Had the first boil about 10:50 AM.  By 4:15 PM we took a batch of syrup off the evaporator.  Did not bottle it yet.  We will wait until we have more in the milk can.   Stayed until about 6:00 PM.  We did not empty the storage tank.  Tomorrow we will finish.

The weather was crummy all day.  Rain.  Cloudy.  Rain on packed snow makes ice.  It was very slippery.  If it had been colder this would have been a major snow.  They rain makes you feel crummy too.  Its just not maple syrup weather.

We may or may not get some snow yet.  Further North its forecast for 5”-10”.  But it will be colder tomorrow.  We should have some freezing nights next week.   That will create even more ice from the rain and snow melt of today.