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CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:39 PM Mar 2024

I am celebrating my 149,000 post!

This hammer was a gift from the good people who built a new roof on our home, last year, right before the rains started in earnest.



Being a member of DU and of the Photo Group has brought me new friends, new knowledge and hours of fun and adventure. This post also celebrates all of you, because you've helped me achieve so much.

Many, many thanks!

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I am celebrating my 149,000 post! (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 OP
Congratulations Peggy on your milestone! Callalily Mar 2024 #1
Thanks for your lovely words, my dear Callalily! This place is home! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #3
Congratulations, Peggy! gademocrat7 Mar 2024 #2
Many thanks, my dear gademocrat7! The support I receive from you means a lot. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #5
Congratulations CaliforniaPeggy! Goddessartist Mar 2024 #4
Thank you very much, my dear Goddessartist! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #6
149,000. Amazing! usonian Mar 2024 #7
Thanks so much, my dear usonian! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #9
You are a national treasure! 🥰 rubbersole Mar 2024 #8
Oh my goodness, my dear rubbersole! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #10
Congratulations, Peggy! Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #11
Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #12
Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2024 #13
Thank you, my dear LetMyPeopleVote! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #16
Nothing like hammering your point across, ha ha heh! Congrats and kudos to you, we enjoy your photos so much! SWBTATTReg Mar 2024 #14
You are too funny, and Thank You so much, my dear SWBTATTReg! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #17
My dear CalPeggy, when you hit 150K,,,, lastlib Mar 2024 #15
WOW, thank you for this wonderful graphic, my dear lastlib! It's perfect. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #18
Yay & Kudos, very dear Peggy !!! fierywoman Mar 2024 #19
Thank you so much, my dear fierywoman! Your words touch my heart. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #23
People like you Peggy. That speaks volumes. I am a people. twodogsbarking Mar 2024 #20
Yes, you sure are a people, my dear twodogsbarking! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #24
I like that photo! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #21
Thank you for liking my photo, my dear Hermit-The-Prog! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #25
I can feel the characteristics of the parts of the hammer in your photo. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #36
I appreciate your thorough explanation! And I knew you were kidding about the use of the hammer. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #38
Congratulations! PatSeg Mar 2024 #22
Thank you, my dear PatSeg! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #26
So it would seem PatSeg Mar 2024 #49
So it would seem PatSeg Mar 2024 #50
Wow, great to hear this! RKP5637 Mar 2024 #27
Thanks very much, my dear RKP5637! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #32
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ underpants Mar 2024 #28
Awwwww........my dear underpants! Thank You! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #33
Yaaaaay! shenmue Mar 2024 #29
Thank you, my dear shenmue, for your happy response! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #34
Congrats dear Peggy! FalloutShelter Mar 2024 #30
You're welcome, my dear FalloutShelter! And thank you for your kind words . . . CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #35
Congratulations, CaliforniaPeggy! pandr32 Mar 2024 #31
Thank you, my dear pandr32! I greatly appreciate your enthusiastic response! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #37
Congrats!!! PortTack Mar 2024 #39
Thank you, my dear PortTack! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #44
Congratulations, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #40
Aw, thank you, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #45
That's a lot of work! malthaussen Mar 2024 #41
Thank you so much, my dear malthaussen, and congrats on passing 17,000! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #46
Love ya CP! Thanks for sharing all that you have, and particularly enjoyed the photos! XXOO, ED Evolve Dammit Mar 2024 #42
Awwww! Thank you for your lovely remarks, my dear Evolve Dammit! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #47
My dear Peggy: the hammer is to advertise the business ... planetc Mar 2024 #43
Thanks for your great comments, my dear planetc! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #48
K&R The Wizard Mar 2024 #51
My dear Wizard: Thank You! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #56
Your posts are enlightening The Wizard Mar 2024 #63
Your kindness touches me . . . thank you. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #65
a good number, Peg! elleng Mar 2024 #52
Thanks so much, my dear elleng! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #58
Great pic. again! Congrats Eliot Rosewater Mar 2024 #53
Thank you so much, my dear Eliot Rosewater! I rather like it too. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #59
Congratulations! And thank you for many wonderful images, and thoughtful niyad Mar 2024 #54
Ah, thank you so much, my dear niyad! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #60
That is quite an achievement. Thank you for all your wonderful photographs and your kind spirit. LoisB Mar 2024 #55
Thank You, my dear LoisB! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #61
Congrats, Peggy! Bayard Mar 2024 #57
Wow, thank you so much, my dear Bayard! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #62
Here's to another 149,000 HAB911 Mar 2024 #64
Bless you, my dear HAB911! If I live long enough . . . ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #66
Congratulations California Peggy. lark Mar 2024 #67
Wow, thank you so much, my dear lark! I feel your appreciation a lot and it warms me. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #68
Wow/ 🍰 🍨 justaprogressive Mar 2024 #69
Omigod, my dear justaprogressive! WOW! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #70

