It’s a little hard to tell due to the shallow depth of field in this photo, but that’s Nate looking at a sap collection bucket attached to a Sugar Maple tree. We attended the yearly Festival of the Sugar Maple in Coral Woods near Union, IL and learned how, throughout the ages, sap from the sugar maple tree was gathered and turned into either maple sugar or maple syrup.
Category: Child
metrobowl
A couple weeks ago we took Nate bowling for the first time. The MetroBowl in Crystal Lake is only a few lanes but just perfect for our family.
solaris
Nate at the Adler Planetarium standing next to a model of the sun.
the way forward
Nate standing on, and looking across, the pond at Veteran’s Acres in Crystal Lake.
what a difference six months makes
In the summer, where Nate and I are standing would be a couple feet of water. 🙂 Veteran’s Acres pond, Crystal Lake.