This week’s Foto Friday Fun features 7 images chosen by readers from my photo archives. Our meme number for this week is 7834. Please join in by digging into your archives and sharing a story. And check out the other posts linked to the Foto Friday Fun meme.
Jonker chose #7834, “randomly.” Yet I have to wonder if he knows my photo files as these Yellow Mongoose were seen almost in his back yard at Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. These little cuties are always on the alert.
Yogi let random dot org pick his number this week but, “It bothers me that I’m taking orders from a web site and 4800 doesn’t quite seem random to me but I’m going with it.” This random number brings up Ramson Lomatewama, a Hopi artist demonstrating his glass blowing skills at the 2014 Native American Heritage Days on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Here he is adding color to what will be a red chili pepper.
Bibi chose #1414, “which will kind of be next Friday’s date.” Back in 2009 I had a, kind of, date with Ranger Jeremy to photograph him as our North Rim mascot, the Kaibab Squirrel. He has since been seen at the 4th of July water parade.
Sherry forgot to choose a number, not for the first time, so I let ‘word count’ loose on her comment of 77 words, her number this week. Being she’s a National Park junkie like me I think she’ll appreciate this view at Aztec National Monument, New Mexico. Taken in June 2005 as I explored Pueblo sites near where I worked at Mesa Verde National Park. Have you visited this one Sherry?
Diane chose #5999 also taken at the 2014 Heritage Days. Participants, including Miss Hopi and her attendants, circled during the ‘Dog Tail’ dance. Derek, in the background, tells this story: The dogs gathered at a celebration putting their tails in a pile. Suddenly startled, each dog hastily grabbed any tail and ran. And that’s why dogs sniff butt upon greeting as they continue searching for their own tail.
Sallie chose #1256, one of many sandstone bluffs seen along Cottonwood Canyon Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. This shot was taken while hiking in a side canyon October, 2011 during a mini-vacation exploring southern Utah.
Elaine chose #1109, more sandstone cliffs taken on the same vacation as above but this time along Johnson Canyon. This rugged landscape often provided the backdrop for old western films and I saw a frontier town setting along the way.
My choice this week taken on a ride along the Columbia River Gorge Historic Scenic Highway last week in Oregon. Although the weather was drippy under gray sky the fall colors seemed to provide an extra glow to this dense forest.
Please share your own #7834 photo and story by using Mr Linky below for your post’s URL and linking back to Foto Friday Fun 84. You can also leave a number between 01 and 9000 in a comment for next week’s Foto Friday Fun. Thanks for joining in.
First commenter will chose next week’s photo index number.
Do you have a favorite from this week?
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Gaylen you are so good to help me with my CRS. Great choice! I ha e been to Aztec NM but not for long enough. Love that giant Kibab squirrel and the Hopi dog dance. Great pictures!!
Lol maybe you should just pick my numbers. Forgot again – 1207.
You’re welcome. I thought you might have been to Aztec. Have you down for #1207.
What a delightful story about the dog’s tail and a great shot to go with it. I would love to see the dancing in real life. Have a good weekend Diane I am losing track of numbers but 1888 sounds OK to me 🙂
All the Native dancing is marvelous. Have you down for #1888.
It is so fun traveling with you to the many great places where you’ve hung out. Oregon was surely a nice change for you … and the contrast between it and the other photos beautifully points out how fortunate we are to live in a country with so much geographical diversity (and even better that we have gotten to see some of it first hand).
Our BIG country really does have a lot to offer. Have you down for #02.
oops, your friend’s bad habits have rubbed off on me. I’ll take 02. Cuz I’m earlier than usual in commenting.
I believe I’ve seen those sandstone cliffs in many old westerns. There was always lots of chasing between the bad guys and the good guys and I swear they rode around and around the same cliff. I love your photo of the Columbia River Gorge Highway. We drive past that area quite often, but I think we’ll have to take an extra day to drive along the Gorge. I’ll take 56 this week.
No wonder I recognized those cliffs from the round and round rides. 😉 Definitely recommend driving the Gorge. I’ll be posting soon about the section we drove recently. Have you down for #56.
I like the last two pics, of Johnson Canyon and then the leafy highway. Now I wonder what kind of bet your fellow ranger lost to agree to wear the squirrel costume.
My number for random dot org is 6036.
Jeremy created that costume and loves to wear it around the Lodge to surprise people. Have you down for #6036.
HA! I roared at Jeremy the Kaibab squirrel. Thank you! Next week I’ll have #3630, the amount of dinars I spent yesterday on meds for this blasted cold. (about $40-)
He loves dressing up like this and just running around by the lodge. Sure makes people look twice. Sorry to hear you’re still fighting this cold. More chicken soup. Have you down for #3630.
That last photos is absolutely stunning. We don’t have leaves falling like that so no opportunities to take pics like that.
One little thing *embarrassed look with toe in the sand*. Those two meerkats are actually two Yellow Mongoose. *smile*
Next week, please give me #4567.
You have no fall leaves, sad. Thanks for the correction. Have you down for #4567.
It’s been a while, so I thoroughly enjoyed all the photos and stories!! But I am an Artist and love glass, so the Glass blower wins it for me!! I used to go to glass blowing demonstrations in Washington, NH every year in the Fall. SO wonderful to watch!! 8*)
My number from random dot org is 1613. Thank you!! 8*)
It has been a while. Where you been? Hope all is well.
Having done both stained and blown glass I was fascinated watching.
Have you down for #1613.
Welcome back.