This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 11 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives. Seems this week’s favorite number choice was 4444, three times, which takes us mostly to South Africa.
Sherry chose #4046. While visiting Hogsback in South Africa I toured through Saint Patricks on the Hill. Not only is the tiny chapel very sweet but the gardens also offered a real treat. These rhododendrons were just part of the spectacular plants and colors seen.
Diane chose #4 356 wishing for four of her favorite Porsches. Being she is originally from South Africa she might know the name of this duck seen from the Abrahamskraal birdhide at West Coast National Park. Can you help me out on this one Diane?
Barb chose #128, “my street number growing up.” Sure glad this was nobody’s street number in 2006 during the Warm Fire on the Kaibab National Forest. Yet years later growth appears and the skeletal trees form a sculptural beauty with their silhouettes in front of the Vermilion Cliffs and Navajo Mountain over 60 miles away.
Elaine chose #4444, “just because it’s a nice number.” A very nice part of my visit to Port Elizabeth in South Africa included dinner at the Boardwalk with a marvelous light show accompanied by music.
Erin also chose #4444, “just because.” And because I start at 01 every month while labeling photos there are multiple choices. This may not be the most exciting photo I took while visiting West Coast National Park in South Africa but I always take photos of signs to help me remember information later.
MaryBeth chose #5000, “because that’s how many weeds I have pulled out of the garden.” Unfortunately there aren’t many weeds left around the Weaver Mountains after the Yarnell Hill Fire. But they will grow back and nobody will have to pick them.
Lu-Gerda chose #4795, “just a random number.” This image is only 1 of 4 of a panorama taken of a giant fern inside a greenhouse at the Stellenbosch Botanical Garden in South Africa. This fern must have been over 25 feet tall as just this lower trunk was taller than I am.
Bibi also chose #4444, “because once-upon-a-time, I read 4 was my lucky number.” Well multiple 4’s seem to be lucky this week. She really liked last week’s kudus so hope she also enjoys this Ring-tailed Lemur seen at Monkeyland in Plattenberg Bay, South Africa.
Freya chose #4713. She is dreaming of visiting South Africa so I hope she won’t miss an opportunity to stay at Wild Spirit Backpackers Lodge in Nature’s Valley. This outdoor common area provides plenty of space to hang out around a fire and listen to music or just visit with other guests.
Firefly chose #4397. How very appropriate because he’s the one who showed me the Cape Recife Lighthouse during our wonderful tour of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I only wish it hadn’t been so windy because then we could have spent some time walking the nearby beach.
Melissa chose #4555 because 4444 was already taken. This is the third image this week from West Coast National Park, South Africa which offers incredible diversity like these snowy white sand dunes along the Atlantic, wetlands, wildlife and cultural history.
My choice this week is a photo of a photo that I am so glad I took because the original burned in my storage shed. This hand painted B&W is of my Mother, Grandmother and Aunt in 1935. Guess I should have it printed and framed once again.
Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun. I really enjoy digging through my archives and pulling the stories from my memories. For next week leave a number between 1000 and 4000 in a comment and maybe see your chosen image next week.
Which one is your favorite from this week?
How about #2706? It is my street address from my family’s home for 50+ years. It is one of those numbers I’ll never forget. I enjoy your blog and I hope you are enjoying a good ranger summer on the North Rim. Thanks!
Funny how I can barely remember my current phone number but know my childhood address. Having a good time at the canyon. Have you down for 2706.
How awesome that I picked a photo of something taken while I was with you. Cape Recife is also one of my favourite places in PE. Also glad to see a pic of the Boardwalk fountains. Such a beautiful display.
My selected number for next week is….. 1234. I don’t really put significance to numbers so its a random one once again.
I was pleasantly surprised when the lighthouse came up for your number. Thank you for showing me PE and recommending the Boardwalk for dinner. Have you down for 1234.
I’m so sorry that you lost the original of that picture. I have a handpainted one from around the same time of my grandparents and it is in storage. I need to go back there and take a picture of it right away. Just curious, where was the picture taken? Anywhere around Ohio?? Loved your light show picture. It’s fabulous. A 25′ fern I can not even imagine. Must have been amazing. I’ll take 2174 for next week please.
The old photo was taken in Illinois,but that’s all I know. The light show was amazing and if I ever get around to posting about the Boardwalk I’ll post some video of it. Not only did I see these giant ferns at the botanical garden but also when hiking in Tsitsikamma. Have you down for 2174.
My favorite photo this week is your pick!! I am soooo happy for you that you still have that treasure!! I am a sentimental fool today, I can’t help it!
My choice for next week is 1960. The year I was born. I wonder what image that will bring up!! 8*)
And, thank you for putting these Photo Fridays together! I really enjoy seeing your adventures!! 8*)
I’m just glad I take photos of almost everything I own especially now that some of it is no longer in my possession. Have you down for 1960.
I know that vegetation will return to Yarnell. Like a cleansing of the soul.
I will choose #1234 this week because it is all in a row—like my ducks should be. MB
After the recent rains I’ll bet there’s green bursting up already.
Ducks should be in a row? 😉 Have you down for 1234.
Sorry Gaelyn a bit behind myself!! I think it is a Whitebacked Duck, Thalassornis leucontus. It is the only one I know with the white patch at the base of the bill.
How sad that you lost that original painting, a thing like that can never be replaced. Some lovely photos here. I will change models this week and go for 2 911’s my next favourite model after the 356 🙂
have a great weekend Diane
Thanks for the ID. It was a little duck.
You will be Porscheless if I set the number choices to two digits. 😉 Have you down for 2 911.
Love the light show photo! Sad that the lovely photo of your mom and aunt and grandmother was lost in the fire, but wonderful that you had taken a photo of it. I think I need to do that too, and be sure I have an off-site storage of all my most treasured photos.
I’ll choose 1001 for the 1001 Arabian Night Stories, as you weave for us the stories of your travels through life.
So glad I take photos of almost everything.
Have you down for 1001. Glad you like the stories.
Lots of interesting photos here. Hard to pick favourites. Of course I don’t have to pick a favourite. I can enjoy them all 😉
Thank you. Hope you’ll drop by again.
Lots of great pics and this is a great idea for a blog post. I like your picture because it is sentimental. It’s great that you took a picture of the picture, sorry that it was burned. I took pictures of lots of things around my house when I was getting ready to move into my RV. A lot of things were given away to family and friends or sold, but I can still go back and look at the pictures. My pick for a number is 1118, my birthday Nov 18.
I think it’s a very good idea to take photos of our treasures in the even they disappear, either by choice or not. Have you down for 1118.
Hi Gaelyn, sorry the interpixies ate my comment last week, so I missed out this week, what a bummer. Nonetheless, I could still enjoy the picks of all the others. Lat week it was your painting that appealed to me most and this week it is that charming Lemur eating a lychee??
If I am not in your bad books, could i please have 3333 for no reason at all, just because.
So sorry about those interpixies, I wondered what happened to you last week. You will never be in my bad books so have you down for 3333.
Thank you my precious friend!
This is such a good idea you had. Fun looking at the photos and comments. Thanks for the lemur. I love their big eyes.
Let’s see….how about 3910, the number of my grandmother’s house where I spent many happy years.
Those lemurs were such posers. Have you down for 3910.
Gaelyn, what a fun game to play! I am so sorry that you lost that original photo but so glad you took a picture of the picture! I just love it! What a precious shot! My number is 2145, the street number of a house I use to live in in Colorado.
I like being able to go into my archives and stir up the memories. Have you down for 2145.