fell. and at one point,the sun even came out. we decided to go for a long winter hike, and brought the dogs with us. it was nice. rough going in some places through the still-deep snow, but still mostly quite enjoyable. we saw many signs of moose,but never caught a glimpse of one.
back home and back to chores. we were surprised by a neighbor bringing over some real sap buckets... you know, the metal kind that look so nice. that was really nice because my plastic ones are a little sad.
i am going to go out and exchange them very soon.
my growing shelves in the house have reached capacity. so 