Weather patterns are changing. No matter what your stance is on global warming (either...."yes" or "rubbish") it is clear that weather patterns have gone amok. In areas of Central Ontario where snow was once common in December, this is no longer the case. Sure, we may get snow in these areas but then comes the mild days and rain. It's not uncommon to see lasting snow not happen until mid-January. Just ask the snowmobiler's, they can attest to this.
I have been producing maple syrup for about ten years. Even in that span of time I have noticed the spring weather patterns have become varied. The sap runs the last few years have not been great and are unpredictable. Ideally, you need temperatures of -5 celcius at night and +5 during the day. The issue being the transition from "cold" to spring-like is far too rapid. When it comes time for the sap to run it becomes mild too rapidly and it does not get cold at night. So just what is nature telling us?
I have always maintained that nature is perfect. There are endless writings on this topic and this opinion did not start with me. But, I do subscribe to it. Nature functions in a relationship that I don't think mankind will ever truly understand. I posit this is because some people think of this concept as hocus-pocus. Don't take my word for it, there are many books on this topic. "The Hidden Life of Trees" is a good start.
So, whatever is going on, it is not good for mankind but maybe it is good for the planet. Did "we" cause it, or is it just the great circle of life brought on by Mother Nature and planet Earth? And, can we stop it? As I mentioned earlier, nature is perfect. If this is what Mother Nature wants, it will happen....like it or not.
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