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My best photos from my stay in the rehab hospital: (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday OP
Are you home? we can do it Yesterday #1
I am indeed home, since this last Sunday. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #3
How long were you in rehab? PatSeg Yesterday #20
2 weeks in rehab. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #60
I'm sure you are happy to be home again PatSeg Yesterday #66
Yay! So happy you are home & feeling better! SheltieLover Yesterday #27
Great ro hear that, Peggy!!! 70sEraVet Yesterday #37
Wonderful news! summer_in_TX Yesterday #43
Nice to hear! take it slow. Eko Yesterday #67
Glad to hear that ☀️ we can do it 22 hrs ago #77
So glad to hear you're home again! Lonestarblue 10 hrs ago #103
Hi Peggy! FalloutShelter Yesterday #2
Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #6
Pegs! You're back! CousinIT Yesterday #4
Thanks for your enthusiastic reply, my dear CousinIT! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #7
Beautiful. Hope things are going well. Climate Crusader Yesterday #5
Thanks so much, my dear Climate Crusader! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #8
Welcome home, great to see your post and your cool pics Walleye Yesterday #9
Ah, thank you so much, my dear Walleye! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #10
Welcome Home!!! littlemissmartypants Yesterday #11
Thanks so much, my dear lmsp! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #33
Glad you're home! 2naSalit Yesterday #12
Thanks very much, my dear 2naSalit! I'm glad too. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #34
Good to see your recovery is progressing...best thoughts and wishes! (n/t) Moostache Yesterday #13
Thanks very much, my dear Moostache! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #36
It wasn't as pretty here while you were gone. Teacher of the Year Yesterday #14
Aw, what a lovely thing to say, and thank you for it, my dear Teacher of the Year! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #38
Glad you are home &the hospitalground crew does nice work irisblue Yesterday #15
Thanks so much, my dear irisblue! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #39
You must be improving to be able to provide us with your art. NNadir Yesterday #16
Thanks so much, my dear NNadir! I am driven to post what I have. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #40
Lovely photos, Peggy! Grim Chieftain Yesterday #17
I appreciate your kind words a lot and thanks for them, my dear Grim Chieftain! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #41
Welcome home CaliforniaPeggy. kairos12 Yesterday #18
Thanks very much, my dear kairos12! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #42
So happy you're doing well and enjoying your hobby! senseandsensibility Yesterday #19
Thanks for your great thoughts, my dear senseandsensibility! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #44
Good to hear you're home. boonecreek Yesterday #21
Thanks very much, my dear boonecreek! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #45
Welcome back Peggy Orrin_73 Yesterday #22
Aw, thank you so much, my dear Orrin_73! That's lovely. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #46
So glad you're home CP mountain grammy Yesterday #23
Thanks so much, my dear mountain grammy! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #47
Great photos radical noodle Yesterday #24
Thanks so much, my dear radical noodle! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #48
Great photos! And I'm very glad to hear you're home! highplainsdem Yesterday #25
Thanks very much, my dear highplainsdem! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #49
That almost looks like Century City BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #26
Very smart of you, my dear BlueWaveNeverEnd! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #51
I worked in CC more than 30 years ago!! Glad you are recovering BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #63
Happy to hear you are home & feeling better, Peggy! SheltieLover Yesterday #28
Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #52
Always! SheltieLover Yesterday #57
Welcome back to where you've been missed and anxiously waiting for your healthy return 🌺 Deuxcents Yesterday #29
Thanks so much, my dear Deuxcents! Your kindness means a lot to me. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #53
Wonderful to see you again Peggy! Your name is synonymous with fine photography. George McGovern Yesterday #30
You are defintely too kind, my dear George! And I thank you for your generous thoughts. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #54
Peggy, you are such an accomplished photographer Diamond_Dog Yesterday #31
Aw, thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #55
Memories for you Mira Yesterday #32
Thank you, dear Mira, for your generous and tender words . . . They touch me deeply. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #56
Happy to hear from you , Ms. Peggy. :) NJCher Yesterday #35
What a great analysis, and thank you for it, my dear NJCher! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #58
Great photos, CaliforniaPeggy! HeartsCanHope Yesterday #50
Thanks very much, my dear HeartsCanHope! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #59
Such excellent news, dear Ms Peggy. huggggggs. Continuing vibes niyad Yesterday #61
Thanks so much, my dear niyad! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #68
Going through what you went through sure didn't kill your creativeness. Great pics! Fla Dem Yesterday #62
Thanks so much for your lovely thoughts, my dear Fla Dem! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #69
I'm so glad you're home, CaliforniaPeggy! MIButterfly Yesterday #64
Thank you so much for your generous thoughts, my dear MIButterfly! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #70
Nice images. bluescribbler Yesterday #65
Thanks for your great thoughts, my dear bluescribbler! CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #71
Very nice pics, Peggy peggysue2 23 hrs ago #72
Thanks so much, my dear peggysue2! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #75
Glad you're home and hope for a speedy recovery and good outcome. 🙏 surfered 23 hrs ago #73
Thanks so much, my dear surfered! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #76
👍 surfered 22 hrs ago #80
Glad you are home, sweet friend... peacebuzzard 23 hrs ago #74
Awww. . . thanks so much for your generous remarks, my dear peacebuzzard! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #79
Don't have a photo, but ... marble falls 22 hrs ago #78
Thanks for sharing your incredible story, my dear marble falls! Yikes! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #81
omg forgive me, but I chuckled at this scenario peacebuzzard 14 hrs ago #98
I find it funny, myself. Seven years ago - cancer free! marble falls 3 hrs ago #105
What great news! gademocrat7 22 hrs ago #82
Thanks so much, my dear gademocrat7! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #84
Welcome home! debsy 22 hrs ago #83
Thanks so much, my dear debsy! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #85
Thanks Peggy! orangecrush 21 hrs ago #86
You're welcome, my dear orangecrush! CaliforniaPeggy 20 hrs ago #87
I'm so thrilled that you owned your joy during your stay CP, JMCKUSICK 20 hrs ago #88
Thank you so much, my dear JMCKUSICK! I always seek joy. CaliforniaPeggy 18 hrs ago #90
I guess beauty is wherever you find it. JohnnyRingo 18 hrs ago #89
You got that right, my dear JohnnyRingo . . . CaliforniaPeggy 18 hrs ago #91
Amazing Randomthought 18 hrs ago #92
Thank you so much, my dear Randomthought! CaliforniaPeggy 18 hrs ago #93
glad to read that you're home, peggy. hope your adjustment back to "normal" life hasn't been too orleans 18 hrs ago #94
Thanks so much, my dear orleans! CaliforniaPeggy 18 hrs ago #95
very nice Skittles 15 hrs ago #96
Sprung you already? malthaussen 14 hrs ago #97
Photography..........the best medicine! HAB911 13 hrs ago #99
Welcome home, Peggy! And those are spectacular photos! Rhiannon12866 13 hrs ago #100
So glad to hear that you are home and feeling better! Callalily 13 hrs ago #101
I am so glad that you are doing better and you are at home! OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #102
Nice pics! Take it easy. The healing process can be slow. 💚 Clouds Passing 10 hrs ago #104

