Here's the photos from today's Farmer's Market in Manhattan Beach!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

City Hall on the walk into the Market:

[CoopersDad]

1. Amazing!

We oldtimers remember how much effort it used to take with actual film, either an SLR or disposables when they came out.

I wish we had digital cameras when I was a kid, there would be so many more images to treasure.

Thank you, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. And I thank you, my dear CoopersDad! Very sweet of you.

I wasn't much of a photographer until I got my first digital camera, back 2005 or 2006. Then the world opened up and I never looked back!

[CoopersDad]

41. IIRC, you were shopping and asking for advice from others.

And look at you now!

😉

[Walleye]

2. Peggy, I was thinking of you when I did this photo of flowers at our market just a grocery store

I actually walked the mile round-trip, it was a struggle. It’s the first I’ve done in a while. You know arthritis.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Wow, good for you, my dear Walleye!

I wouldn't have been able to walk that mile round-trip! I would have been collapsed somewhere along the way.

Never mind having the energy to get that lovely photo besides! It simply speaks Spring to all of us.

[Walleye]

9. Thank you, I did stop and rest on the bench for a while

[LoisB]

34. Beautiful.

[Mousetoescamper]

3. A lovely set of photos, Peggy!

I like the shadows cast on the mural of the Manhattan Beach Pier.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thank you so much, my dear Mousetoescamper!

The shadows were certainly interesting. A brisk, sunny early spring day that I was glad to see!

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Beautiful and a bit different this time!

I’m always amazed how you seek out new and different images each time. The first one i especially like!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

I'm always looking for the new, the uniquely different things that we love to see. It can be a challenge but it sure wasn't today!

The dates and the flowers were new and I was thrilled to see them.

[Easterncedar]

5. So much happiness!

Those flowers do look, as the saying goes, like the earth laughing. Joyously.

I can almost see spring coming round my corner.

Thanks, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thanks so much for your always lovely comments, my dear Easterncedar!

Spring is announcing its presence more and more vigorously every day. I feel very fortunate to be able to get out and capture its photo.

[Easterncedar]

14. I am always glad to see your posts appear

Spreading light is a very good and healing thing you do, Peggy.

Just think: I am smiling at you from the northeast corner of the US. That’s a good distance for happiness to travel. You did that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Maybe I did do that.

But remember, it takes two to really make happiness, especially over such long distances.

[Easterncedar]

19. Waving!

[SheltieLover]

6. Beautiful

Ty, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Aw, thank you, my dear SheltieLover!

I'm happy you're loving these.

And . . . you're welcome!

[2naSalit]

16. Very nice!

I like them all for different reasons but I am short on time for the next few weeks, please excuse me from times when I can't respond.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Thank you, my dear 2naSalit!

I surely understand that level of busy. That means that when you finally get a chance to catch your breath, your friends will be so very glad to see you.

[Butterflylady]

17. I would like 1 of each......

Just kidding, but these pics could be framed and hung in a gallery....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Thank you for your thoughtful remarks, my dear Butterflylady!

That would be such an uplifting place to visit.

[JohnnyRingo]

18. I love the hues in the bouquet

Nature paints from a rich palette, and you have an eye for it.
Great pix!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Thanks so much, my dear JohnnyRingo!

Sometimes there's so much to see that I scarcely have time to lower my camera from my eyes!

Today was like that.

[HeartsCanHope]

20. So beautiful, California Peggy!

I love all your photos. Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. Thank you so much, my dear HeartsCanHope!

Sharing them is almost as much fun as taking them.

[FemDemERA]

21. Those Strawberry pastries look so good, I

Wanted to reach into my phone and grab one!

Lovely pics, thank you for sharing.

[lark]

24. OMG, me too!!

Yum!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Right there with you, and thank you, my dear lark!

[Deuxcents]

36. The treats are always inviting us to wish we were there! And usually late night for me wanting a snack afterwards 🙏

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. I am well acquainted with this, my dear Deuxcents!

When your dinner has finally been digested and you feel hunger pangs again! And you know you sleep better if you're not hungry!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. They really spoke to me as well, and thank you for your beautiful comment, my dear FemDemERA!

[niyad]

22. My dear Ms. Peggy, you have no idea how welcome your gorgeous

photos are today, a reminder that spring and beauty are here. Actual equinox last night, official on Thursday.. But the wind is so bad here these last three days I was barely able to take out the trash! But I look at your photos, and all is well. Thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Oh my goodness, my dear niyad! The wind sounds truly awful.

And to think that my photos can help relieve you of that stress! I'm very glad they helped.

[twodogsbarking]

23. Almost as attractive as Peggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Now, how can I possibly respond to your very generous remark, my dear twodogsbarking!

I'm at a loss for suitable words.

[twodogsbarking]

40. You make it easy to be kind.

[LoisB]

33. My dear Peggy, Please send one dozen of whatever that is in photo #2 and 2 pounds of the

dates to me.

Much appreciated, thank you.

PS - great photos

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. How much I wish I could, my dear LoisB!

The vendor was even giving out free samples!

Glad you enjoyed my photos.

[eppur_se_muova]

38. Mmmmm ... dates.

So much of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food has never caught on as it should in the US ... we go for processed, dairy fat-enriched and soy meal "food" instead.

Give me dates, olives, and pistachios any day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Thank you so much, my dear eppur_se_muova!

They looked wonderful.

This vendor is new to the Market; I hope he'll continue. He was handing out free samples! Nothing quite like getting a scrumptious date to make you want to buy a whole lot more!