Callalily

(15,013 posts)
1. Congratulations Peggy on your milestone!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:42 PM
Mar 2024

You are a great asset to DU and especially the Photo Group. We appreciate all that you do and contribute.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
3. Thanks for your lovely words, my dear Callalily! This place is home!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:47 PM
Mar 2024

I've learned so much here . . . photography, life, love, all of that and so much more.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
5. Many thanks, my dear gademocrat7! The support I receive from you means a lot.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:49 PM
Mar 2024

I hope I may inspire and be inspired for many years to come.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
9. Thanks so much, my dear usonian!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:58 PM
Mar 2024

I like my new name.

I won't ever run out since I erase the files as soon as they're in my computer. Unless I'm traveling, that is. Then I save them to upload into my desktop computer. Even so, I've never run out of space! I came close--once!

rubbersole

(8,575 posts)
8. You are a national treasure! 🥰
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 03:57 PM
Mar 2024

Your eye is wonderful. Wish everyone could see the world the way you do. Thank you so much!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
10. Oh my goodness, my dear rubbersole!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 04:00 PM
Mar 2024

Thank you so much!

My eye has always been true to me. I trust my vision, and it rarely leads me wrong. Thank goodness!

Diamond_Dog

(34,884 posts)
11. Congratulations, Peggy!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 04:02 PM
Mar 2024

I feel so lucky to have made some wonderful friends here on DU and I count you among them! Thank you for your words of encouragement and for always being the brightest light on DU!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
12. Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 04:08 PM
Mar 2024

And I count you among my wonderful friends! It's funny; how can we be friends when we've never talked face to face, or even electronically? But there it is. Connections can be made, and are, all the time right here. They benefit us all.

Your kind words mean so much. My bright light may not shine as brightly these days, but be sure it's still inside me, waiting for the proper moment to resurface.

SWBTATTReg

(24,164 posts)
14. Nothing like hammering your point across, ha ha heh! Congrats and kudos to you, we enjoy your photos so much!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 04:18 PM
Mar 2024

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
17. You are too funny, and Thank You so much, my dear SWBTATTReg!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:01 PM
Mar 2024

Thank you for the kudos and congrats, and I'm thrilled that you enjoy my photos so much!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
18. WOW, thank you for this wonderful graphic, my dear lastlib! It's perfect.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:04 PM
Mar 2024

It will be a while. I'm not as prolific a poster as I was in my younger days, lol!

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,595 posts)
21. I like that photo!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:18 PM
Mar 2024

A flower for your milestone:


Thanks to the wonder of cameras, I can give that away without risking getting a hammer to the head.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
25. Thank you for liking my photo, my dear Hermit-The-Prog!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:36 PM
Mar 2024

I used my light box to create it. It was a bit of a challenge (the hammer is pretty big!) but I met that challenge.

And thank you for the wonderful flower! Is it growing out of a cactus? Quite lovely!

I am not violent! The thought of using a hammer on anyone is horrifying to me!

