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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,874 posts)
Tue May 12, 2026, 04:22 PM 4 hrs ago

***Here at last are the 10 photos that made it into the Final Thread! Now you get to choose the best of them!***

Here they are:

Floating away.



First day meeting Dad.




40MPH Dive for Dinner



The Front of My Swiss Train




Joseph Robinette Biden Jr 2/9/2023



Spring storm



Squirrel!! Whee!


Pleasant Sunset


Vase near a sunny window.


Weird Light.


















245 votes, 0 passes | Time left: 2 days, 19 hours, 3 minutes
Floating away.
11 (4%)
First day meeting Dad.
54 (22%)
40MPH Dive for Dinner
21 (9%)
The Front of My Swiss Train
29 (12%)
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr 2/9/2023
14 (6%)
Spring storm
17 (7%)
Squirrel!! Whee!
21 (9%)
Pleasant Sunset
8 (3%)
Vase near a sunny window.
22 (9%)
Weird Light.
48 (20%)
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***Here at last are the 10 photos that made it into the Final Thread! Now you get to choose the best of them!*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy 4 hrs ago OP
Wow. Tough decision. Every entry is fabulous Raven123 4 hrs ago #1
So true! Geesh, it's tough. nt allegorical oracle 2 hrs ago #26
Great pics all! FalloutShelter 4 hrs ago #2
Kick Diamond_Dog 4 hrs ago #3
K&R MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #4
All of them are Winners. no_hypocrisy 4 hrs ago #5
Yep. THIS. calimary 1 hr ago #33
All fantastic photos! Jim__ 4 hrs ago #6
Wow!! EarthAbides 4 hrs ago #7
Great photos!. brer cat 4 hrs ago #8
All of these are amazing! Spazito 4 hrs ago #9
Before I choose... + in the interest of fairness... Will you please remind me of the topic??? ultralite001 3 hrs ago #10
Sorry for the omission! Here it is: CaliforniaPeggy 3 hrs ago #12
Thank you... ultralite001 3 hrs ago #13
Thank you for providing these fabulous photos. Every one is a allegorical oracle 2 hrs ago #32
They are all amazing! MorbidButterflyTat 3 hrs ago #11
Tough decision Mystery To Me 3 hrs ago #14
you know, I gotta Question popsdenver 3 hrs ago #15
good question! HAB911 2 hrs ago #23
An ATC friend, who handles AFONE fairly often popsdenver 1 hr ago #35
These were all so amazing!nt Trueblue Texan 3 hrs ago #16
President Biden cause I miss him & VP Harris irisblue 3 hrs ago #17
"VASE" Is 100% "Accidental Renaissance" Quality!..... ColoringFool 3 hrs ago #18
Thanks Peggy.. Permanut 3 hrs ago #19
This is the first time I couldn't decide who to vote for! femmedem 3 hrs ago #20
Every single entry is a winner. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #21
Man, this is hard Joinfortmill 2 hrs ago #22
Really tough to pick, really great photos, thank you. JMCKUSICK 2 hrs ago #24
K&R Solly Mack 2 hrs ago #25
How can one possibly choose??? niyad 2 hrs ago #27
Thank you California Peggy for hosting this contest. Congratulations to all the entrants. Clouds Passing 2 hrs ago #28
Yes -- thank you. All the photos are marvelous. nt allegorical oracle 2 hrs ago #31
OMGosh that male lion is utterly magnificent. nt allegorical oracle 2 hrs ago #29
Kickity Kick Kick! George McGovern 2 hrs ago #30
Kick, kick, Kick! Grumpy Old Guy 1 hr ago #34
I picked one but i loved them all Srkdqltr 1 hr ago #36
They are all so good, - RB77 36 min ago #37
Tough choice! SheltieLover 18 min ago #38
Can't we at least get to choose 6 or 5 or 3????? a kennedy 8 min ago #39
They're all spectacular! yardwork 7 min ago #40

ultralite001

(2,655 posts)
10. Before I choose... + in the interest of fairness... Will you please remind me of the topic???
Tue May 12, 2026, 05:32 PM
3 hrs ago

Something about this being a lucky shot???

They are all so amazing, I want to choose wisely...


Thank you so much...

popsdenver

(2,580 posts)
15. you know, I gotta Question
Tue May 12, 2026, 05:43 PM
3 hrs ago

about the Biden Photo........the Photographer has to be a pilot in the fighter escort to have been able to get that close to an airborne AF-One...........

popsdenver

(2,580 posts)
35. An ATC friend, who handles AFONE fairly often
Tue May 12, 2026, 07:55 PM
1 hr ago

tells me that the airports it takes off from and lands at, has a 30 mile NOFLY radius by any aircraft, and they have to maintain a 30 mile wide zone, along the entire flight path......Some have said that AFOne doesn't have a fighter escort, which is bull....there are 6? fighters that surround the plane during any flight..........
Can you imagine, with all the U.S. airliners, foreign aircraft and cargo planes in the air, in those areas, just having to circle around outside the "zone" and what it costs them in additional time and fuel??????????? PLUS the added stress on Air Traffic Controllers and the military/Coast Guard?

ColoringFool

(1,021 posts)
18. "VASE" Is 100% "Accidental Renaissance" Quality!.....
Tue May 12, 2026, 05:50 PM
3 hrs ago

"Accidental Renaissance":

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femmedem

(8,564 posts)
20. This is the first time I couldn't decide who to vote for!
Tue May 12, 2026, 05:56 PM
3 hrs ago

They are all so good that I couldn't even whittle it down to my favorite nine, much less my favorite one.

Kudos to all!

Clouds Passing

(8,167 posts)
28. Thank you California Peggy for hosting this contest. Congratulations to all the entrants.
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:46 PM
2 hrs ago

Good luck to the finalists. Hard to choose.

I hope you're healing well CP.

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