Nature Haibun -- Prose + Haiku | Nature Observation

Southern Women Sans Nylons: Haiku

ByDavid Kuhns June 15, 2019August 29, 2019

I was shocked to learn /
why Southern women dont wear/
nylons: Chiggers itch.

Eco-Activism | Nature Observation | Practical Environmentalism

Heeding Nature’s Calls To Love Her: My Nature’s Guy Manifesto
ByDavid Kuhns February 18, 2022February 24, 2022

Nature’s calls resonate all around me. Whether I’m home on the banks of the West Chickamauga Creek in Northwest Georgia, at my Dad’s on Lake Winneconne, Wisconsin, or visiting my children, friends and relatives in Arizona, Utah, Lake Tahoe area or the Pacific Northwest, Nature’s calls reach out to me, grab me and hold me…

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Nature Observation

Barred Owl in Hickory Tree
ByDavid Kuhns April 19, 2018

Coming through the woods at about 8:15 a.m. today, I spotted what I think is a barred owl in a shagbark hickory tree. It was surveying the white crownbeard wildflower patch, before heading off to a higher viewpoint. Here’s the YouTube video. I also joined eBird, run by Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology. Looks to…

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Nature Observation

Scents The Fog Reveals – Free Verse
ByDavid Kuhns August 28, 2019August 29, 2019

As the sun sets through oak and hickory trees, the cold fog brings a new set of smells, rich and deep, as though you could stick out a butter knife and cut a little square of the air and pop it into your mouth and let it dissolve into rich, earthy flavors: Fresh mown hay,…

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Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Pulling Out Invasive Privet After A Rain
ByDavid Kuhns June 29, 2021August 31, 2021

Invasive privet (aka Chinese privet) is a non-native species throughout the Southeast USA. Privet crowds out native wildflowers, bushes and trees, and is difficult to remove. For example, when I moved to my property in Catoosa County, Northwest Georgia, nearly the entire edge of my woods was a solid mass of privet. Since removing it,…

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Nature Haibun -- Prose + Haiku | Nature Observation | Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Why Make And Maintain A Natural Yard: For The Birds, Bees and Butterflies
ByDavid Kuhns October 6, 2019October 7, 2019

Natural yards for the birds, bees and butterflies — and for the pleasure they brings human senses — are nothing new. I personally have created my own natural yard for decades, as has my brother. Where did that inspiration come from? Our forest ranger father, who taught all my siblings that lawns were silly, foolish,…

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Nature Observation | Nature's Guys Thinking and Pondering

Guiding Purpose Of Lightning Bugs: ImproVerse Haiku
ByDavid Kuhns July 2, 2019August 21, 2019

I thought lightning bugs/ don’t guide anyone, but then/ learned their real purpose.

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