has delighted fans with several glimpses of her private life since quietly retiring from acting after decades in the business. The 54-year-old star, who on the CBS crime procedural drama , took to social media with another new peek into her life away from the spotlight. Fans of the star loved her new photo, with many of them also clamoring for her return to the screen, particularly .

"Will Abby be joining Tiva in the Tony & Ziva Spinoff? I hope so!!" one questioned, while another gushed: "This Canadian is happy to see leaves on the trees in your part of the woods...

. lol happy day to you Pauley." A third added: "On a lovely hike through nature I see, sweet friend," and one also commented: "That's no accident.

We love to see your sweet selfie." Since retiring from the screen in 2020, Pauley has , helping create several documentaries that shine a light on humanitarian and civil rights issues, particularly those of the LGBTQ+ community. However, , 21 seasons into the show, after she spent 15 years on the long-running drama, from 2003-2018.

That was clear in a recent interview with (who was also responsible for now-canceled ) with , who spoke about bringing a fresher take to not only the series, . "The challenge when you're creating another iteration of such a famous franchise is that you don't want to repeat characters," he told the outlet. "You don't want to just take the cookie-cutter version of something and make it your own.

"And when it comes to a character like the forensi.