Birch Trees and Weather Blues

Tansi, Hello,

So here I am at my last practicum. When we began, it seemed like it was beginning to warm up eh? Then it got cooler, and BAAAM! We had a mini-blizzard here in Nelson House this weekend. Oh, and guess what? I have been tapping birch trees just recently with my mom and dad out in the bush. Seriously, I know... What the hay are we doing tapping trees... Well, if you must know we are making some birchtree syryp. Yep. Birchtree syrup. But since it's been so dang cold, we haven't had jack since last week when it was warm. The sap is running now, and I haven't made syrup for years. We decided to go and try and got over two icecream pails full, but we need at least a few gallons to make a few jars. Birchtree syrup is good. It has some healing properties too. We went out to check our pails, and found some with some bugs and squirrel ---- in it. Yuck! omit that pail, good thing there was only less than a quarter of a cup in that pail. EWWWW! Anyways, I hope that your days are going well, with the weather and all. Funny thing too, I'm doing a weather unit with the Kindergarten Cree class in Nelson House. Kisinaw? Kisitew? Misponthotin?Aww, it's so neat to hear that they know their weather terms in Cree. And what's up with those runny noses and colds? Again dang weather! Hey, quit making the kids sick! Poor kids sometimes don't know what hits them.And I don't know about this weather, I mean, is it winter or is it spring? We see mosquitoes flying around here with fur on their backs. Look out everybody! I think they have adapted to Northern Living!