tap the maple

Yesterday Joel came out after work and helped me tap the sugar maple. We used grandpa's brace and bit. As soon as the spout was tapped snug the sap almost flowed. Here's how you can do it.

what I do--church

Here I'm working on an Iraqi song with Barb Musselman who plays recorder at Zion Mennonite Church--organ in background. Here's a link to an article about this.

sun goes down over Monterey

Clear sky. Nice stone wall. As good as the art inside, almost. This view from our parking space yesterday at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. After church in Souderton, it was an easy drive down the Schuylkill Expressway.

Today we honor a lower level of popular culture--Groundhog Day.