting it. Then is goes

in a pail for another boiling. After
that is put in jars which I missed
because I was putting Joseph to
bed.

Joseph was playing with one of the cats. This cat was very tolerating of Joseph. He had picked it up but by the time I got the picture it was sliding from his hold. Even after being nearly
strangled it still followed Joseph around a bit.
Joseph enjoyed having Corina read to him. Our future camper when we get a trailor hitch.

Time for a posting...................

Pictures from some time ago

A couple more tries for the perfect picture.............

First Dan was sick then Joseph had some days with

the cold thing. Some how I escaped from getting a

bad case of it.