Mahogany blooming in the High Sierra,
with sailor seeds,
ready to fly to their new home.
Blooming in high altitude
they blanket hillsides
with seeds like summer snow~
Cheers to you from blooming Mahogany that grows only in the Western US & Mexico~
A lovely set
just beautiful!
I’ve never seen anything like this, Cindy, and it’s so beautiful! Thank you for capturing it so I can enjoy it!
If your enjoyed them Debbie, then I am happy I posted! 🌳🌳
Gorgeous, Cindy. 🙂
Ahhh, merci beaucoup mon ami~ ❤
De rien mon ami. 🙂
🌳🌳
My but that day looks clear and that air looks clean!
The cool clean high Sierra air!
Amazing shots, Cindy! The first one is like a rich tapestry. I’m sure many a needle work piece ( a camera from the past) was inspired by such images.
That would be incredibly fun to find!
Such unique beauty – and incredible captures Cindy. Thank you so much 💛
You are a lovely friend Val. Thank you~ ❤
I don`t know this type of trees
I had never seen them in bloom either~
Beautiful 🙂
Danke schoen! 🌳
Breathtaking. Cindy, you walk among beauty and then share it with us. You have an amazing talent.
Because I have amazing friends like you who appreciate me. Visa versa 2Ux2! 🌳🌳
I took my iPad to the hospital last night for Tom to enjoy photos, he always comments on yours, and always to the good. As nurses and other staff came in and out you received the appropriate number of ohs and aughs . . .
I can only say – beautiful.
I am honored and so appreciative. Thank you & cheers too~ 🌳🌳
I have never seen this! And I love the way you photographed it so it would be recognizable viewed closely or in the distance!
Yes, because I had never seen blooming them either and I knew we needed to see it from all angles. Thank you so much for noticing! 🌳🌳
beautiful Pictures, wonderful. Thanks.
Thank you more for your thoughful appreciation~ 🌳 🌳
These Mahogany seeds are so cute 🙂
They are and well designed too~ 🌳
It was like a 5 seconds dream…. I.loved.it! Amazing work, I’m gonna follow you with a lot of interest!
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This week Cindy Knoke decks her blog out in autumnal splendour courtesy of the Mountain Mahogany that only growns in the Western US and Mexico.. stunning tree..
Cheers & Happy Saturday dear Sally and thank you always for your thoughtfulness~ 🌳🌳
Enjoy the weekend Cindy and thank you for the beautiful trees.. xx
You shared something not many will see, so wonderful and giving, Cindy. Thanks, dear friend!
Thank you more Robin for the kindness of you! ❤ 🌳
These are wonderful photos of something I’m never likely to see in real life. Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you more for appreciating the 🌳🌳🌳!
Pics are breathtaking.. Which camera did you use?it’s beautiful. Plz drop at http://www.girlandworld.com
Very kind, thank you so much and cheers to you! I use a Sony HX400 and am heading off now to see your blog~
Tas very kind of u
Love your blog and pleased to met you!
Beautiful Cindy. Like a tree filled with fairy ballerinas.
That my poet friend, is beauitful imagery~ 🌳
(image source google)
That is kind Cindy. I can imagine what Polly Stretton would do with it. Wee folk and the fairy folk are so in her area. I do hope she sees those photos! xx
I would love to see her version!
So would I. I thought she followed your blog and perhaps you her? I shall have to find that link and give her another challenge… she did a wonderful job on the last one I gave her but it did take awhile as she is so busy. 🙂 xx
I do follow Polly and love her!
Cindy, I was sure I had seen your photo as someone who had clicked the Like button on her blog and also some comments. She has done some amazing posts about the wee folk, fairies and the like. I imagine these fairies dancing for Degas… what’s not to love with Polly?
By the way, did you ever read her book Chatterton? I am mad about the concept and of course love her interpretation. It makes me want to do something similar as I love old paintings and photos as they all have a story to tell. xx
I do follow Polly and I love her too. She is super talented and very creative, just like you Lea. This is why I love blogging so! I get to meet such clever, talented people from all over our small world. Bisous Lea~
You are right. Polly is marvellous and I enjoy so many of the people I have met through blogging. Some, like yourself, open new doors for me places and things I should never see otherwise. Some have carved places into my heart yet they no longer post, fortunately we did exchange email and postal info much earlier. I am grateful to so many.
