Michael LaDouceur of Bowman Road Farm in Barnard does the sugaring season's last round of gathering: collecting the 230 buckets and taps from his family's sugarbush on Tuesday. LaDouceur said that the strange weather made for a good season on the farm. Though sugar content in the sap was low for him, LaDouceur said that he ended up with 50 gallons of syrup that he'll sell at farmers markets this summer. (Herald / Tim Calabro)