October's super moon sets over the West Chickamauga Creek

Nature Observation

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.

Nature Observation | Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Reconnecting With My 27 Backyard Tree Species: Haiku
ByDavid Kuhns July 3, 2019August 20, 2019

Hi, my deep-rooted/ woods friends. I’m sad I’ve not been/ near. I’ll tread barefoot.

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Nature's Guys Thinking and Pondering

What To Do? Does It Matter? Just DO!
ByDavid Kuhns April 26, 2018May 5, 2018

What should I do today? Do you ever ask yourself: Does it matter what I do? What should I do? When I made the decision to live a “Nature’s Guy” type of life, I don’t think I knew what I was getting myself into! There is SO MUCH to do! So much to experience! So…

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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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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

Lighthouse On The Hill — Port of Refuge
ByDavid Kuhns August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

There are times when I don’t know which blog I should post on. Last night’s drive through a torrential lightening and rain storm ended up at our house. Never has it seemed so much like a lighthouse and port of refuge from the storm. I wrote a long description of our experience, and turned it…

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Trees In My Yard, Peaceful Evenings, Improv Piano, And Learning
ByDavid Kuhns May 4, 2019July 30, 2019

This evening, just before the sun set, I walked around the edge of my driveway, taking photos of tree in my yard (specifically on the edge of my property). I was stunned by the bio-diversity of this small plot of land. within the distance I can throw a baseball (which isn’t very far), I have…

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