I Blog Therefore I Am~

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Antarctica

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Banff Alberta

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Holler Rose

My closest neighbors are coyotes (packs and packs of them and they are HUNGRY), rattlers (lots and lots of them and they are MEAN), and free range cows/bulls (the bulls aren’t too friendly either).
Forget cell phones. They don’t work out here. Forget GPS, it misdirects.
It’s best not to wander too much out here, the people (and their dogs) are kinda twitchy.

To reach The Holler turn right at the reeking chicken farm, proceed down a bunch of pot-holed semi-streets/dirt roads, past the abandoned refrigerators and occupied old RV’s and then things get kinda dicey.
My friends usual reaction to the trip to The Holler is, “You’ve got to be kidding!” Or, “Next time let’s meet half way.”

This is our little bit of heavenly Appalachia right here in rural California.
I like to write and if something strikes my fancy, usually something odd or unusual, you will learn about it here. And thankfully, at The Holler, almost everyday is odd and unusual. So “Holler Happenings” including photos of flowers, birds, and wild animal interactions, are included.

I travel three-four months a year so you will find my photos of locales from all over the world. The good, bad, and the better.
So put your feet up and let’s devote our attention to the best things in life,  the things we want to do.
To start here are some links:

Pinterest page:

Goodreads page,
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5908500-cindy-knoke

And “about me” before I retired and commenced this life of leisure:

http://www.xing.com/profile/Cindy_BartonLCSW

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cindy-knoke-lcsw/4a/51b/b12

Cheers & Welcome!
Cindy Knoke
(AKA-Cindy Barton LCSW)

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1,011 thoughts on “I Blog Therefore I Am~”

  4. Hi, Cindy, I’m afraid I’m a late bloomer here. I’ve been seeing your “likes” for quite a while, and I’ve finally used a brief window of opportunity to follow you back, and I’m very happy that I did. You have so many followers that I hesitate to add my belated comments,but I really like your wildlife work. I am also drawn to your reports of the revival of Clyde. We have also had wonderful experiences with rescue dogs, and I truly salute your (and you daughter’s) perseverance in his restoration to joy in life. If you haven’t seen it, please check out my post that celebrated the life of our Basset-mix rescue at https://krikitarts.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/the-leaving-of-limo/. I am following you now, too, and it’s high time that I do. Sorry it’s taken so long!

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    1. Oh Limo’s sweet disposition just leaps off the page! What a sweet dog. I am so sorry for your loss.
      Thank you for your thoughtful words and I am happy to see you here! Cheers to you~

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    1. Laughing, sounds like annoy. No worries. I am the queen of the typo. I once referred to a friend in a comment as a fiend, so you are in good company. Welcome & pleased to meet you!

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  11. Hi Cindy,
    The breadth and scope of your images is truly uplifting. Perusing your bold image captures, I felt momentarily transported from my kitchen and the white noise of a washer and dryer – I was out there flying with the birds and swimming with the ducks – thank you for creating a most peaceful moment at the start of my day.
    Have a beautiful day, too.
    AnnMarie

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    1. Welcome and what a truly lovely and thoughtful comment! So happy my photos gave you a peaceful start of your day. Makes posting so worthwhile. Thank and most pleased to meet you! <3

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    1. Oh my, the most wonderful thing is hearing from you again! I was just over at your blog. So great to hear from you and thank you, most heartfelt, for your thoughtful kindness!

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  18. As a fellow but very new blogger, I wanted to ask you a question in regards to the protocol for using pictures found on the web in my blog. Can I just cut and paste the image into one of my posts, or do I need to laboriously embed the image location? Or is simply citing the webpage it came from enough. Just wondering if you’d consider pictures from movies and TV shows to be treated the same way you would a quote from someone else. I’d never post another person’s words without giving them due credit, but in this case, I don’t think whoever owns the rights to the movie would mind a little free advertising. I’ve just finished updating my post reviewing the movie Hercules, and have oh so carefully embedded all the pictures. Therefore, if you click on any of the pictures, you can see the exact web address where it came from. All my other posts have been the ‘copy and paste’ method, but I’ve recently become aware that I might be doing something wrong. Here’s a link to said post. Please let me know your thoughts on the subject. Thanks!
    https://reviewsbybethany.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/hercules/

