Here's this week's batch of Manhattan Beach Farmer's Market Photos!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[LuckyLib]

1. Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing your talent.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thank you so much, my dear LuckyLib!

It's my pleasure. And besides, what good is talent if nobody sees it?

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Nice, very nice!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thank you so much for your kind remarks, my dear SWBTATTReg! nt

[SheltieLover]

3. Beautiful, Peggy!

Ty for sharing with us!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thank you so much, my dear SheltieLover, for your lovely remarks!

I live to share.

[Easterncedar]

4. Wow.

My mouth literally started watering with that first picture. The tiny details on the spruce (?) needles are intriguing. The flowers are just exquisite. I love being able to zoom in and see it all so clearly. Thanks, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thank you so much, my dear Easterncedar!

I wanted to get up close to those pastries just for that reason. They are truly astonishing! And I loved the tiny pine tree needles too. The flowers are so damn gorgeous!

How great you can zoom in to see them so clearly. Once they're posted, they are fixed so I cannot do that.

It pleases me no end that you can enjoy what I post this much.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. What are the red, strawberry-like berries7

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Thanks for having a look, my dear sinkingfeeling!

I'm not sure what those are; I think they're flowers. I could be mistaken!

I did think they were very cool.

[Mousetoescamper]

16. I think those might be button flowers, Peggy. I recently posted photos of the dried blossoms.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. You could be right! I couldn't tell if they were berries or flowers! nt

[niyad]

25. I thought at first they were potentilla indica, but on closer look, more like

gomphrena?

[Diamond_Dog]

10. So much red and green, very Christmas-y!

I love that last photo. That flower is so dramatic.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thanks for your comments, my dear Diamond_Dog!

I hadn't even thought about the color scheme, tbh. The bright colors always get me!

That last photo is truly exotic. No idea what it is but it sure caught my eye!

[wendyb-NC]

13. Fabulous pictures

The pastries are enticing, and the flowers and greenery are off the charts gorgeous. Thank you for posting them, Peggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Thanks so much for your beautiful comments, my dear wendyb-NC!

Very kind of you!

I had a great time taking the photos.

[Mousetoescamper]

15. Splendid photos, Peggy!

I'm with Diamond_Dog on the final photo. The filaments seem to be in motion.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Wow, thank you so much, my dear Mousetoescamper!

I agree that it's fascinating!

It drew my eye immediately.

[niyad]

19. Urgent note to self: call La Baguette at 7:01 to have pastry order ready

for immediate pickup!

Seriously, Ms. Peggy, those photos aree simply stunning. As always, thank you for sharing.

And a belated very Happy Birthday to you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Awww, thank you so much, my dear niyad! That is just too sweet of you.

Enjoy your pastry! I have yet to try one; I keep thinking about all those calories!

So glad you enjoyed.

And my birthday was wonderful. IF you want to see my photos from that happy occasion, that thread is probably around here someplace. It was on the 27th and I posted them the same night.

[niyad]

21. I will go look for them. As a belated birthday present, I want to remind

you that calories do not count in December, the entire month. Actually, til January 2. So have fun!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Oh, that's great news! Till January 2??? Wow.

Thank you for the smile!

[niyad]

23. You are most welcome! We could not ignore New Year's Day festivities!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Oh, of course not!

[applegrove]

26. Lovely.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Thanks so much, my dear applegrove! So glad you enjoyed!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

28. You're killing me!!!! LOL!

Those pastries look so good!

Beautiful flower pics too.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Aw, poor dear Grumpy!

Maybe some Tuesday you could get down here and go with me to see what all the fuss is about!

And I'm thrilled that you enjoyed my photos.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

31. That sounds like fun.

I've always loved farmers markets, except for that one time I almost died from a contaminated persimmon! LOL!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. It IS fun! Let's talk about this coming Tuesday.

Or some other Tuesday!

I'll be in touch!