tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post7427765469917172246..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: Alley hollyhocksGranny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-13494845373874415032009-08-09T22:21:45.995-07:002009-08-09T22:21:45.995-07:00jarvenpa -- we have excellent ravens here in Presc...jarvenpa -- we have excellent ravens here in Prescott; every dumpster has its resident raven(s) as do all the food stores and restaurants. 's funny -- neither my mother nor either grandmother made hollyhock dolls.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-91982118777101968362009-08-09T19:33:49.375-07:002009-08-09T19:33:49.375-07:00Ravens and hollyhocks are two of my favorite thing...Ravens and hollyhocks are two of my favorite things.<br />Did you ever make hollyhock dolls as a child? My grandmother used to help me make them--her Southern California side garden had an entire parade of hollyhocks going on.jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-33625932851011751872009-08-08T21:48:49.801-07:002009-08-08T21:48:49.801-07:00boonie -- you've reminded me that I just happe...boonie -- you've reminded me that I just happen to have a collection of alleyways, tho they are not close up and intimate. Of course, I agree with you about the comparison between a towns' front and back yards.<br /><br />frame -- if we were to declare an official city flower, it would be the hollyhock, just as the raven would win hands down as the official city bird.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-25984165670881309912009-08-08T19:53:14.689-07:002009-08-08T19:53:14.689-07:00There are holyhocks all over the place out here in...There are holyhocks all over the place out here in Paulden - in all kinds of colors. They are showy and fun - and they do spring up all over by themselves year after year.<br /><br />I agree, RV - there are some great alley ways in Prescott!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405534102659638910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-58898315170291336182009-08-08T06:29:44.722-07:002009-08-08T06:29:44.722-07:00In addition to your hollyhocks, alleyways are a gr...In addition to your hollyhocks, alleyways are a great way to explore a town. They seem more real than the fronts of buildings, which seem created just for show. Alleyways are where most of the funky, unregulated stuff is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com