My Ontario friends might find this post a little humorous … but a significant landmark as you drive north from Swift Current on #4 Highway (towards Kyle & 2.5 hours latter- Saskatoon) … is a tree …… a lone tree ……. a tree all by its lonesome … THE Lone Tree.
I rather chuckled to myself when my brother was driving me out to Kyle on my first Sunday in September. Leslie pointed out … that’s the “Lone Tree.” Nobody knows how it got there. This area isn’t known for trees (as compared to northern SK as you enter the Canadian Shield.) I couldn’t figure out why I would want to know about a single tree.
About two weeks after seeing the lone tree I was in confirmation class. I discovered one student lived on a farm. I asked “Where?” She said, “Do you know where the Lone Tree is?” … With confidence I could say “Yes!”
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Yes, we have trees in Ontario, Kristin!
We use road signs as a way of providing directions, especially to out-of-provincers. However, they sometimes think they know more than the locals … remember Kristin YOU telling Gerald how to get to Walter’s Falls!!!
Yes, Mary … but do ever make a point of celebrating just ONE? We have so few that ONE tree is amazing! … and did you happen to notice on your visit to SK that we DO NOT have road signs?? I was really impressed by all the signage in Ontario … and all the paved back roads … and that every farm/home/acreage has a 911 “fire number” that is posted at the entry to their farm. It really made places easy to fine, especially when I had your nephew’s fine map that he created! …… poor, little SK doesn’t have any of that fancy stuff … not like you rich and powerful ON folks! … I have to admire my ability to weave compliments and insults into a single sentence!
You are good at that, my dear!!
Happy New Year!
I could make a comment about how we have road signs here in Ontario because our literacy rate is high enough to warrant them, but that’s too mean even for me.
Although, when the province is so flat that you can see from one end to the other, who needs signs?
(Don’t worry, I’m done with the SK jokes!)
Happy new year!
Jen might be done, but we’re not! Wait until Gerald comes home and reads this!!
Oh … you guys make me laugh out loud!
I especially like the literacy remark!
Mary – isn’t there some slogan … “be the best you can be”???