This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 11 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives. Had a couple of duplicate choices and with high end numbers there aren’t multiple choices so I had to substitute. Yet those high numbers also meant a lot of views from Tsitsikamma National Park, which isn’t a problem for me as I love the place. Hope you do too.
Elaine chose #2013, “Since the year is rapidly coming to a close.” And as it does and I get closer to returning to South Africa I dream of these kinds of fantastic views into the Drakensberg Mountains like this image from Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
Arija chose #5100. Knowing how much she loves to watch the sky I think she’ll enjoy this sunset over the Weaver Mountains taken in Kirkland, Arizona on a drive home.
Firefly chose #4999 which was taken 30 minutes before the above sunset.
Yogi chose #666, “Just cuz I am a devilish guy, sometimes.” Do I see a devilish grin on this mercat seen at Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre in Plettenberg Bay South Africa.
Sherry chose #1010 and she loves the ocean. In fact I don’t think this is the first time she’s lucked out with a shot of the crashing waves at Storms River Mouth Tsitsikamma National Park South Africa. With all this teasing I may get her to join me on a future visit.
MaryBeth chose #2011, “the year I met Bob and for all the fun I have had since.” The two of them love road trips so should really come down to the Southwest and see views from the road like this of Vermilion Cliffs and House Rocky Valley.
Diane chose #1915, “the year my Mum was born.” Time slips away and we loose loved ones just as the forest looses old trees to make room for the new. This cycle is seen where fire destroyed a forest on the Walhalla Plateau allowing the young aspen to return and show their fall color.
Sallie chose #1957, “the year we got married.” If I ever get married again I’d like to spend my honeymoon for several weeks at Tsitsikamma National Park watching the waves and hoping for dolphins to swim by.
Jo also chose #4999 but because there’s only one choice for that number I gave her a look at the Bradshaw Mountains earlier on the same day as the above Weaver Mountain images.
Melissa chose #1928, “the year my Mum was born.” I’m not sure wild tomatoes have anything to do with the birth of your Mum but that’s the image you got. Saw these while hiking the Suspension Bridge trail at Storms River Mouth Tsitsikamma National Park in South Africa. They are an invasive species and thanks to my South African friend Joan I knew better than to eat them.
Barb chose #1091, “the ages of the twins and their brothers.” Knowing how much Barb and her grandchildren like to get outdoors I believe they’d like to hike around Johnson Canyon in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
My choice this week is the inside of a friend’s new house. His uninsured home burned during the Yarnell Fire and volunteers are building him a new home. Every day changes occur as this place goes up pretty fast. I predict he’ll be moved in by Christmas. From the ashes rises the new.
Thank you for joining in Foto Friday Fun. I really enjoy digging through my archives and pulling the stories from my memories. To join in the fun for next week leave a number between 1 and 4990 in a comment and maybe see your chosen image next week.
Do you have a favorite from this week?
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Trust me to overlap with Jonker’s choice! Even before reading the caption of the first photo, I thought: Aha, Eastern Free State. So that was my favourite. Please could I have 1972, the year Grant and I were married. Have a great weekend. (((Hugs))) Jo
I love sharing photos from your home country and can’t wait to get back. Have you down for 1972.
I love the 666 photo you got. My favorite though is the ocean splashing plus of course the pic of your friend’s house going up.
My pic this week is 1928 the year my Dad was born.
I thought you’d like the Mercat. It is so much fun watching my friend’s house be built. Have you down for 1928.
Lovely set of photos especially the meercat. It always amazes me how new growth springs up so quickly after the devastation of a fire. I used to watch it often in Africa. How about 1916 this time the year my Dad was born? Have a good weekend. Diane
Fire is a cleanser allowing life to return anew. Have you down for 1916.
A good one for me – I love Escalante’s wildness! Yogi paired with the mercat – watch out! That AZ sunset is marvelous. I’m going to choose 1944 – the year of my birth.
Fun how the numbers seem to fall in place. 😉
Have you down for 1944.
You are so clever with matching people and places. When I was a kid we had a set of encyclopedias named ‘Peoples and Places’ Loved them. Thanks for giving us a road to travel.
I am choosing #1122–the month (November) and the day (22) I–my birthday.
MB
That encyclopedia set sounds like fun. Because I feel like I’ve gotten to know so many of you ‘faithful followers’ it’s not too hard to match a story. Oh, but sometimes I struggle. 😉
Have you down for 1122, the day the next FotoFridayFun goes out. Hmmm… Have to find a birthday photo for you.
How great is it that volunteers are building your friend a new house. Sometimes people really are wonderful. I just love my picture – what a wave! And the mercat. He does have a look doesn’t he? I’d like 3366 for next week please.
Many people have come forward to help those in Yarnell. Thought you might like that wave. Have you down for 3366.
I’m back….and nursing a bad cold, but now I’m on the up. My favorite photo from among the other stunners is the last one with the ladder. I read what it represents, but aside from that, I like the lines and composition.
I’ll choose 3910, which was the street address of the first place I called home, where I was taken as a baby.
Bummer to have a cold but glad you’re on the mend. Thanks, I like the way that ladder shot turned out too. And even happier that the house is being built. Have you down for 3910.
Wow! Every single photo resonated for me this week!! So love the “new” springing up this week! I loved driving around in NM and AZ back in the 1990’s while visiting friends in Albuquerque. I always love the ocean and it;s crashing waves! 8*)
My Mum’s birth year shot would please both of my parents!! They both loved gardening, but my Dad especially loved the veggie side. I think he would be amused to know they were for the “flower side” of the garden and watch to see where my Mum would place them. 8*)
My baby-girl (31) is pregnant with her first child!! We are thrilled!! Her due date is May 24th so that’s the number I would like to request this week, 524. 8*)
Thanks Melissa. New life of any kind is such an amazing gift. Congrats on becoming a Grandma. Funny gardening story. Have you down for 524.
Wonderful to know your friend is getting a new home and it looks like it’s going to be great. Oh I loved loved loved “my” picture of the dolphins swimming in the bay at the National Park. I’d love to spend a second honeymoon there too (with the same guy I think ;>)).
How about number 2014… It’s about time to get used to writing that.
The house is going up much faster by volunteers than contractors in the area. The dolphins were an unexpected treat for me. Go for a second honeymoon at Tsitsikamma. Same guy is good. Have you down for 2014.
What a beautiful selection! I want to choose all of them as my favourites, I love the mountains the sunset, the crashing wave and pod of dolphins, that charming meerkat, rejuvenating forest and feral tomatoes but most of all I appreciate not the most splendid picture but the most splendid deed, the rebuilding of an uninsured lost house. People pitching in to help each other restores our faith in humanity.
Sorry I haven’t been around. I tried to comment last friday but only saw your post through a mist as for the last ten days I have been smitten down by some unidentified stomach bug that felt like sleeping sickness and blurred vision. I’m barely on my feet again . . .
I agree seeing the house go up is the best. So many wonderful people have stepped forward to help those in the most need here.
I am sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well and hope you continue to improve.
Sorry, only getting a chance to look at this post now. I love the Tsitsikamma so isn’t complaining. Specially like the one of Skietklip (the wave craching on the rock) and the one of the dolphins. I think I’m a bit late for this week so will choose a number again next week.
Oh, a new word. I like that.