Sappy spring pole

Like sugar maple, red maple flows with sap in late winter.  A red maple spring pole was leaking quite a bit when being cut today.  The first pic shows the bent tree near the point of the final break, followed by the nearly downed tree, which is still leaning slightly on another red maple.

A big storm of wet snow will start on Wednesday.  We might get a foot, followed by 40 degree days.  It's the third wacky winter month in a row.