Here I am! Today is a good day for me. Post your photo too! I'd love to see everyone! ♥

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[LoisB]

1. Just lovely.

Such a warm, genuine smile. Great picture.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thank you so much, my dear LoisB! Glad you enjoyed.

I truly felt my smile.

[KarenS]

3. Nice to see you!!

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]

6. Thanks so much, my dear KarenS!

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!

[onecaliberal]

4. You are so cute.

I really need to learn how to post photos.

[rubbersole]

5. Stone cold fox, actually!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Aw, thank you so much, my dear onecaliberal!

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!

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Hello Miss California Peggy!

You’re looking exceptionally lovely today! Green is definitely your color!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Aw, thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

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]

10. Well ... I *did* notice your green earrings, actually!

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I'm glad you did! They're not jade, but chalcedony.

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]

15. They are beautiful

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]

17. Wow! And what a lovely memory that is.

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.

[Diamond_Dog]

38. Almost forgot!

This pic is 3 years old, I don’t have any better ones in my archive.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Thanks so much for posting this, my dear Diamond_Dog! I like your face. You're smart & pretty! ♥ nt

[Diamond_Dog]

42. Aww you're too sweet, Peg!

[Bundbuster]

12. Peggy, your warmth and beauty shine through my monitor

and bring a huge smile to my face.

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Wow, thank you so much, my dear Bundbuster!

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.

[ItsjustMe]

14. I posted my photo here back in April.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1230&pid=61328

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. That is just a wonderful photo, my dear ItsjustMe!

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]

16. A propos of today's date, from Iraq, '08

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]

19. That is one very appropriate photo, my dear majdrfrtim! I love Senor Osito too.

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]

20. Chaplain

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]

21. Addendum:

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]

24. I've heard of Sapolsky, but don't know anything about him--until now.

That must have been quite the experience!

[Old Crank]

26. That is interesting

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. What a great story! You'd think you'd taken advantage of them, or some other such foolishness!

[Old Crank]

22. Looking good

I have to get home before I post anything.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Thank you, my dear Old Crank! See you later. ♥ nt

[Ocelot II]

27. This one's a few years old, before I went gray and started avoiding cameras.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Well, you were certainly lovely then, and I'll bet you're still lovely now, my dear Ocelot II!

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.

[Permanut]

28. Delightful portrait!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Thanks so much, my dear Permanut! Very sweet of you. ♥ nt

[Ocelot II]

29. Great smile!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Thanks so much, my dear Ocelot II! Very kind of you. ♥

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

33. Hello from Canada 🍁

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Thanks for playing, my dear CANADIANBEAVER69! You have such a nice smile.

And a friendly, open face.

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

35. You're so very sweet to say

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

[MichaelSoE]

36. I have many self portraits but I thought that this one was the most interesting

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

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Thank you for this fascinating photo, my dear MichaelSoE! It is a very cool shot.

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

Thanks again!

[HAB911]

37. LOL, what a great idea! Evolution of me, threefer

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. This is a fascinating threefer! Thanks so much, my dear HAB911. Very clever montage. ♥ nt