Starting up this new idea of Foto Friday Fun at Geogypsytraveler because I have SO many photographs to share. Last Sunday I asked readers to leave a number in their comment to help me choose which photo(s) to display.
With only nine numbers to choose from I decided to show them all and let you decide which is your favorite.
1. Barb from Live and Learn choose #68 as her age for another month. Hope I don’t get in trouble for giving that away. Yet I know she’s not as old as the foothills in this conté drawing I did back in 1987 when living and going to school in Wenatchee, Washington.
2. Kathy wrote “I love all your photos. How about 1947.” First of all, thank you. I love to see and photograph both the big and small of nature. These grass seed heads grew along Echo Ravine trail at Golden Gate Highlands National Park South Africa. (It’s not upside down.)
3. Jo of Memorable Meanders commented, “My choice number is 60 being the age I turned this year and although I thought I was happy reaching the big six-oh, I also find myself panicking at the significance of being ‘old’! Am I crazy or what?” You are wonderfully crazy my 60-is-the-new-40 friend. Almost as crazy as me out on the rocks taking this photo at Toroweap, Grand Canyon National Park. An iconic view that few see with their own eyes.
(Notice an age theme going on here?)
4. AJ at Ouch My Back Hurts chose 3913 for no particular reason. That number provides a particularly busy forest view focusing on the center Gingko tree at Hogsback Arboretum South Africa.
5. Diane from France and Life in Charente writes that her favourite number is 356. One of my favorite old bridges crosses the Hassayampa River and matches her number, although the lemon truck parked on it was Not a favorite. (Did I tell you I traded it in? Photo at the bottom of the new ride.)
6. New reader Lu-Gerda, shares stories from travels in her home country of South Africa and chose photo 3297. Taken from a place not far from her Mossel Bay home, this Burchell’s Zebra dinned on the grasses of Addo Elephant National Park.
7. Bibi from Yankee in Belgrade wrote, “Love this little zebra. How about #48?” Glad you liked last week’s Zebra and hope you like the one above as well. However your number is a very different kind of animal found painted on a rock at a curve on the Yarnell Hill Road.
8. Back to the age thing, Melissa wrote, “My number is 946. My birthday, 9/4/60, minus the zero!” Looks like zero gravity works for this fence. It’s not easy to dig a fence-post hole in sandstone like found along Wire Pass trail to Buckskin Gulch.
9. Chris at Gardening and the Spanish way asks for 1972, which happens to be the year I graduated from high school. But instead of showing you a photo of me from then I’ll share this Red Hot Poker hosting a butterfly taken in South Africa.
The new to me truck with my RV home
So how did they do? Which number is your favorite?
Please pick a number between 1 and 4075 to be considered for next week’s Foto Friday Fun.
Thanks for playing along.
My fave is the zebra photo – because I love zebras! Here’s my number : 2378 (it’s the house phone number from when I was a kid!)
Zebras really are wonderful, although I think elephants are my fave. Got your number down for next week.
This is great fun, my next number has to be 911 staying with the Porsches, 356 was/is always my favourite though. I quite fancy that 356 bridge 🙂 My birthdate is too long and no 0 to remove 🙁 Take care Diane
OK Diane, we’ll stick with the Porsches.
Wow, Gaelyn, thanks for featuring my number. And thanks for sharing that iconic view. And THANK you for your kind comment about my craziness! My favourite photo of this post is the first one: the conte drawing you did 1987. I love grass in Echo Cave (because I’ve been there too!) and I loved that we were standing at that Gingko tree in Hogsback mere days after you’d been there! My number for next week is 3999. No reason except it’s between one and 4075.
I’m sure many photos I’ll be sharing will remind you of home. But how cool is it that we were both looking at that Gingko only a few days apart.
This was fun, Gaelyn – and I do love the drawing that went with 68! Who knew that you sketched – I don’t remember that you’ve ever mentioned that. I also love the red sandstone in Buckskin Gulch. My new number is 10.
Yes, I used to sketch, plus all kinds of other arts and crafts over the years. Got you down for 10.
Hard to choose a favorite, but I love the fence photo. And that zebra: WOW!
Was wild to see that fence weighted down by a rock. Every zebra, and other animal, were WOW.
That zebra speaks to my heart but the gravity fence does it for me. You certainly are a girl of many talents. That conté crayon drawing I can absolutely get lost in. You have captured not only the strength of the mountains but their soul as well.
Thank you so much Arija. I used to look at those mountains a lot. You are in for 67, that’s no mistake young woman.
Oh, wouldn’t it be nice! Thank you Gaelyn.
Oops; forgot, could you put me down for 76 please? and if you are guessing, yep, you’ve guessed it, I’m no spring chicken anymore although I still have a spring in my step.
Wow, not only are you a fabulous photo artist but the first picture of your drawing is wonderful. Such talents. And clever too. Put me down for 1980.
Gee thanks. I haven’t drawn anything but a bath in forever. 😉
Wonderful collection of photos, even more fun that they are unrelated to each other. I don’t think I could pick a favorite–I like them all! I’ll throw out the number 1001 for next time, just for all the fabulous stories you have.
Thanks Elaine. This is fun for me too getting into some older photos I hardly ever see.
I can’t decide on a favorite without sounding biased! The Art Teacher in me says your drawing. But the ROCK LOVER in me says my own pick, which sounds really self-centered! And, on the rock-y side, the photo at Toroweap just makes me smile and drift off into an imagined hour or so of just sitting and looking! 8*)
I’ll choose 1982 for my darling daughter’s birthday. Thanks, Gaelyn, this is a blast!!
It would be hard for me to pick a favorite also. The drawing brings back the oldest memories out of this batch of photos.
Except for how hot it gets during the day at Toroweap, I could sit there for days.
Thanks for playing along.
YAY!!! for the new truck. I hope this one makes all happy. Good looking too. I liked your number 3 shot in this series and my number for you would be 1940. How about that??? MB
I’m liking this new truck, so far. Drove like a dream to Flagstaff, not hauling. Seems many like the Toroweap shot. I got your number.
That is a really cool idea and I enjoyed seeing the other photos, other than ‘my’ elephant. I also loved seeing your RV and new truck.
‘Your’ elephant looks much different that I’ve mostly recently seen.
Nice truck and motor home. I like the zebra and the view of Toroweap best!
For next week, how about 61? That’s how old I’ll be this year.
Seems the Toroweap view is much liked. You’re down for 61.
Hi, I liked the zebra photo. I am sad to say that I have never been to the Addo Elephant Park although we live only 4 hours away. I pick nr 2021 for next time.
Only 4 hours away, you need to visit Addo.
I hope your new ride treats you better!
Interesting to see what images correspond to the random numbers.
How about 1307? Just happens to be the # of our condo here in San Carlos!! Love all the photos…
Thanks Lynda. 1307 it is. I’m sure you’re having a fabulous time there.
I’ve been on leave and then had the Cape Town tour so have been slow following and catching up blogs. I missed this one but can’t wait to participate in the next.
I’ll bet that Cape Town tour was fun. Looking forward to reading about it.
What a fun mixed bag of pictures and I love your idea. Still an RVer at heart, so I especially enjoyed seeing the pictures of the old and the new truck. I’d love see some of your earlier photos, so I’ll choose “6” which is my favorite number.
It is fun for me also to go through some of the old photos. Please join in this Friday as I’ve already got 10 requests for this next post.
40 years ago you graduated? You don’t look it! That’s incredible.
Gee thanks. I just turned 59. But I hear 60 is the new 40. 😀