More normal today.  Up to 38.  Froze overnight.  There was ice so must been 29 or 30.  But the sap did not run much.  It was sunny, but there was cold south wind.   The snow is mostly gone.   We looked back at our records.  In 2010 we had a similar warm spell during the season.  It ran from March 9 to March 20.  But before it started we had already collected 900 gallons of sap.  This season we have almost nothing.  Tomorrow is forecast for the 60s.

 

Thought about collecting today.  Checked the buckets around 12:30.   The spouts are trying to drip, but not much activity.   Maybe a pint in each bucket.  Maybe we collect tomorrow.

 

The tractor was running rough yesterday,.  Seemed to be missing on a cylinder.  Looked at the spark plugs today.  They need replacing.  A screw cap on one the plugs fell off.  Trying to organize the spark plugs for tomorrow.