Sunny today, but no sap.  It did not freeze last night.  It got up to about 45 today.  We did get some very light rain.  Rain had been forecast since Tuesday; it finally arrived.  By 10:00 pm last night all the sap was in the evaporator. We did bottle another batch about 6:30 last night.  This batch was three gallons so we now have five gallons total. This first syrup is some of the nicest we have seen in years. We got lucky tapping early and got this early run. Other producers are tapping today and missed it.  Without fresh sap we spent the day doing a little cleaning and other chores.  The back pan on the evaporator needed cleaning out. And the collecting tank needed blocking to hold it in place.  A good day to catch up.