Monet’s Patagonian Dreams!

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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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      • You don’t want to pop by now–it’s all leftovers. We’re running around like chickens with our heads cut off trying to get our acts together for a trip to Haiti at the end of next week. Friday and Saturday we’re cooking for three blog posts. Pray for us. :-)

    • They are natural. Pink, red and black Austral Flamingos. Flamingos can be less colorful if they eat less pink shrimp. Their diet gives them the pink, but the red and black made them stunning!

  1. You are bringing photography to an art form, Cindy. The diversity and brilliance of color in these shots is astounding! I’ve never seen such an abundance of beautiful flowers. And I’m sure Monet would have done the flamingos if he’d had them as models.
    Paul

  2. These are fantastic! How uplifting on what is a cold, dark and windy night here…for a moment I was transported away to a lovley summery day without a care in the world ….lost in nature and it’s beauty! Those red flowers are amazing….so rich and deep in colour… :)

  3. Oh wow, my first thought when I saw these pictures was that it’s a good thing I’m not with you — I would just sit down and refuse to leave! Very beautiful — I love the USA but we just can’t compete with THAT, lol

    • I guess these wonderful flowers burst to life in places where the winters are harsh. I have seen the same thing in Alaska….so yes we can compete!!! Cheers to you and your beautiful new grandbaby!

  4. Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos. We have so many flamingos here from October to April each year. They are lovely. The flowers gorgeous and soon we will have massive fields of red poppies everywhere.

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