March 2025

[Bruno Schroder]

You captured the energy and strenght of the bull. Congrats, Fons.

[Fons Baerken]

End of the street

D2h  AFS 28-300

Nice, with the  reflections, John!

[Fons Baerken]

You captured the energy and strenght of the bull. Congrats, Fons.

Looks like he was going to charge. Thanks Bruno.

[Bruno Schroder]

Decay eruption

[Erik Lund]

During my recent visit to Paco in Spain, I purchased a new car unseen back home. Picked it up today, and the colour and make were about right

Congratulations!

[Jürgen Pfeiffer]

me too 

[Frank Fremerey]

Architect

[Akira]

Decay eruption

Very well seen, Bruno!

[pluton]

End of the street

D2h  AFS 28-300

Fascinating observation, John!

[John Geerts]

Thanks Fons and Keith

The Keria in flowers...

D850  58G

[Ian Watson]

Spring is in the air and the sap is rising. Importantly, sugar maple sap is rising and it is the time to harvest it. Westfield Heritage Village had a demonstration of how the sap was refined in the 19th century. The sap starts very dilute. It is heated and reduced in the large bucket. Then it is transferred to the medium bucket, before finally being transferred to the small one.

Note the tool in the gentleman's hand. The final bucket needs to be monitored closely because it evaporates relatively quickly. Is the syrup ready? He takes a sample and watches how quickly it pours along the channel in his tool. Two seconds is about right.

Nikon Zf, 35/1.8S

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Spring is in the air and the sap is rising. Importantly, sugar maple sap is rising and it is the time to harvest it. Westfield Heritage Village had a demonstration of how the sap was refined in the 19th century. The sap starts very dilute. It is heated and reduced in the large bucket. Then it is transferred to the medium bucket, before finally being transferred to the small one.

Note the tool in the gentleman's hand. The final bucket needs to be monitored closely because it evaporates relatively quickly. Is the syrup ready? He takes a sample and watches how quickly it pours along the channel in his tool. Two seconds is about right.

Nikon Zf, 35/1.8S
 Fantastic scene, rural traditions with sweet results
 

[Fons Baerken]

The brothers

[KarlMera]

Sunny

[Ian Watson]

Fantastic scene, rural traditions with sweet results

Thank you, Arturo.

This gentleman is a local Mohawk. He was demonstrating how maple sap was refined before Europeans arrived. You can see the sap in the hollowed tree trunk. Round stones were heated in the fire and then carried to the sap using a deer antler. This process was much slower than was possible using the iron buckets of the Europeans. The buckets were much sought after in trade!

Nikon Zf, 35mm f/1.8S