Blumen Blühen (Flowers Blooming)~

On April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES255 Comments

Poppies tell us,

spring has come.

Sweet peas climb,

and scent the air.

Soon the blooms outshine the sun!

Cheers to you & Happy Spring~

Lavender, Passion & Furbees~

On March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES220 Comments

Fuzzy Wuzzy,

was a bee!

The bees are buzzin,

cuz The Holler’s bloomin…..

Furbees favor passion flowers,

and lavender.

But this buggy-buzzer likes blooming blue sage!

Soon we can eat the passion fruit too!

Cheers to you from the Holler furbees, flowers & fruit~

Las Rosas del Holler~

On March 21, 2015March 21, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES281 Comments

The Holler is rural and rustic, so when I first moved here, almost seven years ago now, I first planted roses.

It was an act of faith. Roses are civil, and I wasn’t sure this place was.

Somehow I knew from the very beginning to encase their roots in chicken wire to repel the gophers who turned out to be legion.

This first day of spring, The Holler roses are in wild, exuberant bloom!

At night I hoot in communion with the owls, in the morning I wake up to be greeted by the hawks.

This is the most civil place I have ever lived.
Cheers to you and Happy Spring from The Holler’s Bloominng roses~

See Bee-knees!

On March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES178 Comments

The grapefruit orchard is blooming.

Perfuming the air with intoxicating scent,

and bringing hordes of honeybees.

At night I drift,

drunk on grapefruit flower air,

dreaming of the buzzing bees.

Cheers to you from the Holler Orchards and all the humming honeybees~

Passion~

On November 23, 2014October 19, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES169 Comments

The Holler is humming,

with passion,

and flowers.

Bees buzzing,

pollen floating.

The garden thrums,

with the drum of life.

Cheers to your from our passionate garden. <3

Tattered~

On August 15, 2014October 19, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES194 Comments

Madam Butterfly,

drawn by sweetly scented flowers,

bearing scars of battles won.

Bees drink the nectar too,

and the garden hums,

with the thrum of life.
Cheers to you from The Holler garden~

Koko Loco~

On April 19, 2014 By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, MY PHOTOGRAPHS211 Comments

“I came to admit I was powerless over”…..roses! (Please click to enlarge).
Which is why I planted more bare root roses last fall in exotic colors, and why they are blooming now.

“Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”

I see this power in all the creations of nature.

Can you see the divinity of a rose?

These are Koko Locos. Chocolate roses, that bud brown, and turn lavender. I only learned of them last year.

And now they are blooming.
Cheers to you and may roses bring their peaceful power to you~

Flutters & Flowers~

On April 14, 2014April 14, 2014 By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, Uncategorized158 Comments

The flutters rest their silken wings,

drawn by the sweetly fragrant flowers.

The flowers beckon,

so the flutters fly.

And the garden sings,

with the joy of spring!

Cheers to you from the flutters & flowers~

April Air Stirs In~

On April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS143 Comments

April air stirs in
Willow-leaves…a butterfly
Floats and balances~
Matsuo Basho

Ranunculus (Please click to enlarge).

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year?
Mark Twain

Rock Rose

Behold, my friends, the spring is come: the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love-
Sitting Bull

Rose of Sharon

Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems~
Rainer Maria Rilke