October's super moon sets over the West Chickamauga Creek

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Setting Of October’s Super Moon: Haiku

ByDavid Kuhns October 14, 2019October 16, 2019

I’m cross-posting these poems in my CyranoWriter.com creative writing blog.

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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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Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Nature’s Guys Saturday Planting: It’s Not a Contest, Is It?
ByDavid Kuhns March 26, 2018March 27, 2018

I have to confess: With all the things he gets done, my “little” brother Gene (the West Coast Nature’s Guy) is sometimes a motivator … and sometimes I wonder if I can keep up with him in our rural life. His Live Innovations Farm and Education Center Facebook posting from Saturday said this: March 24 at 11:33pm Had…

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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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Identifying Plants In Our Yard
ByDavid Kuhns May 9, 2018June 10, 2018

Identifying plants — especially native ones — can be a somewhat difficult process, especially if you’ve moved (as I have) to a bio-zone different from where you’ve lived before. I was talking about this issue with my brother Gene, out in Washington State. He’s gotten very good at identifying native plants on Vashon Island, where…

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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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Frost Flowers from Crownbeard Wildflowers
ByDavid Kuhns January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Our Wildflower Spiral on SpiritTreeFarms is home to crownbeard wildflowers in the summer and frost flowers with the first hard freezes of late autumn. But what are frost flowers and how do they form? Watch the video to find out! (Or read more). Dead Crownbeard Stems Wick Up Water Which Freezes Into Frost Flowers Crownbeards…

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