Here's to another year starting in Illinois.
With the warm up we have had and its continueing for another week or so I am strongly considering tapping. Possibly start tonight and finish tomorrow night. Looks like a weeks worth of possible flow and then a short lull before things really take off. Long term weather shows things lining up around February 20th for northern Illinois.

Anyone else going to take the plunge or waiting for a bit?

Happy tapping to all. Looks to be a long season ahead, let's just hope that it is.