Christmas Blooms,
opened a month late,
on January 20th, 2021.
As if to celebrate,
new leadership for the USA.
Hope delayed,
blooms and grows.
Cheers to you from The Holler’s late bloomers~
Hope Blooms~
Christmas Blooms,
opened a month late,
on January 20th, 2021.
As if to celebrate,
new leadership for the USA.
Hope delayed,
blooms and grows.
Cheers to you from The Holler’s late bloomers~
It knew right time to bloom. It celebrates US new event!
Flowers are brilliant in many ways! დ
Gorgeous flowers!
Grazie mille Darlene დ
Glorious blooms, Cindy. Celebrating a new day for all! 😀
Thank you Jane & Amen to that!! დ
Awesome flowers. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you more for your kind appreciation my friend and stay safe & well დ
🙂 Pretty 💐 Mine in Utah 30 yrs ago bloomed Easter❗️ In E.Tennessee now they want $50-60 chuckies for an Ameralis bulb 😵
Wow! That is quite a delay. $50-60 for a bulb. That is shocking. Amazon will do much better but be sure to check the reviews first დ
Amazon sells Chinese peanut plants ❗️ I demand something pretty and hardy & will pay for it 😉
Good for you and yes you do have to be careful.
Lovely flowers!
Merci beaucoup mon ami დ
Gosh! These tangerine colors are simply juicy and delicious! Your work is extraordinary and brings so much beauty into my world. Thank you!
Your so thoughtful words bring gratitude to my <3 for having a friend like you დ
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Magnificent late-blooming flowers in Southern California. taken by Cindy Knoke.
You are such a thoughtful and valued friend Patricia. Thank you დ
Beautiful images…I’m so glad that hope was left in Pandora’s box x
Yes! And the voters freed the hope. დ
flowers have divine intelligence. they knew the right time to bloom. <3
The experience of multiple bloggers here seem to back up what you say! დ
We can’t all be wrong? ( I hope not!)
Blooming lowers speak immutable truths and, unlike humans, don’t ever seem to be wrong დ დ
Beautiful flower images. I’ve been less than inspired to pick up my camera lately. Thanks for the creative inspiration.
Thank you Ingrid. And yes, it is the same for me. Every time I think of going out, I have to consider contagion. Kinda takes away the motivation…. დ
Many blooming hopes and prayers have been fulfilled on last wednesday. <3 The sigh of relieve around the whole world has been clearly palpable. 🙂
God bless America, President Joe R. Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.
God bless you and your beloved ones, too, dear Cindy. Stay safe!
The thoughtfulness of your very kind words touches my heart. Thank you sincerely. God Bless you & yours დ დ
Hope blooms in vivid colors! Thank you, Cindy! Your flowers are a beautiful start to my day. <3
Your thoughtful comment is a lovely start to my day Lavinia დ
Celebration abounds!
Amen. Hope you and your family are staying safe & well my friend დ
I know what you mean. Our “Christmas” cactus is blooming at present.
Somebody else shared a similar experience. Their Christmas Cactus bloomed for the first time in three years on the 20th!! დ
The mark of a new beginning for sure.
Cheers to new beginnings დ
Gorgeous Cindy!
Leslie xoxo
Cheers to you Leslie დ
I love Amaryllis too. I’ve been growing them for 15 years. After they flower I leave the leaves till September and then take the bulbs out of the pot, wrap them in newspaper and put them in a cardboard box in the porch till December. Then I get them out and repot them. They bloom year after year.
How wonderful is that! I bet you know know more than I, when they will bloom too! A nice reward for your efforts დ
Stunning photos to match the amazing day on which they bloomed. Hope springs I have a Christmas cactus that has never bloomed in the three years I’ve had it…no enough light anywhere that is safe from the cats. It is green and grows leaves, but no blooms. But what appeared on 1/20? Two blooms. I got a grow light for them, and hope they and our country bloom.
