Sap on the Rise

It was a lovely sunny day yesterday; a day heralding Spring and a day demanding 'work'. So, although the ground is still soggy, it was convenient to cut down the trees shading the 'white' bed in the front garden.






We made a good start on the job, but it quickly became obvious that, for the larger trees, the chain on the chainsaw needed to be sharpened. The chain is now at our local Agricultural Supplies shop, ready for collection Wednesday afternoon.








After the first couple of cuts we were amazed to see sap starting to drip out of the branches. Only the middle of January, and the sap was running out of the cut branches in a steady stream!






It really shows the difference in the seasons between England and our little corner of paradise.