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Killer Gardening Mistakes: Haiku

ByDavid Kuhns June 12, 2019August 29, 2019

When planting gardens, /
you shouldn’t confuse okra/
pods with Orca pods.

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Robin Totem & My Supermodel for Joy
ByMarnie February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Last week Dave and I were outside and saw a flock of robins – twenty or so. We were both shocked to see robins at the beginning of February in Northwest Georgia. Anytime Dave spots something in nature that’s unusual, he takes note and points it out to me. Years ago a friend taught me…

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Planting Rainy Day Perspective Change
ByDavid Kuhns March 19, 2018March 27, 2018

It always strikes me as strange when folks say they can’t work in the rain. I’m learning that people in different parts of the country have very different perspectives on working in the rain. I lived in Seattle for nearly three decades. What happens when you have plans to work in the yard in Seattle…

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Stung By Nature’s Plants? The Cure Is Nearby
ByDavid Kuhns April 8, 2018April 9, 2018

Stung by stinging nettle and need a cure? Native American lore says that if there is a plant that can hurt you (stinging nettle, thistles, poison ivy, poison oak, etc.), the cure is always nearby. Of course, the best part of the cure is to avoid “poison plants” (i.e., plants that sting) by wearing gloves…

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Make A Redneck Birdbath: Haiku
ByDavid Kuhns October 13, 2019October 14, 2019

Old satellite dish,/ turned skyward, filled with water:/ Fine redneck birdbath.

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Coon Hunt On The Chickamauga – Haibun
ByDavid Kuhns July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

The old coon hunter drove his pickup truck out to my place. Ever since I’d told him that Farmer Sims planted field corn in our meadow, he’d been excited about the possibilities of a coon hunt in my corn field. I’d picked up the phone earlier in the evening: “HELLO, BROTHER!” He practically yelled. “Do…

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Feel Nature: Get Outside Often
ByDavid Kuhns December 10, 2021December 12, 2021

We need to get outside, to breathe fresh air, to see the sun, to feel nature. There was a time, when I worked at Microsoft near Seattle, where I never saw the sun. Even now, memories of sitting in a closet-like room with no windows, where I had to walk out a door and look…

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