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    1. Looked at your post and no I don’t think you need to imbed the image location and I agree the Hercules movie people will be pleased with your review. Plus I enjoyed the review too! 🙂 What I would do just to ensure you never tick anyone off is to cite the image(s) source at the bottom of the post (i.e., Photo Source: Wherever you got them.) It doesn’t need to be a link, just cite the source generally and briefly. Heading over to read more of your posts and hope this was useful~

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      1. This was very useful. Thank you very much for your time and input. Also I’m so glad you enjoyed my review. I really have a lot of fun writing them and am ecstatic to have found a venue for my work. You’re right, blogging is awesome.

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  20. Wow! My father grew up in a “holler”. I think it was Porter Holler in the hills out of Charleston, WV. Feels friendly to hear you say that. Beautiful blog and photos. I am intrigued and will be following now. Thanks for the like on my blog today. BTW, does the Internet work out there?

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    1. I can’t believe you just asked this! Are you psychic???? The wifi just went down for the first time. It is often slow. I am at the public library answering this post. I think you are psychic! I love hollerdom btb! Wouldn’t swap it for civilization for anything! 😉

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    1. Awwww, well welcome and it is wonderful to meet you. I have been over admiring your blog and you have an admirer and follower in me as well! Cheers to you~

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      1. Thank you for your kind comments and for peaking in! Welcome back. And thanks for dropping by my blog. I too look forward to follow you.
        Warm Greetings form Magny

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  29. Wow, Cindy, I had not realized you were in California. I am in Valencia and share an interest in photography, the profession of psychology and a love of nature. I know I will look forward to reading more here. It’s a wonderful blog.

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    1. Welcome and it is real pleasure to meet you! Sounds like we share some common interests. It is always good to meet like minded people. Heading over to your blog now……Thanks much & cheers!

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  30. Hi Cindy, Thanks for the follow on my blog. Your site is fantastic. You such a good eye and composition in your photos. I am still a little too quick to press that button, but hope in the future I will take more time.

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  31. Dear Cindy, I blog therefore I am… I just love it…it is 2 words that mean a lot!!
    How are you my sweet talented friend.
    have a great week hope to see you soon.. your blog looks different ..were are all your beautiful pictures?
    huggs
    Sherri

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  39. Hi Cindy! Your photos are spectacular! Thank you for stopping by my blog, and following. (I didn’t know where else to write this, but) from the articles you liked, you might actually like my history blog better (not that I have favourites among my four “offspring” 😉 ), “History Undusted”.

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  40. I can’t believe I haven’t followed you before now, Cindy! I am absolutely intrigued by your chosen “home” and am looking forward to learning more about you, your travels, and “The Holler,” and of course seeing your wonderful photos! I have a lot of catching up to do 🙂

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  43. Cindy, I somehow deleted your latest comment on my site! I can’t believe it and have no idea how I did it. My response is there but your comment is not. UGH! I’m so upset this happened and love your comments. You are always so encouraging! Also if you have time – what do you think about keeping the lion icon? Let me know. Peace and blessings to you.

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    1. The lion icon is awesome. You should definitely keep it. Sorry about the missing comment, but I will write you many more because I am a genuine fan of your awesome work! <3

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    1. I was over at your blog a few minutes ago and saw that you did this. Thank you so much for your kindness. It is much appreciated & congratulations on your much deserved award! You deserve them all~

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  49. Hi, Cindy! I am looking at these places of a saint beauty captured by you I’ve never seen something like this! I think there must be some places on the globe where not only the intervention but the simple presence of human being to be forbidden – doesn’t matter with guns of without, with bullets on not, by car or by foot…. Nobody to have rights of property on them – to buy or to sell, to explore, to built or to cut something… (oh silly thoughts).

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