In a topsy-turvy world,
that spins,
like a ball,
in space,
plants grow upside down,
and fish swim in trees.
Cheers to you,
from a pond’s point of view~
These photos were taken over the years in California, at Borrego Springs State Park, The Annenberg Gardens in Palm Springs, and Death Valley National Park. (Note: Image three is posted upside down, while image four is right-side up!)
Loved these images, Cindy! Stay safe and sane.
Enjoy the weekend!
Hugs to you and yours Sheila & thank you my friend დ
So beautiful, I just can’t get enough of the desert lately! 🌵
Yes. It is the best medicine. Vast open spaces, warmth, silence and no people! დდ
Amazing clicks…
Thank you very much დ
I just love reflection shots. Good job, Cindy. Much more calm than our topsy-turvy world, however. We can only wish… 🙂
Thanks much Curt. Our world has been spinning a bit erratically lately. დ
Really? 🙂
😉 😉
Lovely…
Grazie Bette დ
Lovely shots, Cindy. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you for your kind appreciation my friend & be well დ
Beautiful photos, as always 🙂
Much appreciated Rosaliene & cheers to you! დ
Breathtaking as always Cindy!🥰
Merci beaucoup mon ami დდ
Gorgeous!
Grazie Robert დ
You’re welcome 🙂
I want to borrow the bench for a while, and enjoy the sun and warmth far away from the snow in Ohio. Watching the water, reading a book, it sounds heavenly.
I love the ‘ponds view’
Perfect place for a hammock! Wish I could beam you over დდ
I love asparagus. Don’t much care for the smell after…
I think those are agave century plants, yes?
Agreed, on both points! Agaves are in the asparagus family 😉
These are beautiful. Cindy, especially the view from the ground of the plants that look like giant asparagus spears. 🙂
They look almost prehistoric don’t they, like a diplodocus might come ambling around the corner 😉
I love those images and the beauty reflected back with such clarity and color. Great shots again, Cindy. And from a philosophical view point it is a way we should hope others can see the unmistakable reflection of our creator in us. 😊
Seeing God in everything and everyone დდ
Gorgeous photos, Cindy, but now I’m dizzy! 😀 😀 😀
Enjoy the weekend!
Yes!!! Me too. Maybe the planet needs to spin a tad slower! 😉 😉
Cindy, thank you for these beautiful photographs. I needed them now.
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Here are beautiful photographs from Cindy Knoke!
I am glad people like you are on are spinning earth Charles. Thank you my friend & stay well დ
🙂 Thanks for sharing Cindy. I was in the USN⚓️ San Diego off & on in the ’70’s and never really saw the pretty scenery so close in southern California 🙂
I was born in San Diego and we are a Navy town and proud of it. I hope you come back someday and look around a bit more დ
A wonderful collection, Cindy. Yes, we’re definitely topsy-turvy with this horrible virus, but I think I like your topsy-turvy better. 🙂
The desert is a very good place to be right now! Lots of empty space and sunshine giving a virus no where to hide დ
Even the upside-down world is beautiful. The ripples add a nice touch.
Thank you very much I turned one of photos upside down to add to the confusion! 😉
You sure did!
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Call me crazy, that last photo looked like giant asparagus 🙂
It looks exactly like a giant asparagus! I think it is a giant agave…. დ
Interesting take on it Cindy, its all how you look at it.
Leslie xoxo
Yes indeed. Perspective is everything დ
I love reflections. Yours are gorgeous, Cindy!
Thank you Sandy. I love them too, especially when your aren’t sure which is the object and which is the reflection დ
Yes!
Love how you so skillfully weave poetic words between the beautiful photos! It’s a perfect compilation for my chilly Midwest weekend!
Happy to warm you up a bit, at least mentally! Thank you Teresa & take good care დ
Amazing, Cindy! Absolutely amazing!
Your kind comment makes me smile. Cheers to you & thank you დ
Marvelous!
Merci beaucoup mon ami Jim დ
Beautiful.
Grazie mille Timothy დ
Great shots of sunny California Cindy
Thanks Eunice. I hear it is quite cold in your neck of the woods right now. Stay warm my friend დ
Snow snow and more snow 🙂 a truly winter wonderland with all of these colorful feathered friends 🙂 I will push snow then the cameras button and finally water across my page Have a wonderful week.
