Voluntary Selfie by taffy

Voluntary Selfie

I've avoided selfies for the entire project but thought I should do one before the end of Year 1 (I've done one other under duress of Get Pushed). I set up the shot and then had Jim push the shutter. My close friend since grad school and partner in our school improvement company lives in Honolulu. Today was the annual holiday luncheon for our staff, held at her home. They gave me this lei which was more like a crown, after singing happy birthday. We had a lovely lunch with musical entertainment provided by a women's quartet that plays traditional Hawaiian music (usually the realm of male groups) and today, some holiday songs (for more information on our entertainment group, see http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2013-04-05). Even our work day was lovely! I suspect tomorrow's meetings won't be quite as exciting. But our reward after the meetings is to play a round of golf. Life is good.
Nice to see you, very lovely selfie! It´s always great to see faces behind photos. Seeing people doing selfie even thou they don´t feel very comfortable doing so, makes me think that I should do selfie too, at least once before I compleate my project.
December 19th, 2013  
Nice to see you! A lovely one.
December 19th, 2013  
Suoer selfie and love seeing you
December 19th, 2013  
There you are Taffy, and what an attractive young lady you turned out to be.
December 19th, 2013  
Fantastic to see you! Great capture, looking resplendent in your floral crown. Selfies can be the hardest pictures to take.
December 19th, 2013  
Jo
How lovely to meet you properly, sounds like you had a lovely day. It's a great selfie btw.
December 19th, 2013  
Great selfie and how lovely. You're having a great time; enjoy it!!!
December 19th, 2013  
This is a fantastic selfie - voluntary selfie, that made me laugh! You look lovely and very happy and relaxed. Have a lovely time in Hawaii
December 19th, 2013  
Lovely festive selfie
December 19th, 2013  
How lovely to see you Taffy!! What a beautiful selfie - lovely red top and gorgeous crown of flowers!! Sounds like a wonderful day - enjoy the rest of your time in Hawaii!! I keep going back to the photo - now how old did you say you were on your birthday? I must have misread it as you look so young!! I think you deserve a Fav for finally doing a selfie!! LOL!!
December 19th, 2013  
gorgeous shot - you look lovely and i think you should keep that lei for the whole season :o)
December 19th, 2013  
You look great! Relaxed, happy And enjoying your time in beautiful Hawaii
Have fun!
December 19th, 2013  
Kim
You look so pretty in your lei crown. Great selfie!
December 19th, 2013  
A wonderful selfie - I've only been to Hawaii once, many years ago...it's just the most beautiful place - enjoy the rest of your trip.
December 19th, 2013  
You are beautiful Taffy...your smile is full of light! I am glad u did it!:)
December 19th, 2013  
Congratulation on a great selfie. Love the floral lei
December 19th, 2013  
Beautiful portrait
December 19th, 2013  
Well hello there!! Nice to see you and your big smile. It's nice to put a face to the name..... I'm glad you did this selfie :-)
December 19th, 2013  
Lovely selfie, and happy birthday!
December 19th, 2013  
What a joyful lovely selfie, I've yet to do one for my 365 and it's rapidly coming to a close. This is a great picture of you.
December 19th, 2013  
So pleased to meet you taffy! gorgeous selfie
December 19th, 2013  
Aloha - great selfie!
December 19th, 2013  
Lovely to see you!
December 19th, 2013  
So lovely to see you, and what a smile! Glad your day went well.
December 19th, 2013  
Beautiful selfie!! The colour suits you just fine
December 19th, 2013  
Lovely selfie, Taffy - and happy birthday! Fun to see the faces behind the images and this is a super shot.
December 19th, 2013  
how old did you say you were?? NOT POSSIBLE!! a wonderful selfie. thanks for sharing. looks like fun!
December 19th, 2013  
Nice to see you :) A great selfie, you look relaxed and happy. (Er, who wouldn't be in Hawaii?)
December 19th, 2013  
so pretty!
December 20th, 2013  
Vee
Nicely done! A lovely you with a pretty crown!
December 20th, 2013  
Good job.
December 20th, 2013  
Caz
Well hello lovely lady ! Are you sure you got your age right ? There's no way you're ** !! Love your pretty lei and it sounds as if you're having a wonderful time :))
December 20th, 2013  
Great selfie...and so good to see you, you look really lovely. And that lei sure suits you!
December 20th, 2013  
beautiful
December 20th, 2013  
Hi Taffy, great to see you, and happy birthday fellow Sagittarian :)
Ive just added Hawaii to my holiday destinaion list!!
December 20th, 2013  
Hello Taffy :). A wonderful selfie and Happy Birthday.
December 20th, 2013  
Taffy! You look beautiful and happy! What a gorgeous lei/crown, too. I like seeing Kathy and Alice in the background . . . tell them hello for me and that I'm looking forward to France!
December 20th, 2013  
You look festive and so very happy! So good to finally see your face, and not just behind a camera! So glad you are having a wonderful time, even if you are still working! Enjoy your trip!
December 20th, 2013  
Fun one...so festive and happy. Great selfie. Happy Birthday!
December 20th, 2013  
After enjoying all the posted images of what you see through your lens, it's so much fun to see you! This is a wonderful selfie--love the flower crown!
Savor the moment and best wishes for a Happy New Year!
December 20th, 2013  
Nice photo taffy good to see you Hi : )
December 20th, 2013  
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I want to thank you all so much for your kind wishes, compliments (especially on my not looking my age -- thanks Sean, Pam, Celi!), and comments on this 'voluntary selfie.' I tend to hate photos of myself! I really appreciate the time you took to go to my extra extra album, view, and say such nice things. What a very special community and I think my 'friends/followers' are the very very best! I'm having a great time in Hawaii -- it's a photographer's dream! And it's been fun to spend time with friends and colleagues in such an amazing place. I will eventually catch up on all your postings -- I've been squeezing in time here and there so I know I've missed commenting on some spectacular photos.

Junko -- good catch! I thought it was fitting that they were in the background for the selfie! We're psyched for our trip!
December 20th, 2013  
Nice to see you, Taffy. A lovely portrait shot. Love the tie.
December 20th, 2013  
Really nice to 'meet' you. Got to be a good feeling with a crown of flowers. Lovely selfie!
December 20th, 2013  
beautiful selfie. love the flowers
December 20th, 2013  
Nice hat! LOL
December 20th, 2013  
oh Taffy you are just beautiful -inside and out :)
December 21st, 2013  
Hi Taffy! Thank you for the follow. Great to see you, it's a lovely selfie and a lovely smile too. the flowers are very becoming.
December 21st, 2013  
Wonderful selfie
December 24th, 2013  
Excellent selfie, now I see the photographer behind the photo's, good luck to you Taffy keep up your beautiful photography. :)
April 7th, 2014  
@dannydavies Thanks Danny -- that was such a fun day!
April 7th, 2014  
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