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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
3. I am indeed home, since this last Sunday.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:32 PM
14 hrs ago

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

PatSeg

(53,237 posts)
20. How long were you in rehab?
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:51 PM
12 hrs ago

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

PatSeg

(53,237 posts)
66. I'm sure you are happy to be home again
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:07 PM
9 hrs ago

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

FalloutShelter

(14,524 posts)
2. Hi Peggy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:31 PM
14 hrs ago

Especially love #2 and #4.
Go figure right?

Hope you are felling better by the minute.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
6. Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:35 PM
14 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
7. Thanks for your enthusiastic reply, my dear CousinIT!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:38 PM
14 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
8. Thanks so much, my dear Climate Crusader!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:40 PM
14 hrs ago

Glad you enjoyed my photos.

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
10. Ah, thank you so much, my dear Walleye!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:45 PM
13 hrs ago

I appreciate your very kind words.

I had a great time taking all of those!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
34. Thanks very much, my dear 2naSalit! I'm glad too.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:17 PM
11 hrs ago

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

#2 and 4 seem to be the favorites!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
36. Thanks very much, my dear Moostache!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:19 PM
11 hrs ago

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
13 hrs ago

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

(156,712 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
11 hrs ago

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

I sure hope to never be this sick again.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
39. Thanks so much, my dear irisblue!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:30 PM
11 hrs ago

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

NNadir

(38,214 posts)
16. You must be improving to be able to provide us with your art.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:34 PM
13 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
40. Thanks so much, my dear NNadir! I am driven to post what I have.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:32 PM
11 hrs ago

Glad you're enjoying it.

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

Grim Chieftain

(1,854 posts)
17. Lovely photos, Peggy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:41 PM
13 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
41. I appreciate your kind words a lot and thanks for them, my dear Grim Chieftain!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:33 PM
11 hrs ago

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

senseandsensibility

(25,146 posts)
19. So happy you're doing well and enjoying your hobby!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 03:47 PM
12 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
44. Thanks for your great thoughts, my dear senseandsensibility!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
11 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
45. Thanks very much, my dear boonecreek!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:39 PM
11 hrs ago

I wish it would speed up!

And I'm glad you enjoyed my photos.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
47. Thanks so much, my dear mountain grammy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:43 PM
11 hrs ago

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
12 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
48. Thanks so much, my dear radical noodle!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:46 PM
10 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
51. Very smart of you, my dear BlueWaveNeverEnd!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:49 PM
10 hrs ago

It IS Century City!

I enjoyed the views very much.

SheltieLover

(81,168 posts)
28. Happy to hear you are home & feeling better, Peggy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 04:36 PM
12 hrs ago

Excellent pix, as always! Ty for sharing!

Deuxcents

(27,227 posts)
29. Welcome back to where you've been missed and anxiously waiting for your healthy return 🌺
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 04:56 PM
11 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
53. Thanks so much, my dear Deuxcents! Your kindness means a lot to me.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:58 PM
10 hrs ago

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

(40,750 posts)
31. Peggy, you are such an accomplished photographer
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 04:59 PM
11 hrs ago

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
11 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
56. Thank you, dear Mira, for your generous and tender words . . . They touch me deeply.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:04 PM
10 hrs ago

Love you too, dear Mira.

NJCher

(43,280 posts)
35. Happy to hear from you , Ms. Peggy. :)
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 05:17 PM
11 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
58. What a great analysis, and thank you for it, my dear NJCher!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:06 PM
10 hrs ago

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

niyad

(132,994 posts)
61. Such excellent news, dear Ms Peggy. huggggggs. Continuing vibes
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:32 PM
10 hrs ago

for your complete recovery and healing.

Fla Dem

(27,676 posts)
62. Going through what you went through sure didn't kill your creativeness. Great pics!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:35 PM
10 hrs ago

And a belated WELCOME HOME!!!!

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
69. Thanks so much for your lovely thoughts, my dear Fla Dem!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:50 PM
8 hrs ago

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

(2,872 posts)
64. I'm so glad you're home, CaliforniaPeggy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:01 PM
9 hrs ago

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

(156,712 posts)
70. Thank you so much for your generous thoughts, my dear MIButterfly!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:52 PM
8 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
71. Thanks for your great thoughts, my dear bluescribbler!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:53 PM
8 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
76. Thanks so much, my dear surfered!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:25 PM
7 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

(156,712 posts)
79. Awww. . . thanks so much for your generous remarks, my dear peacebuzzard!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:26 PM
7 hrs ago

Everyday I'm glad to be here.

marble falls

(72,010 posts)
78. Don't have a photo, but ...
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:26 PM
7 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

(156,712 posts)
81. Thanks for sharing your incredible story, my dear marble falls! Yikes!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:30 PM
7 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!

gademocrat7

(11,970 posts)
82. What great news!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:33 PM
7 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
84. Thanks so much, my dear gademocrat7!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:36 PM
7 hrs ago

I love to share!

I am taking care and enjoying being at home.

debsy

(985 posts)
83. Welcome home!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:35 PM
7 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

(156,712 posts)
85. Thanks so much, my dear debsy!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:38 PM
7 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

(6,328 posts)
88. I'm so thrilled that you owned your joy during your stay CP,
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
4 hrs ago

And that you then went and got yourself some.

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
90. Thank you so much, my dear JMCKUSICK! I always seek joy.
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:42 AM
3 hrs ago

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
91. You got that right, my dear JohnnyRingo . . .
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:44 AM
3 hrs ago

I'm very lucky.

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,712 posts)
93. Thank you so much, my dear Randomthought!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:51 AM
2 hrs ago

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

orleans

(37,021 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
2 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

(156,712 posts)
95. Thanks so much, my dear orleans!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 02:13 AM
2 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!

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