Nature Haibun -- Prose + Haiku | Nature's Guys Thinking and Pondering

Sharing What The Land Teaches – ConTEXTing Haiku

ByDavid Kuhns August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

Trees, wildflowers, birds,/

bugs, fields. The land teaches me /

much. I want to share.

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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Eco-Activism | Nature's Guys Thinking and Pondering | Practical Environmentalism

Earth+Us: Lessons from Braiding Sweetgrass & Pulling Privet
ByMarnie January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

I’m reading “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It’s about Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants written by a scientist who is also a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Kimmerer teaches botany and ecology at a university several times a week. One morning, she surveyed her 3rd year students, asking them…

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Nature Haibun -- Prose + Haiku | Off-the-Grid and Saving Resources

Natural Solar Power Clothes Dryer – Haibun
ByDavid Kuhns August 6, 2019August 10, 2019

Warm Feelings About Our New Solar Power Clothes Dryer I drive up the long and winding yellow dirt road that leads to our door. The shape of my front porch seems somehow different, somehow unexpected, somehow off balance. And yet our two-story house seems more home and homey than ever. Suddenly, I realize what’s making…

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Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Using Carpet as Mulch and Weedkiller: Video How To
ByDavid Kuhns April 16, 2018April 18, 2018

Rather than throwing old pink shag into the landfill, I decided to use carpet as a weedkiller and a mulch. As my dad said: Deprive weeds of light, and they will die. Four months ago, when I ripped out some old pink carpet from my house, I put it over a large rectangle of my…

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Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Get ‘Er Done: Vashon Island Treehouses Starts Growing
ByDavid Kuhns May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

A New Project: Vashon Island Treehouses My brother Gene Kuhns Jr. has always been a “doer”. With his wife Jan by his side (and often, slightly in front of him), they get more done in a week than many folks get done in a year. That’s why I’m excited and anxious to watch the progress…

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Eat Your Yard | Natural Health | Natural Remedies

Making Healthy Elderflower Tea
ByDavid Kuhns June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

Elderflower tea may boost your immune system in the same way that elderberry juice does. This healthy tea, served hot or cold, is a refreshing drink that’s available in the early summer, well before elderberries are ripe. And tea from elderflowers is simple to make, with only a few things to watch out for. Check…

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