A team of white horses, called Schimmels in Pennsylvania German, pull the sleigh with the gathering tank for maple sap. This view of the midseason of maple syruping shows bits of grass and reeds coming through the snow as the warming sun penetrates into the bush. In the background, steam wafts from the louvers at the top of the sugar shanty, giving a hint to the misty warm air inside the building. An alert dog spies us watching the scene but the woman collecting sap concentrates on emptying the tree-hung pail.