This weeks Foto Friday Fun includes seven images chosen by readers who pick a number out of my photo archives.
Arija chose #98, the year her mother was born and added, “not last century but the one before.” Yet Mount Saint Helens is centuries older than that. I worked as a Ranger there during the early 1990s and felt honored to watch new growth return every day to the blast zone.
Firefly has also done his choice of the #4500 zip-line in Tsitsikamma, maybe because he doesn’t live too far away. Here we see the guide Marius zipping fast on his approach to the platform. This ranks high on my adventure list and I look forward to doing it again.
Sherry choose #5261 a street number in reverse. She wrote, “This is like playing the lottery except you can’t lose!!” The lose on this image, I don’t know what kind of bird this is seen at Birds of Eden in Plattenberg Bay, South Africa. Maybe some kind of quail?
Jo’s choice of #13, the day she was born and her father’s favorite number. I’m not superstitious but do know to be extremely careful about gathering mushrooms. This cluster of Oyster mushrooms had a few less after the photo because they are choice edibles. I learned a lot more about mushrooms as a volunteer at Oregon Caves National Monument.
Erin went with #2009, the model year of the motorhome currently being lived in full-time. I lived in a 5th-wheel with this gorgeous sunrise view of the La Platas in Colorado in 2005 when I worked as a Park Ranger at Mesa Verde National Park.
Last week Janie’s choice showed some of my old art work with world maps in it and she wrote, “it’s obvious that you wanted to see the world, and now you’re having the opportunity!” Her chosen #4270 this week takes us Port Elizabeth, South Africa where Firefly (see above) guided me through the Art 67 Project where this memorial to Nelson Mandella is displayed in “The Voting Line” which represents people from all walks of life.
Diane is sticking to her porsche models with #928. I’m not sure what model this is, or how she keeps getting car images. This beauty has been parked for a long time up on the Weaver Mountains which is in my backyard.
I hope you’re all enjoying Foto Friday Fun and gives me an opportunity to share more of my 100s of 1000s of photos. If you’d like to play along, please leave a number between 1 and 7200 in a comment and maybe you can see your chosen image next week. Which one is your favorite from this week?
Remember to check out the Geogypsytraveler Facebook page for more photos as I label all the images from South Africa I post every 100th shot.
Thank you so much Gaelyn for blessing me with two choices. The one you posted for me is something very dear to my heart. I had seen pictures of Mt.St.Helens before the big blow and of course on TV within hours of the eruption and the devastation broke my heart as the recovery time was being measured in hundreds rather than tens of years. It is fantastic that, at least where the devastation was not so great, there is discernible vegetation.
In my youth we still had quite a few ‘flying foxes’ to cross mountain streams by. Sadly, most of them are now bridges for cars rather than splendid adventures. I looked the pictures up and down and finally, after pushing that amazing sunrise out of my way, landed on the mushrooms. After all I am a browsing and grazing animal.
If you give me another pick, may I have 1958, the year my darling daughter graced this world with her presence?
Seeing the daily growth returning to St Helens was an amazing sight. I’ll bet some of the new trees are growing quite tall by now.
Love the name “flying foxes” for zipping across a stream.
As you know, I too am a grazer.
You get another pick at 1958.
Be well my friend.
Hi, I love the range of different photos that gets posted every week. I forgot to make a pick last week. This week I would like nr 2012.
This is fun for me to pull out of the archives. 2012 it its.
I can’t help myself!! I love the sunrise! 8*)
This is so much fun!! I am looking forward to Friday before Monday arrives!
Have we had a 4868 yet? I got reminded of my old phone number the other day, maybe it will be a good one!! 8*)
I loved waking up to the sunrise over the La Platas in Colorado, just not always with snow in the foreground. Glad you like this as I find it fun to see images from my past out of the archives. 4868 it is.
That CO pic is awesome. So fun to see these photos and hear their stories. My new one is 810 – ages of 3 oldest grands.
I just knew you’d like that CO image. Got you down for 810.
I can’t pick a favorite. They are all so different and so terrific. Love the zip line, love the memorial to Mandella, love the sunrise at Mesa Verde. You sure have worked and vounteered at some fabulous places. What a life! And I love Foto Friday. So next time let me have 2780 if I didn’t already ask for it and if I did then give me 1221. I guess I’ll have to keep a record of what numbers I’ve requested. :-))
I have worked and volunteered at a lot of fabulous places. Glad you like Foto Friday Fun. We’ll try 2780.
Funny that I choose art work and Diane chooses vehicles!
How about the current year, 2013?
It’s hard to believe that Diane has gotten cars every time. Your down for 2013.
This is such a fun idea and this random selection is wonderful. Love the fungus…
You could probably find some of the Oyster mushrooms in WA. I’ve also gathered them in AZ.
It is a fun Idea and you have so many choice shots to show us. thanks.
Lots of frogs in the last post. Squish! Or should I say ribbit!! MB
All those frogs were just crazy.
Now I do wonder what that may be, not a clue but interesting. Next model Porsche will have to be a 924 I guess.
Have a great weekend. Diane
If 924 is another car photo I’ll be absolutely blown away.
I just HAVE to try that zipline!! 🙂
I’m game to do the zip-line again.
OMW Gaelyn, you have worked at and visited some incredible places! I love Oyster mushrooms but can’t afford them, so I drooled over my choice of photo. My favorite is the Voting Line (I experienced that) and the old car in your backyard. I tried to see what bird that is in the Birds of Eden (wasn’t that an INCREDIBLE place to visit?) but not sure if it’s an exotic. I love the way this post (is it a meme?) has evolved and we all get to see photos from your blogging and travels. Well done! My number for next Friday is 2003, the year our precious granddaughter, Eryn was born. Have a great day. (((Hugs))) Jo PS Yes, thank goodness the kittens in my post aren’t in my home. I’m speaking to the client 2IC about a cat sterilization program in their camp. They have dozens of cats all hanging around the houses and being fed. Grant says he’ll help make a trap, and pay the vet bills. I’d love this to happen.
Oyster mushrooms are one of my favorite wild edible shrooms. Thanks for trying to ID the bird. Yes that place was amazing. Got you down for 2003.
You have such a variety of photos to pick from.
I love the randomness from the numbers. It’s gotta be fun pulling up the different images. I especially love the landscape shot with the orange sky and snowy mountains:) And the quail…….hmmmm, I wonder what it is:)
It is fun to see photos I haven’t thought about in years. Unfortunately, Birds of Eden does have some exotics. I couldn’t ID it online.
This is a great way to showcase some of the pictures. I can’t wait for you to get some time to start posting about some of the places you visited during your holiday. PE and Tsitsikamma featured so I’m happy. 🙂
If you are still a number short for next week, I’m throwing a random 6193 in the hat
I have so much to post about and will be working on the SA places mixed in with the canyon. You’re down with 6193.
Oh I suppose the sunrise is the loveliest photo and the voting line sculpture is amazing, wonderful history. But because I’m a native Northwesterner , I love the Mt St Helens because it’s neat to learn that you worked there and I just so love that the mountain is renewing itself….it gives me hope. I love this idea of yours. Even tho I[‘m always late getting here.
The Earth is capable of regeneration if we don’t bother it. Please send me a number for this week, you’re not too late.
That’s a gorgeous sunrise … and how appropriate that it was taken from your 5th wheel.
The 5th-wheel is home where I roam. 🙂