Holler Blooms~

On September 2, 2022 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN, Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES217 Comments

Prickly Pears,

with pretty petals.

Beautiful blooms,

on bristly barbs.

Cacti,

charm,

with catty claws.

Cheers to you from The Holler’s captivating cacti~

Holler Hiking~

On June 20, 2020July 6, 2020 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, Coyotes, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, REVERIES, Wild Life207 Comments

and picnicking,

are perfect during a pandemic.

No one here but us turkeys.

Well there are lots and lots of coyotes skulking about….

and cacti blooming everywhere.

The pasture below The Holler is happy due to all the rain,

and this is our peaceful morning view.

Cheers to you, from all of us, hunkered down at The Holler, with hopes you are staying safe and well~

Desert Flowers~

On April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 By cindy knokeIn EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN, Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Sunsets269 Comments

Cacti in peak spring bloom,

bursting to rival spring flowers.

Citron, ruby, pearl, amethyst.

A bejeweled thorn garden,

with cactus fairies dressed in buds.

Queen Yucca reigns,

while lowly barrel floats cellophane flowers.

Arid desert landscape,

yields burgeoning blooms.

Cheers to you from the flowering desert~

Blooming Cacti: Part I~

On March 27, 2016 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN, Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES271 Comments

Cacti are blooming all over Hollerdom.

Prickly plants yielding fragile flowers.

Like gilded lilies,

in rainbow hues,

seeking sun,

through lethal thorns.

An Easter parade,

in a desert scape,

beauty triumphs in the harshest places.

Cheers & Happy Easter to you~

Anza Borrego Desert Wildflowers!

On March 16, 2015 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, Flowers, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES262 Comments

Spring wildflowers,

carpet the desert,

with fragile blooms.

Some live only for a day.

No matter how brief,

they fill the arid desert,

with the joyful beauty,

of Life!
Cheers to you from the fragile desert~

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~

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