Her Early Leafs a flower

Shagbark Hickory leaf

NATURES FIRST GREEN IS GOLD

Natures first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leafs a flower,

But only so an hour

Then leaf subsides to leaf,

So Eden sank to grief.

Then dawn goes down to day,

Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost

This is not just a nature poem, but tells of the order

of nature. Comparing it with the natural process by which the cycle of life is completed.

The Trillies are out

Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.

Virgil A. Kraft

March 27th on the way to Wisel Creek we noted the trillium springing to life.

Maple Syrup

This is the second year we tapped a few maple trees in our yard. We used no special equipment just what we had on hand. Our trees are quite large so we could put 3 taps in each tree. Yes work is involved and patience is required. I used an oval roasting pan that fit over two gas burners and a candy thermometor. Wool was used to filter the finished syrup. It was great fun but best of all is the pure maple flavor on your "Norwegian Vaffle"