You have your priorities straight! Stay safe and well Eunice დ
Full belly, smile on my face and cleanup can wait until after my morning coffee 🙂
Smiling back at you and your perfected priorities 🙂 🙂
🙂 thanks this week I will shoot for pretty snow photos on my walks away from my JD 🙂
Sounds lovely! Enjoy დ
What are the plants in the last picture?
I think they are giant agaves….
I do wish somebody would turn us all up the right way again, Cindy, but your images are still lovely 🙂 🙂
Laughing…. It is hard spinning upside down for over a year now!
Thanks for your creative presentation
Wunderschöne Aufnahmen, danke Cindy
Wonderful photos, Cindy. It explains why fish rise when they fall and die!
Oh, you’re right!! It makes sense now. 😉
Something about water and greenery speaks life! Beautiful photos!
It certainly does, especially in the desert. Cheers to you my friend & thank you დ
I like reflections, and your pictures are perfect! 🙂
Your comment is perfectly Kind. Thank you my friend & cheers დ
These are wonderful! They have such clarity!!
Hi Liz! Happy you enjoyed them & cheers to you დ
Your photos always give me a lift, Cindy. You have such a talent.
Thank you sincerely Liz. Your words lift me. Stay safe & well my friend დდ
Such lovely crystal clear images Cindy
Pauline! Wonderful to hear from you. How are you and Jack? დ
We are keeping well and busy. Not so active these days, but feel so lucky to be living in Australia. Have you had the injection yet? Stay safe my friend
Yes. I realized I would like to live in Oz on my last trip in January, before the virus changed the world. It was the birds that clinched it of course! I am not active either, which is such a big change. It is strange how daily cooking, twin care, gardening, have taken over my days. I did get the first injection and await the second. You two stay safe and well. It is lovely to hear from you Pauline დდ
Let’s hope that the injections will help the world come back to a “better” normal
Cheers to hope & health for all! დ
Beautiful and so clever. Great to see such images.
So happy you enjoyed Georgina and thank you my friend! დasdf
Gorgeous photos! The water provides a lovely oasis in the desert.
Thank you Janis. Reflection is always enhanced in desert water დ
Beautiful shots, Cindy. I could use a bit of tropical/desert vibe. 🙂
I would beam you over Eliza, if I could, and if corona wasn’t behaving so very badly დ
They’re all excellent. Though I try to avoid “favourites”, the first one caught my eye more. 👏🏻
Thank you & cheers to you! დ
Your expertise in the use of reflections is really showing in this lovely post, Cindy.
Very kind of you Peter and much appreciated. Thank you & cheers to you დ
OutSANDing, my dear friend. You will turn frowns upside down with these pics. ✺◟(∗❛ัᴗ❛ั∗)◞✺
Laughing…..the ones that look right side up are really upside down 😉
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Beautiful reflections!!
Thanks John. Stay well my friend დ
Ace, Cindy, thanks.
A masterpiece, dear friend! A perfect synthesis of water, colors, and forms. Thanks so much, Cindy! 🙂
I am so lucky to have friends like you! Stay safe and well დ
You are very kind, Cindy! Glad to have you as a good friend, too. Best to you and your family! And please, keep clicking and building such great posts. Thank you! 🙂
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Gorgeous. Clearest water ever.
Love to you Gigi დ
It always surprises me how much colour the desert can hold.
If there is water, the desert will come uber-alive, much like arctic regions, in the summer დ
I will gladly take topsy turvy when it looks like this! 🙂
Sometimes dizziness feels better than reality! დ
Truth.
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Such amazing photos Cindy..so beautiful.
I am honored…. Thank you very much & cheers to you დ
Lovely reflections.
Thank you Arlene დ
🤯 Love this combination of lines, contours, reflections and whimsy.
It sounds like you are describing an accurate description of human perception, my perceptive friend დ
I love the idea of an upside down photo. It brings me closer, and challenges me to think differently. You have an amazing way to helping us look at life from different perspectives. Sending many hugs!
