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Related: About this forumI 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!
Callalily
(14,889 posts)You are a great asset to DU and especially the Photo Group. We appreciate all that you do and contribute.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I've learned so much here . . . photography, life, love, all of that and so much more.
gademocrat7
(10,658 posts)You are an inspiration.🤗👏
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I hope I may inspire and be inspired for many years to come.
Goddessartist
(1,800 posts)Here's to many more!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I hope for many too!
usonian
(9,810 posts)Prolific Photographer Peggy.
May you never run out of film SD Cards.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)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
(6,691 posts)Your eye is wonderful. Wish everyone could see the world the way you do. Thank you so much!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)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
(32,002 posts)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
(149,627 posts)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.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,291 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Thank you for the kudos and congrats, and I'm thrilled that you enjoy my photos so much!
lastlib
(23,239 posts)...we are going to throw you one HECK of a PARTY!!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)It will be a while. I'm not as prolific a poster as I was in my younger days, lol!
fierywoman
(7,684 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,754 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I like you too.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,348 posts)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
(149,627 posts)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
(33,348 posts)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
(149,627 posts)And believe me, the handle on the hammer is most definitely WOOD. It's solid and a bit heavy.
PatSeg
(47,482 posts)Lots of milestones these days.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)A lot of us have been here awhile! It's due to longevity run wild.
PatSeg
(47,482 posts)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
(47,482 posts)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.
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I appreciate your enthusiastic response very much!
underpants
(182,823 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,868 posts)Thanks for all of the beautiful pics!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)As long as I can hold my camera, there will be pics!
pandr32
(11,586 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)PortTack
(32,771 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Mousetoescamper
(3,228 posts)Long may you continue shooting your wonderful photos and posting your always thoughtful responses!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)You know I'm in for the long haul . . . It's in my blood.
malthaussen
(17,200 posts)Hey, I just passed 17,000!
-- Mal
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)It is good to notice when we pass our milestones . . .
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I'm always trying to learn new things and make my photos better.
XXOO back atcha!
planetc
(7,812 posts)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
(149,627 posts)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!
The Wizard
(12,545 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)The Wizard
(12,545 posts)and help keep this place a bit more civilized.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)elleng
(130,936 posts)Congrats!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)niyad
(113,323 posts)moments. New Moon tonight, wonderful new beginnings!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)My loyal friend! Your comments always brighten my time here.
LoisB
(7,206 posts)Oh, and congratulations!!!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)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.
Bayard
(22,075 posts)I want to grow up to be like you!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Maybe the good parts! I can be less than good, from time to time.
HAB911
(8,893 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)lark
(23,102 posts)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
(149,627 posts)justaprogressive
(2,190 posts)For You:
(Just imagine how big the trophy would have been if you had waited to 150,000! )
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)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!