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
3. I am indeed home, since this last Sunday.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:32 PM
Yesterday

I hesitated to announce it since I was feeling pretty weird! But I'm better now; the weirdness is fading.

PatSeg

(53,239 posts)
20. How long were you in rehab?
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:51 PM
Yesterday

Good to hear you are home. I always do better when I'm at home.

PatSeg

(53,239 posts)
66. I'm sure you are happy to be home again
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:07 PM
Yesterday

When I was in rehab two years ago, "getting out" was almost like being released from prison.

Lonestarblue

(13,520 posts)
103. So glad to hear you're home again!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 09:57 AM
10 hrs ago

Here's hoping you're soon able to take photos at your local farmers' market.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
6. Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:35 PM
Yesterday

I'm glad you like those! #2 is certainly one of my favorites.

I am slowly, glacially getting better. This is not going to be quick.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
7. Thanks for your enthusiastic reply, my dear CousinIT!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:38 PM
Yesterday

Yup, I'm back and very glad to have my big desktop computer to play on.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
8. Thanks so much, my dear Climate Crusader!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:40 PM
Yesterday

Glad you enjoyed my photos.

Things are going OK. I miss the structure of the hospital. Now the structure is up to me.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
10. Ah, thank you so much, my dear Walleye!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:45 PM
Yesterday

I appreciate your very kind words.

I had a great time taking all of those!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
34. Thanks very much, my dear 2naSalit! I'm glad too.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:17 PM
Yesterday

Things were a bit weird the first couple of days, but it's fading now.

#2 and 4 seem to be the favorites!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
36. Thanks very much, my dear Moostache!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:19 PM
Yesterday

Yup, my recovery is progressing but alas, it's glacial! Love your thoughts and wishes!

14. It wasn't as pretty here while you were gone.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:23 PM
Yesterday

Very glad you are feeling better. I'm not surprised you were out looking for something beautiful as part of your healing. :0) Stay well. We need you here.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
38. Aw, what a lovely thing to say, and thank you for it, my dear Teacher of the Year!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:23 PM
Yesterday

Taking photos is in my blood for sure. My iPhone performed well, I think.