And you Rebecca, have the unusual ability to see one thing from many perspectives. Hugs back to you დ
You have done wonders with these reflections – beautifully teasing!
Thank you Anne. I am in awe of your photographic heart and skill დ
These pictures are so lovely, especially now that we have a heavy layer of snow and freezing temperatures.
Ahh, thank you! And yes they are warmth for winter days. Stay safe & warm Gwennie დ
Beautiful!
Grazie mille Sharon დ
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Enchantingly beautiful parks and gardens taken by Cindy Knoke.
You are such a valued friend Patricia. Thank you & stay safe დ
Lovely shots Cindy ! 🙂 The desert has lots to offer.
The desert has warmth and vast empty spaces. Perfect for a covid winter day. Thanks much my friend დ
I love such mirror pictures!
Stay safe, dear Cindy!
So happy you enjoyed! Thank you. You stay safe and well to my friend დ
Great shots and new perspectives!
Thanks much Dor! Hope all is well with you and your hubby დ
Love the juxtaposition and the one little ripple in water. The last image looks like giant stalks of asparagus, Cindy.
Thank you so much Pam, for looking, and seeing. დ
My pleasure, Cindy. Back at you! 😘
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I love the pictures, stunning. The last one looks like giant Asparagus. 🙂
They do indeed, like giant dinosaur days asparagus! They are in the agave family. Thanks for stopping by my friend & take good care დ
Beautiful photos and I enjoyed the upside photo as it gives one a different perspective about real life.
Oh, wonderful, and yes! It challenges our perspective and perception. Thank you for noticing Eugenia დ
Terrific! Particularly love the fish in the trees. Would make a good story of a planet where everything was upside down!
Something Dr Suess would have written….. Stay safe and well Eileen დ
Beautiful reflections, Cindy. 🙂
Merci beaucoup mon ami დ
These images are gorgeous Cindy! I’ve always loved taking photos of reflections over water and your first one is my favorite. It is both beautiful and evokes a sense of peace for me. A great way to start my day. Thanks!
I feel content knowing one of my images brought you a feeling of peace Brad. Take good care my friend დ
Thank you Cindy. 🙏
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Beautiful captures, Cindy! Such clear water made for some interesting views of the plant life!
Thank you Debbie. Clear, still water is Mother Nature’s mirror! დ
How deliciously beautiful, Cindy. I love the whimsy. Hugs on the wing.
Hugs to you Teagan & stay safe and well my friend დ
take me away to the greens 💚 so fun…I feel I’m there Cindy ~ hoping you’re having a good weekend ~ hugs hedy 🤗💫
Hugs back to you my friend & thank you! დ
Wonderfully fun photos!
Thank you kind friend. I was just looking at your rescue kitty who is so sick and skinny. Bless for what you continuously do. You are an animal’s angel დდ
I’m glad to help her. She’s a sweet thing.
I feel a bit dizzy after viewing these, a topsy-turvy world. Gorgeous images.
Thanks much Deborah and it is disorienting to not clearly know or see what is up or down! დ
Love fresh green and water in these pictures. They make you forget that this is still winter time.
Thanks my friend. The desert is sublime in the winter. Hope all is good with you დ
Beautiful Photos Cindy!
Thank you Lisa & stay safe my friend დ
The scenery in these pictures is so very different from what I see here, in Massachusetts. So very pretty!
Thank you Cheryl. Massachusetts is so beautiful. Every place has it’s own distinct beauty, just like every person. დ
Such wonderful colours and light in your reflections!
Ahhh, thank you Emma. I am pleased you enjoyed them & cheers to you დ
So beautiful🤩
Honored. Thank you & cheers! დ
Thank you
You’re Very kınd😊🥰
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It is joy to watch the lovely summer pictures while through the window you can see just white silence!
I am glad to send you a bit of desert heat. All of these photos are the desert in the winter!! Stay safe & warm Alexander დ
Thank you, Cindy! It warms me up.🌞
Good დ
Great shots, Cindy!
I had a bit of a kerfuffle, and sprained my ankle… Hanging in bed for 3 days now!
