The flower is
the stem’s cry of beauty
to the universe.
-Vassilis Comporozos

Thimbleberry flower, Washington State.

These pink and red poppies

were also found bursting in bloom in Washington state.

We can’t grow peonies at The Holler, but I buy them in season,

to display in bouquets.

Holler white rose.

Holler sweet peas.

We had loads of blooms this year due to the wonderful rain.

Rhododendron Washington State.
Cheers to you from summer’s smiling flowers~
Thanks to your photos, I can smell the fragrance of these beautiful flowers. How I love them all. Here in NE the peonies were amazing this year. When I lived in the SF Bay area, I adored the poppies. Sometimes the beauty of roses just makes me cry joyfully.
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What beautiful sentiments ❤ Thank you for sharing them with me & I would love to see your peonies.
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These are some of summers best.
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Thank you Darnell & cheers to you my friend~
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Sooo gorgeous, Cindy! Isn’t Mother Nature wonderful when she provides such a feast for eyes and noses?!!
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She is the universe’s most amazing artist ❤
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Beautiful blooms,, good you had rain and look a the plants gratefulness, they thank for the rain with their beauty.
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They do indeed. And I am grateful. You see things well ❤
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Loved the flowers, Cindy!!!
My favorites were your Holler sweet peas – just gorgeous.
Thanks so much for posting these awesome images.
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I ❤ my friends who ❤ sweet peas. Thank you.
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Great pics. Beautiful flowers. Mother nature is so wonderful !
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She just wants us to notice ❤
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While they are all beautiful, #4 especially grabs me. I’m not a white flower fan, but #4 is **so** subtly lit and composed …
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Oh, thank you so much. Peonies are layer upon layer of beautiful mystery.
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You are an amazing artist. I really HAVE to reblog this because it’s so incredibly beautiful I can’t stop myself. Thank you.
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I know how very lucky I am to know you ❤
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You are why I love blogging ❤
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glorious!
Alison
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Love to you Alison ❤
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Life is going on! Flowers are beautiful!
Your previous post with lovely poem is the witness of that.
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Thank you. Be well.
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Beautiful, colorful via your lens, Cindy! 🙂 Love every single one of these photos.
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Love back to you talented Amy ❤
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What a beautiful quote and those gorgeous blooms are a wonder to look at!
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Thank you. All the beauty in this world is so much more powerful than everything else.
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This is so true…that’s why we keep taking beautiful photographs and writing down what we see and experience!
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We prove beauty ❤
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Hi Cuz,
The Flowers and the pics are gorgeous. I’m assuming that all are growing in your back yard. Are you anywhere near where all the quake activity is taking place??? Concerned !
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How did this happen? How did I meet people like you here in blogdom? All I know is that I am blessed by knowing you. Be well Paul ❤
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We Bartons have a way of finding one another congregating whether it’s in blogdom or otherwise. 🌺
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We are a cool clan ❤
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great shots Cindy!
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I have such admiration of you. Thank you.
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and thank you Cindy!
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❤
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Thank you for sharing this beauty!
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Thank you more for seeing it ❤
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😍
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Your article on the flowers in your area is certainly beautiful and very welcome from another flower lover. I am a seed/bulb/cutting collector and I try to especially find anything from flowers that I can plant and encourage to grow. Years ago I dug up some violets from a lot where an old mobile home was to be moved. I took them with me when I moved to another nearby city, and planted them in my yard. I cannot believe how quickly they spread, and they grow huge even in soil I thought was not that great. I love all flowers, and it is such a joy to grow them and watch them come to bloom. In this world of everyday worries and concerns, it is such a refreshing break to remember the beauty and peace that flowers bring into our lives. Thank you most kindly.
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Oh, I so love your comments! ”
In this world of everyday worries and concerns, it is such a refreshing break to remember the beauty and peace that flowers bring into our lives.”
Yes indeed! Flowers speak to us of timeless hope and lift our spirits accordingly. I can well imagine your joy seeing the orchards grow and flourish. Where we live there are 60+ year old almond trees, tangerine trees, roses and camellias, in addition to the old orchards. I often wonder about who planted and cared for these other trees. Obviously someone who maintained the orchards and wanted even more growing trees around. What a wonderful gift this person left us ❤
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Stunningly beautiful shots, Cindy! They are so gorgeous, some of the scents came through! Thank you! ❦🌹❦
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Awww, love to you Resa.
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Love to you Resa & I envy your acute senses ❤
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Now that’s what I call a stunning rainbow of beauty. ❤
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Mother Nature is looking out for us ❤
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We sure can hope. ❤
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I can’t get over how well you capture the colours in your photos, just beautiful.
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I can’t get over how lucky I am to meet people like you ❤