Ha!!! How awesome is that! Hope blooms and grows დ
Perfect title, Cindy! And such gorgeous photos of stunning flowers…no wonder Georgia O’keefe liked to paint close-ups of them 😍
O’Keefe’s flowers are wonders. Thank you Teresa დ
Gorgeous! Your flowers remind me of all the beautiful colors at the inauguration (especially the yellow and red that Amanda Gorman wore). Joy.
She was a beacon of talent and hope. Wonderful! დ
The flowers are stunning and even they knew! Hope springs eternal and I think we finally have a chance at peace. Jan 20 was the beginning of the new year for me.
Yes Marlene. Agreed It is such a feeling of relief to not be shocked daily by the crude behavior of our president. Bring on The New Year! დ
So very beautiful.
You are a lovely friend Gigi. Thank you დ
Amazingly glorious, Cindy! Yes, yes, yes!
Hugs to you and yours Sheila დ
And she strikes again! these are gorgeous.
You are kind & much appreciated my friend დ
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These astou flowers are saying so much about the colour of your heart dear Cindy. These are breath taking portraits.
Awww, your very thoughtful comment touched my <3. Thank you! დ
Better late than never, as they say! Gorgeous, Cindy.
Grazie mille Sandy დ
Amazing! What a beauty!
Thank you Rosaliene & stay safe and well დ
Amaryllis are always a favorite!
They are always worth the wait! დ
Flowers are so good for our mental health right about now!
Agreed. They are hope bringers! დ
so nice to see the colour. virtual hugs…
Hugs back to you & thank you დ
Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Thank you James & cheers to you დ
Better late than never… I, too, have a Hippeastrum from Xmas that has just started blooming. I guess they were waiting for the collective anxiety to lessen, ha! 😉
They clearly timed this! Plant protest. “We refuse to bloom until he’s gone!” 😉 😉
😀 Yes!
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Who knew that you could produce flower photos every bit as entrancing as your bird and animal shots?
Awwww, what a lovely thing to say Margaret! Sincere appreciation of your thoughtfulness my friend დდ
So beautiful! Congratulations on your new leadership – not my country, but I enjoyed watching Ms Harris take her oath. 🙂
Big smile. It’s our world, so your thoughts and feelings matter. Thank you დ
What a lovely dash of colour!
Thank you. Hope you are safe and well my friend დ
Lovely photos, Cindy!
Thank you Rebecca & cheers my friend დ
PERFECT!
Beauteous shots of beauty! ❦
Hugs to you sweetie დ
We’ve had Christmas Cactus bloom for Easter, have it bloom both for Christmas and Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, or just for Christmas.
I’ve had Christmas Cactus bloom twice in a year too. დ
Just what you needed for a perfect celebration 🙂
Exactly. Be safe & well Eunice დ
You too!
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Hope delayed blooms and grows. How true, Cindy!
Thank you Peter & stay well my friend დ
I love everything about this post!! Hope blooms indeed.
It sends it home doesn’t it, how much hope has been missing დ
It definitely does. By the day of the insurrection, I had lost all hope for this country and my place in it.
Yes. Dark days. We need hope & light going forward დ
I see them glimmering.
They chose the perfect day to bloom! Beautiful images Cindy.
Alison xo
Smart flowers! Thank you Alison დ
Beautiful
Thank you very much დ
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Welcome & best of luck დ
Thank You!
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You do full justice to photography as a subject.❤
Marvellous captures !
Your thoughtful comment makes me smile. Thank you დ
A splendid celebration
Thank you Derrick. Stay safe my friend დ
Beautiful!
Yes, in flowers there is hope.
Amen & thank you დ
I was looking at the wonderful flowers and nearly missed your verse.
Wonderful week! Wonderful thoughts!
Cheers to you & thank you my friend დ
Ahh, they bloomed once and floral. (●මᴗමσ)σணღ*
Clever creature! Love it დდ
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Hope and beauty have come to celebrate. Yay! 🎇
God knows we need both! Cheers to you Brad დ
Agreed! 🧡
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They are gorgeous. They are good sign for shorter days and spring time.
