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Watching the Wind

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Last week we had another ground blizzard similar to the one that we had back in mid-December. Both of these storms had lots of wind. The “dust of winter” made it possible to “see” the wind. What little snow there … Continue reading →

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Springs This Summer

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

The high rainfall this year and last year has saturated the subsoil and filled the underground storage “tanks”. Actually these buried aquifers are NOT open spaces, like caves, flooded with water. But, instead they are layers of sand and gravel … Continue reading →

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