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.

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

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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Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

Trouble In Paradise — Dealing With Pests And Problems
ByDavid Kuhns May 27, 2018July 13, 2018

Every place has pests and problems to deal with, its own Trouble In Paradise. Wisconsin mosquitos and cold, Arizona’s oppressive heat and poisonous bugs and snakes, Washington state’s rain and mold and rain and dampness, Georgia’s bugs and heat and humidity and CHIGGERS! As part of the #LightTheWorldNow #BuildHisKingdom project, I was thinking about the…

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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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Experiences: Reviews of the South | Nature Observation | Nature's Guys Thinking and Pondering

Going Away Where You Are
ByDavid Kuhns March 10, 2019August 7, 2019

Two days after going away and then returning from a week-long trip to the Enchanted Isle that is Puerto Rico, I finally went out walking my few acres of property. Guess what? I kept finding new paths, new bits of nature I hadn’t experienced before. I discovered small plants, large trees with small budding spring…

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Nature Observation

Why Take Risks
ByDavid Kuhns March 5, 2018March 15, 2018

The field had to flood. The pair had to trek through woods. Risk brings blessed beauty.

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Nature's Garden: Gardening and Land Management

If You Look For Mushrooms, Will They Appear?
ByDavid Kuhns May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

It’s a dream to find edible wild food, but you have to really look for mushrooms. Gene and Jan are interested in putting up tree houses on their acreage on Vashon Island, WA, and running a bed and breakfast. They also enjoy foraging for wild food (and creating their own, where possible). Dreaming of oyster…

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