I’m topsy turvy! ❦
Oh dear! I am so sorry. That hurts. Heal quickly. I broke my toe a few weeks ago, so I can definitely relate to being hobbled. Hope you recover quickly my friend დ
Beautiful reflections. In some the water is so still, while in others, I found ripples and little rings, as if someone had thrown in a pebble. I liked those fish swimming in the trees !
Thank you Kathy, you notice the details! დ
Loved these!
So happy you and thanks for letting me know! დ
It’s a looking glass world. 😉
Yes. But only Alice really noticed… დდ
These are amazing pictures. I love them. Great job.
Love to you & thank you Beverley დდ
Blessings. 🙂❤
Back to you my friend დ
Love these photos. You are a pro! Is that asparagus in the last one? As you can tell from my blog, our end of the pond is snow covered with below zero wind chills. Your bright and sunny photos brought cheer to me today. Thanks.
Thank you, and yes, I loved your photos! Stay safe and warm დდ
Cindy, thank you and glad you enjoyed the photos. I imagine you are enjoying the sun while we try to stay warm on a frigid morning. Be well. “”__””
Actually it is a bit frosty here. Below freezing every night. Stay warm and Happy Valentine’s Day დ
Cindy, thank you for the comment. Your temperatures would be considered a heat wave about now. Enjoy the week ahead. 🙂
Stay warm and dry my friend დ
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Awesome!!!
Grazie mille Pam & Happy Valentines Day დ
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Ahhhh so kind of you and so appreciated too! Thank you & Happy Valentines Day დ
How clever, and oh so beautiful!
Ah, thanks Jennie & Happy Valentines Day დ
You’re welcome, Cindy.I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day.
I did. Thank you Jennie დ
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Gorgeous photos
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentines Day to you my friend & thank you! დ
Thanks
I need to get out more and visit these parks!
Which of the parks was the “giant asparagus” / agave in?
I need to meet that plant!
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I was amazed when we went to New Mexico to discover the diversity of not just the scenery and wildlife but also hidden gems with water… lovely photos Cindy as always ♥
Thank you Sally. New Mexico is beautiful. Stay safe and well my friend დ
Fabulous place we drove from Houston to Carlsbad as one of the best places to see Halley’s comet in 86 and visited the living desert plus rattlesnake canyon and I was astonished at the life to be found.. ♥
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Hugs and appreciation flying to you Sally! Thank you & stay safe დდ
These were stunning images Cindy. Fantastic idea to capture reflection! <3
Hugs to you Debby & thank you my friend დდ
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The last image reminds me of asparagus!!
((Hugs)) from a wintry PA.
They are in the same family! Stay safe and warm Jules. This weather is spooky დ
….We’ve got more snow today!
It is 27 F at 8:30 am!
Oh dear. I am so sorry. I hope the weather clears soon Jules. დ
Beautiful images with wonderful colours. I love them!
I am so happy you do Helene & thank you very much for taking the time to tell me დ
Stunning photos, Cindy. The asparagus tree is like something out of my worst childhood nightmare, though I admit, I have grown fonder of them as the years go by.
That is so sad, if your were forced to eat artichoke as a child. I wish parents would stop doing that. დ
You have found some gorgeous places to photograph. Thank you for showing them.
tolle Bilder wieder, danke, herzliche Grüße von mir zu dir, Klaus
I am so sorry I missed your comment. It is because I rely on the WordPress reader to respond to comments, and it sometimes makes mistakes, so I never saw your comment.
I love how you capture the timeless moment AND the kinetic energy in a scene. The photo with the one ripple in the pond, excellent!
Oh, thank you very much დ
hab ein gutes Wochenende, Klaus
Danke mein Freund Klaus und du bleibst sicher und gesund! დ
The photographs are very beautiful.
I am honored you think so. Thank you sincerely Micheline & cheers to you დ
Incredible pics, Cindy…just love the reflections and the juxtaposition of desert/water! Hope you are well…have a great new week ahead <3
Thanks so much Lorrie. I was just over commenting on your recent blog post. I was moved by your post and fully related. Take good care my friend დ
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Wow…very clear reflection! So beautiful!
These pictures are fantastic!
Honored. Thank you very much & cheers to you დ
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