Sunset Sunflower Bee Zen Serenade
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Sunset Sunflower Bee Zen Serenade

ByNaturesGuy Dave

A native bee on a sunflower at sunset creates a zen-like moment. Coupled with the background of water splashing in the pond and Creation Girl Marnie Kuhns’ extemporaneous piano music, the colors, movement, and sounds help us connect with God in Nature, #BeZen, and #FindNatureJoy. Sunflowers are native to North America, and I believe this…

Sticks In Wildflowers For Birds

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Planting wildflower gardens to attract birds, butterflies, moths and other pollinators is a wonderful and interesting activity that often brings unexpected results. Nowhere is this more demonstrated than our sticks in wildflowers discovery. Like most actions we’ve taken in our wildflower and native plant patches, our sticks in wildflowers came as the result of a…

Marnie Pehrson Kuhns in field of Goldenrod at SpiritTreeFarms.com

Is Spirit Tree Farms An Ecolodge? No, But …

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Ecolodges are, as Forbes Magazine says, “having a moment”. As I excitedly read about this new travel trend, I wondered if our Nature refuge at Spirit Tree Farms could qualify as an ecolodge. To be honest, I think the answer is, sadly, no. But maybe that’s a non-sequitor, macht’s nichts, question. Even with our environmental…

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Remember The Spiritual Roots of Nature Observation

ByNaturesGuy Dave

As a young man, I often took walks filled with nature observation with my Grandma Bertha. These meanderings were filled with discussions about beauty, being connected, joy, harmony, and feelings. Rarely did we discuss the scientific, practical aspects of what we were enjoying, unless it was somehow connected to a larger discussion of serenity, cooperation,…

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Why Document What We Experience?

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Brain scientists have long taught that, if we document what we experience, we’ll retain more of it. Originally, that was part of the reason that we at Spirit Tree Farms issued our #FindNatureJoy challenge: To encourage us all to document — whether in word, photos, drawing, music or some other form — the joy we…

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Dragonflies and Nighthawks in a Wildflower Sunset

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Spending weekends and summers at Lake #Winneconne, WI at my Grandma’s cottage was idyllic. We would often go on walks out in nature. It was during one of those sauntering evenings of nature observation that she taught me to “always take a moment to look back where you’ve been; enjoy the view!” The other day,…

Medicinal properties of late blooming thoroughwart - how to harvest and preserve late blooming thoroughwart for an infusion.
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Harvesting and Preserving Late Blooming Thoroughwart

Bymarnie

What is late blooming thoroughwart? What are the medicinal properties of late blooming thoroughwart? And how can you preserve it to use in infusions to assist with fevers and colds? Late blooming thoroughwart (aka late boneset) is a flowering plant in the aster family which is native to North America. It was known as a…

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Ideas To Help Others Find Peace In Nature

ByNaturesGuy Dave

At Spirit Tree Farms, we’re on a personal and collective mission to find peace in nature, find nature joy, be grateful to our Creator for the beauty and lessons we see every day, and to learn vital life and spiritual lessons from Mother Earth and the Divine which will help heal us, others, and the…

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The Tale of the Ugly Front Yards

ByNaturesGuy Dave

Folks who have native wildflower and native plant yards are often criticized by HOAs and neighbors who think yards should be meticulously-kept lawns, regularly cut and fertilized. A recent Facebook discussion in a Native Gardening group reminded me of what had happened to me in my neighborhood in Kingsgate, King County (suburb of Seattle) in…

Feel Jesus's and God's love through Nature at Spirit Tree Farms - native plants and pollinator-friendly environment
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Spirit Tree Farms’ Mission: Help Folks See God’s Love Through Nature and Creativity

ByNaturesGuy Dave

This morning, driving down the long dirt road that leads to Spirit Tree Farms, the thought came: “What is our mission? What are Marnie and Dave Kuhns to do on the Earth?” Almost immediately, the answer came:“Use Nature observation, creativity, and partnering with the Earth to help people observe and feel joy, peace, and love….