This week’s Foto Friday Fun features 10 images chosen by readers from my photo archives. I’m really enjoying the mix up from Arizona, South Africa and a blast from the past.
Diane chose #1011, “the day and month of Nigel’s birthday. I hope she’ll remind me when closer to that date, I’ll still be at Grand Canyon watching the morning light chase shadows down the canyon walls.
Jonker chose #9997, “Just to see what it is.” What it is, is Blue Wildebeest at a salt lick which is within view of a restaurant in Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa. Every time we stopped here, which was daily, we usually saw animals of a different kind.
Yogi chose #59, “because that is how old I am.” There are 59 hand-made Christmas ornaments on this tree (go ahead, count them) set up in my craft store, 1983, in Tonasket, Washington. I sold craft supplies, yarn and locally made items.
Arija chose #1949, “the year we left Europe and migrated to Australia since no other country would have us.” I’d take you in a heart beat, yet I feel you’ve grown to love your country of adoption. Just as much as I love when fall comes to the Kaibab National Forest. But I can wait until after summer.
Sherry chose #785 and she’s “thinking of you happily back in the Grand Canyon.” And I am! In fact I’ll be very glad when it’s no longer cold and summer monsoons bring rainbows like this hanging in Roaring Springs Canyon.
Cheryl chose #4999 because, “I tried to divide to pick the middle, but it’s an odd number.” I’m sure some will think me odd to take photos of hyena tracks in the road while in Kruger National Park South Africa. But then I also take pics of animal dung.
Sallie also chose #9997, same as Jonker, to “be last this week.” She’s going to have to settle with second to last with these zebras getting friendly in Pilanesberg Game Reserve South Africa. Even though I know better, I have the desire to ride a zebra.
Elaine chose #60 because, “our high temperatures are predicted to be in the 60s all this week.” Now that’s a really big deal when you live in Alaska. I think it was at least 60 even in March when I camped for free along Freeman Road on BLM land between Casa Grande and Gila Bend Arizona on my way to Texas in spring of 2011. It’s a favorite boondocking piece of desert.
MaryBeth chose #2011, “the year I met Bob—still together—OMG!!!!” A lot of this week’s photos were taken in 2011, but not this one at Golden Gate Highlands National Park South Africa from last year’s visit. Don’t the minerals leaching down the rock face remind you of icing on a cake?
Bibi chose #3333, “No reason; just looks nice.” Well I thought these Buffalo looked nice grazing on this hillside in Hluhluwe iMfolozi National Park South Africa, even though they were rather far away. Plus note the interesting shape to the trees.
My choice this week taken April, 22, Earth Day, seems appropriate to natures tenacity. After the Yarnell Fire I was amazed at what survived. The wind patterns must have been tornado like, leaving behind destruction that ranged from total annihilation and twisted melt down to barely singed and missed completely. This survivor burro made of solid plaster peers between the spring flowers contrasted with charred bush trunks behind.
Thank you for joining in Foto Friday Fun where readers choose a number from my archives and I share the corresponding photo and a story. To join in the fun for
next week leave a number between 01 and 9995 in a comment and maybe see your chosen image next week.
Do you have a favorite from this week?
I have so many photos to share from this recent journey in South Africa. So as I label them I’ll post every 100th image on the Geogypsy Facebook page where you can follow along.
Capturing the present for future memories of the past
Another great set Gaelyn. I love so many of them, the first one, your autumn drive that you posted for me, the rainbow flowing in the canyon, the hyena tracks but best of all I love the zebras and oh how I would love to see you riding one, better you than me . . .
Thanks Arija. If I road a zebra would you take the photos? 😉 No number this week?
Hey I like all of them. I can’t get enough of your Grand Canyon photos.
I’m picking 2001 because I posted my 2001st post this morning.
Congratulations on 2001 posts! And have you down for #2001.
All great, and thanks for my buffalo. I like that one. Next week I’ll have 638– I’ll be visiting you from June (6th month) 3rd to the 8th when I leave in the a.m. back to Las Vegas. No gambling.
You’ll be way ahead with no gambling. I am excited, that’s next month! So have you down for #638.
Love all today’s photos but I particularly love my photo of the Grand Canyon. 1943 the year I was born, shhhhhh don’t tell anyone LOL.
I won’t tell a soul. Have you down for #1943.
LOL!! You and your dung!! 😀 Although I like the Blue wildebeest, Diane’s pic of the Grand Canyon is magnificent!!
And so what’s wrong with dung? Everybody does it.
Great pictures. Love my rainbow. I too would love to ride a zebra but he probably wouldn’t like it as much. They are so wonderful to look at. Not one the same. I’ll take #6667 for next week please.
I think they might be hard to catch let alone ride. 🙂 Have you down for #6667.
Just thought of this – I wonder if twin zebras have the same stripes? Do you know? Just amazing how they can all have totally individual patterns
Will have to ask Joan that one.
I love the first photo–I never tire of seeing your photos of the Canyon. Things change rapidly here in the North. Last week I chose 60 for our predicted temps for the week, but today’s forecast is for 70, so I’ll chose 70 for this week. Lots of green poking up out of the ground and peeking out on the trees and bushes. There are still some piles of snow, but even those are diminishing rapidly.
It’s not even that warm at the North Rim but we do have trees budding and a few flowers blooming.
What great shots. I sometimes wish I knew more about geology or was a geologist. The patterns in the land–rock walls, stone,etc–are awesome. Zebras just don’t want anyone on their short backs–so don’t do it. LOL
As horrendous as a wildfire is and all the destruction it can cause–somehow it is a rebirth of the land.
How about #999.
MB
Well I’m not a geologist but at least have a background in geology which helps me guess when in new locations.
I wouldn’t really ride a zebra.
Fire does bring life.
Have you down for #999.
Stunning..especially liked the first one and the rainbow.
Nina
Tugs your heart back to the SW?
Oh Gaelyn, my favorite this week is your choice because it is so filled with hope after such sorrow. But I adore “my” zebras. (don’t ever ride them ;>)!) And every picture as always. I’ll take 90 this week because the temperatures rose to that this week — getting too hot — time to leave.
There is lots of hope in Yarnell as new growth emerges and homes are rebuilt.
I promise to never ride a zebra. 😉
Getting hot. In St George, Utah today it reached 97.
Have you down for #90.
I am always amazed at the variety of photos that come up every Friday (even though I’m only reading it a couple of days later). Its great how it jumps from SA to Arizona and then back here.
I’m off to Durban via the Wild Coast this week and will be away for a week so I choose 7.
I love Foto Friday Fun for all the memories it brings me.
Have fun in Durban and have you down for #7.
The photos of the Canyon in all kinds of light are always my favorite, Gaelyn! I do like the zebra photo though… I’m choosing 70 – my 70th birthday is this week. My son says I’ll be on “bonus time!”
You’re right, the canyon is beautiful in all light. Have you down for #70. And you tell that son, that’s not old.