Falling~ – Cindy Knoke
Waterfall Alley, alongside The Columbia River Gorge, in Oregon, has eight, named waterfalls, and endless beauty to explore. Cheers to you from Oregon~| Cindy Knoke
Waterfall Alley, alongside The Columbia River Gorge, in Oregon, has eight, named waterfalls, and endless beauty to explore. Cheers to you from Oregon~| Cindy Knoke
You bird watcher, you. You think, you watch us? Our lives depend, on watching you. We appreciate, your jelly, but we don’t really trust you. You are a human after all. Cheers to you from the …| Cindy Knoke
Squirrely is waiting for the blooms to turn to berries. The cherry blossoms, and shallon blooms will soon make him fat & happy. The rhododendrons, are a blooming, glory. While the iris, are dramatic divas. Piers Japonica looks like sci-fi critters ready to up-root and walk away! Cheers to you from blooming Washington & Oregon~| Cindy Knoke
The Astoria-Megler Bridge is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America, connecting Oregon and Washington State and spanning The Columbia River. On the Oregon side is Fort Clats…| Cindy Knoke
We are staying in The Gorge Hotel built in 1921 where my grandparents once stayed, with the wildflowers blooming, driving up to find the views, my grandfather painted in his Columbia Gorge paintings. This observant robin didn’t let me distract him, from his worm, and this friendly elk licked our car windows! Cheers to you … Continue reading Columbia River Gorge (Oregon Side)~| Cindy Knoke
Who do you think you are? Can’t you see we’re busy? You are not a member of our clicque! We have a hard enough time getting along with each other. You are just toooo much! We just want to rest in peace, but you human, are not getting the message….. and you are NOT invited … Continue reading Elkish Attitude~| Cindy Knoke
in Oregon stretches for seemingly endless misty miles. Haystack Rock on the beach is famous both for it’s unique grandeur, and for the variety of wildlife it harbors, including a nesting colo…| Cindy Knoke
Flying, to you, from The Holler, and, your feathered friends! (note the hummingbird’s tongue) Cheers to you & Happy Easter~ (_/)( • .•)/ >🥕| Cindy Knoke
Our tiny, mighty, sleepy, Holler hummers, are flying jewels, in the garden. They make every Holler day, a happy day. Cheers to you from The Hollerites~| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) I am reading John Muir’s, “My First Summer in the Sierras,” published in 1911. Note the horse hoof tracks in the sand, these are the wild mustangs of Mono L…| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) Mono Lake in California, is a pristine, paradise, in winter. There is no one here, but the lake, the tufas, and you! Tufas are delicate limestone structures formed over thousands of years, by the interaction of fresh and alkaline water. Cheers to you from Mono Lake in the winter~| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) California isn’t all ocean, sun and surf. It is also mountains, snow and ski. Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes California averages 400 inches of snow each year. We have been coming here to ski annually for almost 55 years. Another storm is arriving this weekend! Gearing up. You can see Mono Lake … Continue reading The Other Cali: Part I~| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) Jacques Cousteau referred to The Sea of Cortez as the world’s aquarium, which it clearly is, empty, stunning, and full of wildlife. The region is also, home to a huge v…| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) Son & twin grandsons on their nervy first ride. Up & Away! Subsequent rides were a piece of cake! Soon, they’re laidback, and shredding, the bunny slopes, with …| Cindy Knoke
Click/Tap to enlarge. San Diego Harbor. Sea of Cortez. Gingerbread Village from unknown creator. Wishing you Health and Happiness this Holiday Season & Beyond! Cheers to you from The Holler~| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) Two new birds for me! The first five photos are Tropical King Birds. The Tropical Kingbird identification is a late edition correction provided for me by Teresa Robeson, a br…| Cindy Knoke
Click/Tap to enlarge. Meet Mr. Red Rock Crab. He is quite large! We have been traveling out of wifi and satellite range on the Pacific side of the Baja California Penninsula in Mexico and into The …| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) To you, from The Holler, silent Slytherins, of the night, & Happy Halloween! My best guess creepy crawly identification in order are: Rustic Sphinx Moth, Green Darner Dra…| Cindy Knoke
(click/tap to enlarge) and torn by hungry birds, but persevering. A tattered beauty, fluttering by. I love both the bird and the butterfly, but this round goes to the bird. Cheers to you from The Holler creatures~| Cindy Knoke