Ahhh, spring, especially anticipated this difficult winter. Stay well & safe დ
Gorgeous! And yes, hope is blossoming again here.
Have a wonderfu weekend,
Pit
You too my friend & thank you დ
‘Hope Blooms’ are always in season!
Very true. Stay safe and well John დ
Beautifully done, Cindy. And yes, hope is blooming. –Curt
We just need to keep it going… დ
They have Hope now that Humans might actually allow them a future on this planet.
Well said! დ
What beautiful flowers that symbolize our hopes for this new year! Thank you for these pictures! And I pray your new year is full of hope!
Amen Kathy. I share your hopes for 2021 დ დ
Well, those beautiful ladies REALLY know how to make an entrance and at the perfect time! So beautiful, I don’t think I have ever seen them before. Another lovely post!
Thank you very much Liza and I am happy to make the introduction. Stay safe & cheers დ
I appreciate the late bloomers! 🙂 They bloom beautifully!
They do. They were saving things up to do it better დ
Hope is my new word for 2021. Beautiful photos!
Smiling. Thank you Jennie & take good care my friend დ
I’m smiling, too. Best to you, Cindy.
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I love your glorious photos, and I love reading the comments they have inspired. I especially agree with someone who wrote about flowers and our mental health. After my Halloween cactus finished blooming, some hyacinth bulbs (from flowers I bought at Trader Joe’s last spring) decided that they would re-activate. I’ve been savoring their pink beauty and evocative aroma for a couple of weeks. Thank you for your photographs AND for your spirit which somehow infuses them with warmth and respect and enthusiasm for life.
Awwww… I love blogging because I get to meet wonderful people like you! Thank you for adding smiles to my days and stay safe & well my friend დდ
So beautiful, great picture Cindy! 🌷
Thank you very much & cheers to you დ
and mine just a tad later 😉☺️🙋♀️💫🌸have a beautiful week Cindy ~ sending you all good things!
Visa versa 2UX2 Hedy დ
Such gorgeous, vivid colours! A tonic for the -20C weather we’ve been having here…
Ouch!! That is cold. Stay safe & warm დ
Wonderful colors! It’s never too late…
Merci beaucoup mon ami დ
These are such gorgeous blooms!
Happy you enjoyed them & thank you very much! დ
Stunning pictures, Cindy
Thank you Leyla. Much appreciated დ
Wow! Those are gorgeous Amaryllis (?) I love the colors. <3
Amaryllis are gorgeous & dramatic aren’t they. Happy you enjoyed Colleen & cheers my friend დ
Late bloomers know how to take their time and be sure of their facts. 😉
Hard to do. Takes time to figure out. Love to you Brenda and so good to talk with you დ
Cindy, thank you so much for these needed and beautiful photographs!
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I hope you enjoy these beautiful photographs from Cindy Knoke! We all need hope.
Your kind thoughtfulness is so appreciated Charles. Sorry for my delay in responding Charles. Our wifi antenna is iced up and not working. Stay safe & well დ
Such beautiful photos of gorgeous flowers. We confess they even look delicious…!😳
Smiling. I find your comment delicious! Thank you დ
wow the colors are amazing
So happy you enjoyed and thank you for letting me know! დ
Yes, hope blooms, indeed. Thank you for this post, Cindy!
Thank you for your kind appreciation Amy დ
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Love & hope to you my friend and thank you! დდ
Have to agree. Hope blooms. Beautiful.
Thanks much Mary and stay safe & well my friend დდ
Wow!! And yes to hope!
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Beautiful flowers!
Grazie mille დ
Very nice shots Cindy!
Thanks much & cheers my friend დ
Brilliant colors in your flowers!
Thanks much and I am happy you enjoyed them დ
Yay! The flowers know… 😀 Beautiful blooms!
They do know! That is why I got so many amazing blooms starting in November!! დ
Yes!!!
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Lovely flowers😊
Thank you & cheers to you დ
Beautiful blog
Honored. Thank you & cheers დ
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