Category Archives: Life Science

Old Fashioned Flowers

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Back in the mid-twentieth century, Memorial Day was also known as Decoration Day. It wasn’t only military veterans who were remembered and whose graves were decorated with flowers. It was all of our family and friends who had died. It … Continue reading →

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A Promise of Good Harvest

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

A blustering wind has been blowing wet and cold for the past two days. In other years, this really messes up the fall harvest of wild plums because the delicate new blossoms get zapped. Not this year. The plum blossoms … Continue reading →

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Healthy Soil

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

  This bright yellow ATV was unloaded from the pickup and used to collect soil samples in our west quarter several weeks ago. We don’t have the results back yet, but the 2½ acre grid is the same as that … Continue reading →

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Prairie Violets from the Creek

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

  For six generations the kids in my family have looked for adventures along Kanaranzi Creek. We’ve got piles of bones from both buffalo and cattle. We’ve got coffee cans full of good luck rocks that have holes in them. … Continue reading →

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Snow at the Creek

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

At one time the Kanaranzi Creek made a big loop out to the west at this location. But, in 2014 the bank caved in and a new channel cut through to isolate the old bend as a pond and wetland. … Continue reading →

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Grandmothers’ Trees

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Four generations of grandmothers have lived on Lone Tree Farm and each one has had a favorite tree. Ironically, the two grandmothers who were organized and intellectual women liked wild trees. The two who were more spontaneous and fun-loving liked … Continue reading →

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