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Here I am! Today is a good day for me. Post your photo too! I'd love to see everyone! ♥ (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 OP
Just lovely. LoisB Nov 2023 #1
Thank you so much, my dear LoisB! Glad you enjoyed. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #2
Nice to see you!! KarenS Nov 2023 #3
Thanks so much, my dear KarenS! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #6
You are so cute. onecaliberal Nov 2023 #4
Stone cold fox, actually! rubbersole Nov 2023 #5
Aw, thank you so much, my dear onecaliberal! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #7
Hello Miss California Peggy! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #8
Aw, thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #9
Well ... I *did* notice your green earrings, actually! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #10
I'm glad you did! They're not jade, but chalcedony. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #11
They are beautiful Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #15
Wow! And what a lovely memory that is. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #17
Almost forgot! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #38
Thanks so much for posting this, my dear Diamond_Dog! I like your face. You're smart & pretty! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #39
Aww you're too sweet, Peg! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #42
Peggy, your warmth and beauty shine through my monitor Bundbuster Nov 2023 #12
Wow, thank you so much, my dear Bundbuster! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #13
I posted my photo here back in April. ItsjustMe Nov 2023 #14
That is just a wonderful photo, my dear ItsjustMe! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #18
A propos of today's date, from Iraq, '08 majdrfrtim Nov 2023 #16
That is one very appropriate photo, my dear majdrfrtim! I love Senor Osito too. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #19
Chaplain majdrfrtim Nov 2023 #20
Addendum: majdrfrtim Nov 2023 #21
I've heard of Sapolsky, but don't know anything about him--until now. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #24
That is interesting Old Crank Nov 2023 #26
What a great story! You'd think you'd taken advantage of them, or some other such foolishness! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #23
Looking good Old Crank Nov 2023 #22
Thank you, my dear Old Crank! See you later. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #25
This one's a few years old, before I went gray and started avoiding cameras. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #27
Well, you were certainly lovely then, and I'll bet you're still lovely now, my dear Ocelot II! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #30
Delightful portrait! Permanut Nov 2023 #28
Thanks so much, my dear Permanut! Very sweet of you. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #31
Great smile! Ocelot II Nov 2023 #29
Thanks so much, my dear Ocelot II! Very kind of you. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #32
Hello from Canada 🍁 CANADIANBEAVER69 Nov 2023 #33
Thanks for playing, my dear CANADIANBEAVER69! You have such a nice smile. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #34
You're so very sweet to say CANADIANBEAVER69 Nov 2023 #35
I have many self portraits but I thought that this one was the most interesting MichaelSoE Nov 2023 #36
Thank you for this fascinating photo, my dear MichaelSoE! It is a very cool shot. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #40
LOL, what a great idea! Evolution of me, threefer HAB911 Nov 2023 #37
This is a fascinating threefer! Thanks so much, my dear HAB911. Very clever montage. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #41

KarenS

(4,666 posts)
3. Nice to see you!!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 05:55 PM
Nov 2023

I just took a selfie, didn't like it, so I deleted it. I am not photogenic,,,,
but we nearly have the same hairstyle

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
6. Thanks so much, my dear KarenS!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 06:44 PM
Nov 2023

I hear you about photogenic--I'm not always but today it worked!

My hair is fairly long and today I'm wearing it up. And it's cooperating!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
7. Aw, thank you so much, my dear onecaliberal!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 06:48 PM
Nov 2023

We do have a thread at the top of this group that shows how to post photos.

Here's the link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/103659987

Come on in!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
9. Aw, thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 07:06 PM
Nov 2023

Greens and blues are definitely my colors. I have so many shirts in these colors! You can't really see in this photo, but my earrings coordinate too.

I always have fun getting dressed!

Diamond_Dog

(34,974 posts)
10. Well ... I *did* notice your green earrings, actually!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 07:18 PM
Nov 2023

I also like greens and blues on myself. Are those jade earrings?

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
11. I'm glad you did! They're not jade, but chalcedony.
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 07:27 PM
Nov 2023

I'm not familiar with that stone, but I like the color and the way they're set. And I think they go well with my knit shirt.



Diamond_Dog

(34,974 posts)
15. They are beautiful
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 09:37 PM
Nov 2023

And the perfect compliment to your green shirt. I’m not familiar with the stone, either,so you taught me something new! With your eye for color it’s no wonder you chose those particular earrings.