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,595 posts)
36. I can feel the characteristics of the parts of the hammer in your photo.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:52 PM
Mar 2024

Many 16 oz framing hammers with ripping claws have fiberglas handles. That one is clearly wooden. The black background shows off the polished, hardened steel head and the warm wood.

The bloom is on some kind of plant my wife has lugged in and out of the house, according to season, for years. It's not a cactus but may be related. Most of the time it's just a scraggly looking thing with scattered leaves as seen in that photo. Until it bloomed, I thought she was nuts to hang on to it, much less carry it inside and out and make room for it.

Oh, I wouldn't fear your use of the hammer. She probably wouldn't use it on me, either, I was just using a bit of hyperbole to emphasize that messing with her plants is just completely unacceptable.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
38. I appreciate your thorough explanation! And I knew you were kidding about the use of the hammer.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:54 PM
Mar 2024

And believe me, the handle on the hammer is most definitely WOOD. It's solid and a bit heavy.

PatSeg

(49,726 posts)
49. So it would seem
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 08:05 PM
Mar 2024

There aren't too many things that I've done for 20+ years, so that's saying something about DU. It gives one a sense of continuity. I'm frequently surprised at how many early members are still here.

PatSeg

(49,726 posts)
50. So it would seem
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 08:05 PM
Mar 2024

There aren't too many things that I've done for 20+ years, so that's saying something about DU. It gives one a sense of continuity. I'm frequently surprised at how many early members are still here.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
35. You're welcome, my dear FalloutShelter! And thank you for your kind words . . .
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 05:51 PM
Mar 2024

As long as I can hold my camera, there will be pics!

Mousetoescamper

(5,255 posts)
40. Congratulations, Peggy!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 06:01 PM
Mar 2024

Long may you continue shooting your wonderful photos and posting your always thoughtful responses!



CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
46. Thank you so much, my dear malthaussen, and congrats on passing 17,000!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 07:18 PM
Mar 2024

It is good to notice when we pass our milestones . . .

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
47. Awwww! Thank you for your lovely remarks, my dear Evolve Dammit!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 07:20 PM
Mar 2024

I'm always trying to learn new things and make my photos better.

XXOO back atcha!

planetc

(8,273 posts)
43. My dear Peggy: the hammer is to advertise the business ...
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 06:29 PM
Mar 2024

that fixed your roof. You're not supposed to hit anything with it. You're supposed to call CAP when you need your railing repaired, or recommend them to your friends. You are constitutionally incapable of hurting anything, and a great photographer too. Pelple notice these things. I'm another people.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
48. Thanks for your great comments, my dear planetc!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 07:23 PM
Mar 2024

Yeah, I know. Mostly they do roofs. And they are damned good at it too.

If I'm really angry about something (yeah, it happens) the worst I do is yell! It's pretty impressive, but also very rare.

I hear you about people noticing. It's way cool!

niyad

(120,192 posts)
54. Congratulations! And thank you for many wonderful images, and thoughtful
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 08:13 PM
Mar 2024

moments. New Moon tonight, wonderful new beginnings!

LoisB

(8,755 posts)
55. That is quite an achievement. Thank you for all your wonderful photographs and your kind spirit.
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:09 PM
Mar 2024

Oh, and congratulations!!!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
61. Thank You, my dear LoisB!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:51 PM
Mar 2024

I know how it is to be treated by those who are unkind, so I try to do better than that. I don't always succeed.

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
62. Wow, thank you so much, my dear Bayard!
Sun Mar 10, 2024, 09:52 PM
Mar 2024

Maybe the good parts! I can be less than good, from time to time.

lark

(24,198 posts)
67. Congratulations California Peggy.
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 09:45 AM
Mar 2024

You are an important member of an important (to me, anyway) group of enlightened folks that I appreciate more than I could ever say!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,204 posts)
70. Omigod, my dear justaprogressive! WOW!
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 05:16 PM
Mar 2024

What a tremendously gorgeous trophy!

Thank you so much!

All I can say: The one you give me at 150K had better be a lot larger!



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