The season is at hand. Brian started tapping on Monday and we had our first boil on Tuesday.  A full week earlier than last year.  So all week he’s been working on getting more buckets out.  It ran well yesterday and he just finished boiling again tonight.  We’ve had lots of folks asking over the last 2 weeks  about the effect that no snow will have on the season.  Brian’s usual remark is “I’ll tell you in April.”  We have had seasons with no snow and done ok so it’s anyones guess.  Mostly it’s the weather patterns now that will dictate how it turns out.  We are happy for the cold snap coming.  It’s good roller coaster weather we need for the next month.  Here’s a shot of a typical old maple we have tapped already.