When Mr. Diamond and I went on our honeymoon, we drove across the country (only time I’ve ever been to California!). We took our time and stopped wherever something struck our fancy.

On the way out, we stopped in Rawlins, Wyoming, where there was a nice little park in the center of town that was the perfect place for us to stop and have some sandwiches for lunch out of our cooler. On the way back to our car, we passed a jewelry store that had the prettiest green earrings in the window - the sign said they were made from Wyoming jade. I just fell in love with them. Well my wonderful hubby bought them for me and I wear them still. It was quite a splurge for us because we didn’t have much money back then. 🙂

Your green earrings brought back a wonderful memory for me, Peggy.


CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
17. Wow! And what a lovely memory that is.
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:01 PM
Nov 2023

Thank you for telling me your story. The power of love!

I'm grateful that my green earrings brought back such a wonderful memory for you.

Bundbuster

(4,018 posts)
12. Peggy, your warmth and beauty shine through my monitor
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 07:44 PM
Nov 2023

and bring a huge smile to my face.

Here's a shot of me at my favorite Denver hangout, the zoo.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
13. Wow, thank you so much, my dear Bundbuster!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 07:49 PM
Nov 2023

Your gracious words make me smile.

I like your photo a lot too. You look intelligent, calm and secure in yourself. Plus, you like birds!

The years have been good to you.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
18. That is just a wonderful photo, my dear ItsjustMe!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:05 PM
Nov 2023

I love being able to put a face to the name.

You're very handsome, and I know how smart you are!

Thanks for participating!

majdrfrtim

(340 posts)
16. A propos of today's date, from Iraq, '08
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 09:57 PM
Nov 2023


This photo shows me with “Señor Osito,” who accompanied me on all my missions “outside the wire.” He reminded me that not only could I not bear arms, I couldn’t arm bears.

Thanks, CP!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
19. That is one very appropriate photo, my dear majdrfrtim! I love Senor Osito too.
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:09 PM
Nov 2023

I see a crucifix on your clothing; were you a chaplain or some such? That would explain not being able to bear arms.

Thank you for participating today! It's a great photo of you.

majdrfrtim

(340 posts)
20. Chaplain
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:26 PM
Nov 2023

I joined the military in my 50s, with no prior service, at a time when I was the Undergraduate Research Coordinator and Director of the Honors Program in Biological Sciences at Stanford. Some of my colleagues were annoyed that I was professionally religious (I’d been ordained a priest before I began a PhD in that department in the 90s) and yet they couldn’t gainsay my credentials because I’d earned them in that department!

majdrfrtim

(340 posts)
21. Addendum:
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:33 PM
Nov 2023

Oh, and while I was in Iraq in the middle of a war zone without a weapon, the bio department got rid of my position, so I left Iraq as just one more jobless vet. And while we’re talking ironies: I got my PhD in the lab of Robert Sapolsky, who’s lately been in the news for publishing his latest book, “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will.”

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
24. I've heard of Sapolsky, but don't know anything about him--until now.
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:41 PM
Nov 2023

That must have been quite the experience!

Old Crank

(4,779 posts)
26. That is interesting
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 10:44 PM
Nov 2023

About Sspolski. We played pickup football, soccer, together on Roble field for a while.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
30. Well, you were certainly lovely then, and I'll bet you're still lovely now, my dear Ocelot II!
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 11:57 PM
Nov 2023

I started going gray when I was 20, but I decided to let it be.

I appreciate your posting your photo, no matter how you look! You have a lovely smile.



CANADIANBEAVER69

(567 posts)
35. You're so very sweet to say
Sun Nov 12, 2023, 01:29 AM
Nov 2023

I love your market photo's. One of the last ones I loved was the fruit (Blueberry,Raspberry and Figs) Such vibrant colours.

MichaelSoE

(1,576 posts)
36. I have many self portraits but I thought that this one was the most interesting
Sun Nov 12, 2023, 06:14 AM
Nov 2023


I wanted to play around with an infinite mirror shot and this was the end result.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,291 posts)
40. Thank you for this fascinating photo, my dear MichaelSoE! It is a very cool shot.
Sun Nov 12, 2023, 11:29 AM
Nov 2023

The lighting and the angle of view make this a most intriguing photo.

Thanks again!

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