Maple Sugarmaking - Round 2

We had a second boil yesterday. Resulting in what I'd call a short gallon. Four quarts -- but the fourth is missing a half a cup or so.

Early Maple steam
Drapes the silent sugarbush
Spring is in the air

It was more than an all day affair, as I started the process Friday night; just to get a jump on the 46 gallons of sap. And as I was adding the last gallon of sap to the pan, Saturday around 2 PM, I wondered, just what kind of person spends a day, more, making maple syrup?

Who watches the pan?
Dusk to dawn, boiling the sap
Maple magician

The quart on the right is from the first boil. The one of the left; freshly finished second round. The precipitate not settled, it's tough to tell the grade.

Sap total for Saturday: less than 2 gallons... The temperature did not go below freezing Friday night.