Thursday, April 8, 2021

Why Phod Ended Up In The Tub

We are very lucky that our neighbours, who own all the bush behind our house, allow us to use their trails. On the weekend we went for a hike. In places the trail was very muddy. In places it was frozen and snowy.   Turns out Phod really loves to walk in the mud so that is why he needed a tubby. 

On our walk we crossed a creek. 



We also walked by the neighbour's sugar bush. The blue cords are running the sap into the big blue barrels. They will take these back to their house and boil it. They will likely do this outside, we haven't asked. Next time we see Callie's people we will ask. Our province of Quebec produces 91% of Canada's maple syrup. Canada supplies the world with 75% of the world with maple syrup. 



It was a great walk but Lady said for now we can only do it when we have time for a bath!




11 comments:

  1. mud is good for da paws, some humans pay a fortune for mud treatments LOL

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  2. phooey, always something to mess with the fun stuff. i did not know Maple syrup comes from Canada and i do love it. the funny thing is, I had never had maple syrup when I married Bob. I was age 40 and had only had cane syrup, which is made in Georgia the state i was born in. He is from the NORTH really close to Canada... now I love both... a beautiful place to walk, maybe it will dry up soon and you can walk without a bath

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  3. I say, if Canada provides 75 percent of the world's maple sugar (mostly to western countries, I would gather), it should hoard (or limit) maple sugar exports, like other countries have hoarded (or limited) exports of the vaccine.

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  4. Hari OM
    What a furbyoulush place to mosey through... though the tub-tax is a bit of a burden, eh Phod?! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx

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  5. On my way to work, I pass a few farms that often have maple syrup collection buckets on the sides of certain trees this time of year. I've never seen a network like the one you showed.

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  6. Bummer about the bath, Phod, but all of that lovely wet ground does look like it was well worth it!

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  7. Ohhhh look at that snow disappearing before our eyes...I'm blowing hot southern breezes that way.Walks are nice but baths bah humbug.
    Hugs Cecilia

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  8. Fortunately the mud season doesn't last long in our arid climate. Hopefully there won't be more baths in the near future.

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  9. Muddy trails?
    Welcome to my world Phod.
    Toodle pip!
    Bertie.

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  10. Getting a nice walk might make up for a little time in the tub. How cool that your neighbors are making their own syrup.

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  11. Oh Dear! No more bush walks until it gets dry is tough. Cinnamon is waiting for ours to dry out! We hope you guys and your peeps have a marvellously happy day!

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