Boil baby boil

The snow is still way too deep for the ATV, so this is a sled year.

30 gallons of sap is almost impossible to pull by hand on anything but snow, so the ATV takes over on the plowed paths.

Mound of snow = easy gravity transfer

Vermont can use a little more humidity.

The end of 2 days boiling, pulling at night right before it’s at syrup density. We filter at every transfer.

Finishing inside on the stove, this allows for finer control of the evaporation and the mason jars are right there for when it’s ready.

I just have to post

This Dragon which found its way into the Mandalagaba digest. I haven’t seen anyone really touch recursion yet, and then this shows up.

This is my absolute favorite thing about adding features to Mandalagaba: seeing them used in ways I didn’t even realize were possible. Here recursion is used to create ethereal traits. Of course mirror symmetry is used for the face too but that I had seen before :). The hours spent hammering out recursion are all of a sudden, absolutely worth it.

The artist is here: https://www.instagram.com/laralaubert