I sure hope to never be this sick again.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
39. Thanks so much, my dear irisblue!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:30 PM
Yesterday

The crew outside really does nice work. It's a lovely space!

NNadir

(38,230 posts)
16. You must be improving to be able to provide us with your art.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:34 PM
Yesterday

We are all pleased to see it, and wish you further progress in your recovery.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
40. Thanks so much, my dear NNadir! I am driven to post what I have.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:32 PM
Yesterday

Glad you're enjoying it.

I have lots of progress to make. It's glacial.

Grim Chieftain

(1,858 posts)
17. Lovely photos, Peggy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:41 PM
Yesterday

So very glad you are home and on the mend. Please take care, pamper yourself and know that you are in our thoughts and in our hearts.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
41. I appreciate your kind words a lot and thanks for them, my dear Grim Chieftain!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:33 PM
Yesterday

I'm doing what I can to get better and your support is essential!

senseandsensibility

(25,159 posts)
19. So happy you're doing well and enjoying your hobby!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:47 PM
Yesterday

No doubt being able to do that will help in your recovery. You rock, CP!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
44. Thanks for your great thoughts, my dear senseandsensibility!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
Yesterday

I do enjoy taking and processing my photos; I'm limited by the fact that I don't drive yet. But it's coming!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
45. Thanks very much, my dear boonecreek!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:39 PM
Yesterday

I wish it would speed up!

And I'm glad you enjoyed my photos.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
47. Thanks so much, my dear mountain grammy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:43 PM
Yesterday

There's no place like home!

I loved taking those photos.

radical noodle

(10,626 posts)
24. Great photos
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 04:20 PM
Yesterday

But I bet you're happy to be taking photos at home now. So happy you're doing well.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
48. Thanks so much, my dear radical noodle!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:46 PM
Yesterday

Actually, I haven't taken any photos since I got home; it takes more energy than I currently have. I can't even drive yet!

But it will come.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
51. Very smart of you, my dear BlueWaveNeverEnd!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:49 PM
Yesterday

It IS Century City!

I enjoyed the views very much.

Deuxcents

(27,236 posts)
29. Welcome back to where you've been missed and anxiously waiting for your healthy return 🌺
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 04:56 PM
Yesterday

We’re gonna be wanting to hear how you’re recovering and are so happy with the beauty you see with your camera..a sure sign of things to come

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
53. Thanks so much, my dear Deuxcents! Your kindness means a lot to me.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:58 PM
Yesterday

My photographic eye is always awake and searching for suitable subjects!

So when I'm stronger, I will definitely make use of it.

Diamond_Dog

(40,759 posts)
31. Peggy, you are such an accomplished photographer
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 04:59 PM
Yesterday

You even manage to find interesting images from a hospital bed! I’m just blown away!

If there ever was a DU photo contest with the theme of “Angles” ….. I think you’d definitely make the top choices.

Mira

(22,690 posts)
32. Memories for you
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:00 PM
Yesterday

fabulous sharing to me.
Im so very glad you are recovering and are at home and have the wonderful gratitude shining all over you and are sharing it all with us.
Love you Peggy.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
56. Thank you, dear Mira, for your generous and tender words . . . They touch me deeply.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:04 PM
Yesterday

Love you too, dear Mira.

NJCher

(43,285 posts)
35. Happy to hear from you , Ms. Peggy. :)
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:17 PM
Yesterday

The first photo with the pink flower is a study in shape contrasts. Grass blades criss-crossing, almost oval blades (with a tip on them), and round buds.

The last one, with the bright yellow umbrella, is a color contrast.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
58. What a great analysis, and thank you for it, my dear NJCher!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:06 PM
Yesterday

I felt what you said, and that's important.

niyad

(133,024 posts)
61. Such excellent news, dear Ms Peggy. huggggggs. Continuing vibes
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:32 PM
Yesterday

for your complete recovery and healing.

Fla Dem

(27,681 posts)
62. Going through what you went through sure didn't kill your creativeness. Great pics!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:35 PM
Yesterday

And a belated WELCOME HOME!!!!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
69. Thanks so much for your lovely thoughts, my dear Fla Dem!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:50 PM
Yesterday

I suspect that nothing could kill my creativity--it might be submerged for a time, but it always comes back.

Thanks so much for all your great wishes!

MIButterfly

(2,874 posts)
64. I'm so glad you're home, CaliforniaPeggy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:01 PM
Yesterday

I hope you feel better and stronger every day. Thank you for the photos and keeping us posted on your progress. I wish you all the best, always!