Bisous Cindy~
I feel as you do Lea. I have made so many wonderful friendships, like you my California colleague in France! At the airport now flying out of the USA. Cheers to you Lea and be well~
Have a wonderful journey and I shall look forward to your beautiful photos. Bisous et clines
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Thank you for sharing, Cindy! I have never seen mahogany, much less in bloom!
Just to complicate things, although named mahogany, this tree is actually in the rose family. It was named mahogany because it’s hard, dense wood is similar to mahogany. But you know what they say, a mahogany by any other name……
So that’s what mahogany looks like! I’ve only ever seen mahogany furniture, which is very beautiful. I particularly love the first picture, with the contrasting colours of the blooms against that brilliant blue sky.
Just to complicate things, although named mahogany, this tree is actually in the rose family. It was named mahogany because it’s hard, dense wood is similar to mahogany. But you know what they say, a mahogany by any other name……
(image source google)
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Beautiful, blooming Mountain Mahogany!
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Never seen these before. They’re lovely!
So pleased I could introduce you and cheers to you~
So feather light and at the same time strong… a delight to see.
It was a surprise to me too. I’ve never seen these in bloom and you are right, light as a feather and impervious to almost everything~
That is a gorgeous, feathery tree. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those before. Beautiful photos, Cindy!
I had never seen them blooming either! So pleased I could introduce you & cheers to you Lavinia~🌳
Stunning photos as always. I have never seen a Mahogany tree. It is lovely and the seeds are pretty. Thank you for sharing. Your photography always blows me away. (cliche but it fits how I feel about your blog) and you! 🙂
Visa versa 2UX2 is how I feel about you!
Hi Cindy! Wow! I had never seen Mahogany trees in bloom. They’re beautiful and strange in a nice way. Lovely pictures.
Our world is full of wonder. Cheers to you Vashti and thank you~
I have never heard of Mountain Mahogany, but what a gorgeous tree! Once again, your photos have treated me to beauty I’ve never had the opportunity to witness.
I am honored to be able to make the introduction and thank you for such lovely thoughts~
Delightful photos of the mountain mahogany, Cindy. We have it in no. Calif. too and it hasn’t started blooming yet, but your post has reminded me of a great delight that awaits.
I would love to have it blooming around me! Cheers to you and enjoy~
The first one is especially beautiful! I have received these two recent posts through my reader… 😕
Thank you Amy. Are you not signed up to receive posts through your reader?
I probably need to re-subscribe. Whenever WP makes some sort of changes, I have to go through this…
WordPress hiccups give me indigestion!
Thanks to your beautiful photos the seeds have flown to new homes all over the world!
I can visualize one floating into your New Zealand garden right now and imagine it enjoying itself there!
🙂 🙂 And the birds would you use it to feather their nests. The birds are so busy at the moment gathering nest material. Such fun to watch them.
It would make ideal nesting material wouldn’t it, and it might even germinate in the nest!!
Wow..Jus amazing to see the pics, will be much more amazing to be there .😊 I wish I could just go there in these mahogany forests and get lost for a week or so…N enjoy the vibrant beautiful nature.!!
Escaping into woods, mountains and nature is my favorite thing to do, so I hope you do it. Just don’t get lost!
Hahaha…😀Surely…but if I do so lyf will be much peaceful and simple..
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I love these, well photographed!
Thank you for your thoughtfulness & cheers~
Dear Cindy, so sorry I haven’t really been around, with my daughter and all the other things going on.. and now my computer is going crazy and making me crazy, I don’t kmow what it is doing it is all over the place I wanted to share your scupture on here and Nothing was moving.. just so you know.. I think alot of you as you may know.. I also want you to know I didn’t run away with it..I want to try andd share this but if it doesn’t work … I will try again on another day..big hug.. and I think of you..
hugs
Sherri
I just this second sent you a message and now I am reading yours. What a lovely happenstance that we were both thinking of each other at this time. I wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am so very sorry about the death of your beautiful Michele. The last years have been so hard for you both. Words are insufficient to express my care and concern for you Sherri. I hope you can feel this.. Sending you prayers, hugs and love, and hopes for peace and healing.
Beautiful! I recently went on a trip to Ladakh , it has amazing mountains. Check them on my blog?