Jan22

Patagonian Flora!

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Due to the extended hours of summer sunshine in Patagonia, flowers are everywhere and are large and gorgeous. Roses for example, are as big as dinner plates! Take a stroll through Patagonia’s summer gardens to beat the winter blues! Just remember, Patagonia’s winters are much worse than yours, so it’s only fair that her summers are gorgeous! Many of the flowers are natives, like the fuchsia, and many others self sow.

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About cindy knoke

I retired early after 27 years as a psychotherapist/mental health director (Cindy Barton LCSW) and moved to the outer limits of no-wheres-ville to a home I call "the holler." My closest neighbors are coyotes (packs and packs of them and they are HUNGRY), rattlers (lots and lots of them and they are MEAN), and free range cows/bulls (the bulls aren't too friendly either!) Forget cell phones. They don't work out here. Forget GPS, it misdirects. It's best not to wander too much out here, the people (and their dogs) are kinda twitchy. To reach the holler your turn right at the reeking chicken farm, down a bunch of pot-holed semi-streets/dirt roads, past the abandoned refrigerators and occupied old RV’s and then things get kinda dicey. My friends usual reaction to the trip to the holler is, “you’ve got to be kidding!” Or, “Next time let’s meet half way.” This is our little bit of heavenly Appalachia right here in rural California. I blog about traveling which I do about three months a year, cooking which I love, photography, usually of my food and trips, books, holler happenings, and anything else that strikes my fancy. Stop by the blog and take a peek. It’s safe. I promise. Cheers, Cindy

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  5. They are so beautiful, I feel weak at the knees contemplating their gorgeousness. It is astonishing that the extreme winters and long summers can produce such floral bounty.

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    • I agree with you and have seen the amazing flowers of Alaska which behave the same way. They BURST into growth and bloom with the long summer days. Cherrs to you & thank you!

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