Much love,
MIButterfly

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
70. Thank you so much for your generous thoughts, my dear MIButterfly!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:52 PM
Yesterday

I don't think my progress is that quick; I'll take whatever shows up!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
71. Thanks for your great thoughts, my dear bluescribbler!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:53 PM
Yesterday

I hope I'll be able to get out of my house for some real photos--new ones--very soon!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
76. Thanks so much, my dear surfered!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:25 PM
22 hrs ago

I appreciate your generous remarks! I can only hope that my recovery will be speedy!

We know the outcome will be good, based on what I've learned so far.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
79. Awww. . . thanks so much for your generous remarks, my dear peacebuzzard!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:26 PM
22 hrs ago

Everyday I'm glad to be here.

marble falls

(72,031 posts)
78. Don't have a photo, but ...
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:26 PM
22 hrs ago

... after my bladder surgery I was encouraged to sit in a chair as much as possible within a couple days after the "procedure". I was wired up, tubed up and carried a bag to collect urine.

I'm a determined individual and I decided that if I worked slowly, I'd just swing my body over the side of the bed, gather up the wires, tubes and bag, turn and sit. It didn't work and I got bound up turned half way, the call button out of my reach, stuck like a fly in a spider's web.

In just a few minutes a nurse walked in and untangled me and got me sat down.

"Boy am I glad to see you, how'd you know I was in deep?"
"I came in to find out why you were mooning the nurse's station!", she said.


I am so glad you've pulled your 'escape' off and are doing well. And thanks for the photos, especially the first one.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
81. Thanks for sharing your incredible story, my dear marble falls! Yikes!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:30 PM
22 hrs ago

I didn't have any adventures quite like yours. However, I'd lost my call button several times, until I figured out how to keep it in reach! Then I was OK.

Glad you enjoyed the photos!

peacebuzzard

(5,883 posts)
98. omg forgive me, but I chuckled at this scenario
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:04 AM
14 hrs ago

marble falls, we must be somehow related because that is what would have happened to me.....I always get lost in some kind of pickled mess. Glad you made it out of your web and are here to tell the tale...I mean it was a tragic situation to be confined like that, but thank goodness you made it out and lived to tell the tale!

gademocrat7

(11,973 posts)
82. What great news!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:33 PM
22 hrs ago

Thank you for sharing your rehab photos with us. So glad you are home and recovering well. Take care.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
84. Thanks so much, my dear gademocrat7!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:36 PM
22 hrs ago

I love to share!

I am taking care and enjoying being at home.

debsy

(986 posts)
83. Welcome home!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:35 PM
22 hrs ago

It is great to hear you are back! At least you had a bit of nature and some blue sky to look at while you were at rehab. The flower is so vibrant and looking up between the two buildings gives quite an architecturally satisfying view of that beautiful blue!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
85. Thanks so much, my dear debsy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:38 PM
22 hrs ago

It was wonderful to see that bit of nature! The sun, the breeze, the colors--all helped me.

I was thrilled with my photo of the skyscrapers! Always wanted to get a shot like that--and now I have.

JMCKUSICK

(6,330 posts)
88. I'm so thrilled that you owned your joy during your stay CP,
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
20 hrs ago

And that you then went and got yourself some.

That's the best part of this story for me.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
90. Thank you so much, my dear JMCKUSICK! I always seek joy.
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:42 AM
18 hrs ago

I don't always find it, of course. But when I do . . .

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
91. You got that right, my dear JohnnyRingo . . .
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:44 AM
18 hrs ago

I'm very lucky.

And indeed, I am getting well, even if it's slower than I'd prefer.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
93. Thank you so much, my dear Randomthought!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:51 AM
18 hrs ago

I certainly have the photographer's "eye." It has gotten more skilled as I've gotten older.

orleans

(37,022 posts)
94. glad to read that you're home, peggy. hope your adjustment back to "normal" life hasn't been too
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:06 AM
18 hrs ago

overwhelming.

and great pictures.
you might've lost some sleep or some weight in that hospital / rehab
but you certainly didn't lose your magic touch with that camera

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,713 posts)
95. Thanks so much, my dear orleans!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:13 AM
18 hrs ago

Actually, my adjustment back to whatever "normal" life is, has been pretty overwhelming at times. It's weird!

However, my photographer's eye is as steady and reliable as ever. Thank goodness! And all of those were taken with my iPhone 11!

Rhiannon12866

(256,725 posts)
100. Welcome home, Peggy! And those are spectacular photos!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:52 AM
13 hrs ago

Maybe you could come up with an appropriate contest theme for those skyscrapers!

Callalily

(15,410 posts)
101. So glad to hear that you are home and feeling better!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:55 AM
13 hrs ago

As I always say, there are photo ops everywhere and your photos prove that!

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