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The wondrous gift of nature!
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Indeed ❤
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Summer flowers! Good that you have rain this time of year in your Holler (Washington State usually has rain, from what I recall when I lived there). We have the East Coast thunderstorms with 1, 2, 3 inches at a time. Lovely to get under the metal roof of the porch just before the clouds open up, then sit with our ice coffee while the storm passes. – Oscar
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Oh, that sounds idyllic Oscar ❤
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The real glamour girls of summer. Lovely
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No artifice about them. They are natural beauties.
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Beautiful look at these floral beauties, Cindy. The center of the white, thimbleberry flower really attracted my attention. ❤
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Thanks much! Isn’t it a gorgeous bloom. I love the fragile tissue-paper flowers.
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Lovely photos!
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Grazie mille ❤
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are they retouched
Regards
Townsend
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Yes. I edit. Regards back to you.
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Your photography is gorgeous!
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You are very kind. Thank you ❤
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So beautiful!! Mom and I love the fragrance that fills the air!
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You, your Mom and I, are all in accord! ❤
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Glorious summer flowers, Cindy, and a pleasure to enjoy the intimacy that your photographs offer.
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What a lovely comment! Hope all is well with you my friend ❤
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So perfectly, vividly beautiful. Cindy, the lighting on these shots is so perfect. Each one is gorgeously captured. Hugs.
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Ahhhh, you are very kind Teagan & much appreciated my friend ❤
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Cindy, I can almost smell them from here. If you find yourself in Washington in April, check out the Tulip Festival at La Conner. There is field after field of tulips with Mount Rainer in the background. It is stunning. When visiting a cousin who lives in Everett, she took me to the festival and the photos I got were amazing so I know yours would be even better. For a preview, I found this link. https://youtu.be/PsNXjUWTTVI Bisous mon amie. ❤
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Oh it looks like the Keukenhof Gardens in The Netherlands which are so incredible. The largest tulip garden in the world. I will add La Conner to my bucket list and hopefully visit someday. Thanks for the tip & all the best to you dear Lea ❤
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I’ve been to the Netherlands and you are correct. I do hope you make it up there, I’m selfish, I want to see your photos! 😉 ❤
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Love to you Lea ❤
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Et toi aussi, mon amie! ❤
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Woooowwwwwww!!! You made it again!!!! 🤩❤️ ❤️ ❤️
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Laughing……You are very kind ❤
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Beautiful pictures!
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Grazie mille ❤
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I also love peonies! Those are gorgeous and that white rose is lovely. Those reminded me of my fathers funeral by now. Specially that Rose would be very beautiful on the coffer. Flowers are with us in joy and in sadness!
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Yes. flowers help us celebrate and grieve. My sincere condolences to you on the loss of your father ❤
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Thank you Cindy! 💟
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Reblogged this on SUSANNE LEIST.
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Thank you for your thoughtfulness Susanne & be well my friend ❤
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Gorgeous pictures, Cindy
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Merci beaucoup mon ami!
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Stunning photographs and poetry 💖💕🌷🌳🍃
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Most kind of you! Many thanks ❤
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💖💕🌷🌳🍃XO
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I love all the bright color with such a variety. Gorgeous blooms.
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Thank you Joyce. We live in a beautiful world ❤
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Glorious flowers.
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Mille grazie.
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all the flowers are in full bloom
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They are. They cheer us up with their pure kindness.
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Gorgeous.
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Mille grazie Cynthia.
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So wonderful!
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Grazie mille ❤
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine and commented:
What a wonderful way to end July with fabulous images from Cindy Knoke, The flowers are stunning and the sweet peas and peonies are probably my favourites.. Anyway your segway into August and if you head over to Cindy you can read about their water disaster while they were away… and enjoy more pictures of the Holler.. but be warned.. once you are in Cindy’s archives you will be there for a while… #recommended
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Awwwww……You are the sweetest friend and you have touched my heart. Thank you dear Sally for your thoughtful, generous friendship, and be well always ❤ ❤
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That is reciprocated Cindy ♥
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❤ ❤
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A wonderful collection of natural gems. Thank you for sharing Cindy! Hope you had a nice week, and will have a wonderful weekend, starting soon. Best wishes, Michael
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Best of everything to you Michael & thank you for your kindness.
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Always a great pleasure to me, Cindy! Thank you for all the positive thoughts! Michael
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Be well my friend.
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Thank you Cindy! You too. Michael
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