This week’s Foto Friday Fun features 8 images chosen by readers from my photo archives. Our meme number for this week is 2799. Please link in any day this week by digging into your archives and sharing a photo and story on your blog. Plus check out the other posts linked to the Foto Friday Fun meme. And, you can leave a number for next week.
Shane chose #2799 and gets a big wave from Smokey Bear who made it to the North Rim’s annual 4th of July water parade.
Diane chose #3007 in keeping with her “007” theme. I’m no James Bond but was spying on this Garden Globe spider’s web seen in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa during February 2013. I don’t like spiders in my house but am fascinated by their webs. Notice the extra heavy cross pattern that is iconic of globe spiders.
Sallie chose #1 and gets the first stained glass project I ever designed and made back in 1980. Unfortunately the scanned polaroid photo is no better than the piece. Huge gaps up to 1/4 inch between the glass pieces, and some of those not any larger than a lima bean. The finished piece of about 12×18 inches must have weighed about 10 pounds of just solder. (In case you can’t tell it’s butterflies on flowers.) Good learning experience and I practiced this craft for over 10 years.
Elaine chose #201 and gets to cross the silver suspension bridge across the Colorado River. There are actually two footbridges to cross the river when hiking rim to rim. This crossing with Ranger staff in May of 2009 took us up the Bright Angel trail to the South Rim, from the North Rim.
Bibi chose #2248, “since that’s my birthday.” HAPPY BIRTHDAY a few days late. Your belated gift is a sunset at Camdeboo National Park South Africa with a view of the Valley of Desolation beyond the dolomite cliffs. I’d love to share this place with you IRL.
Yogi chose #1313, “Just to play with your 1212 this week.” Because he once lived in the Southwest and I know he considers 13 a lucky number I’d say he is lucky this week choosing the marvelous pallet seen in the Painted Desert along State Route 89. This shot was taken in August 2010 during one of my drives between the North Rim and Flagstaff where I often shop.
Jonker chose #1652, “The year Europeans came to South Africa [where he’s from] and set up the first permanent settlement in the Cape.” Well I don’t know about first settlement but this house is the only one on this hillside overlooking the almost nonexistent town of Hillside, Arizona. My kind of place.
Melissa chose #2428, “Kinda my Mum’s Birthday, Feb. 24, 1928.” May your Mum’s birthday bring sunrays, and maybe not the storm that followed. Because that night it snowed on the mountains at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
Yet even more my kind of place, and choice for this week, dreaming of a return to the desert. Soon.
Please join in by:
1) Sharing a #2799 photo index number from your photo archives in a post on your blog with a story that goes with the photo. Then add the URL from that post to Mr. Linky below along with your name (Gaelyn, AZ), and link back to Foto Friday Fun 97 in your post so others may read and join in.
2) You can also leave a number between 01 and 9999 in a comment for next week’s Foto Friday Fun.
3) One or both of the above.
First commenter will chose next week’s photo index number.
Do you have a favorite from this week?
No way would I be able to get my feet to carry me across that suspension bridge! I’ll bet it gives a spectacular view though. I’ll take number 6545 for next week.
It’s a rather strange feeling looking down between your feet when crossing the Colorado River. Have you down for #6545.
Hey, Smokey! I was a big fan as a kid. Nice to see he still makes the rounds.
Great set of photos this week. Put me down for #6809, please.
Smokey visits us at least once each summer at the North Rim. Have you down for #6809.
I have to say, of all the great pictures from this week my favorite is the last one. What an amazing reflection. At first I thought it was a decal. Looks like I forgot AGAIN to leave a number for last week….sigh…………….so put me down for 8788 for next week.
I thought that reflection was pretty fun too. Have you down for #8788.
Gaelyn, I just read the whole awesome series about your 2009 hike in Grand Canyon, rim to rim! All I can say is…Wow! Thanks to the bridge photo…
Glad you enjoyed the hike. FFF is a fun way to refer back to old posts. Feel free to choose a number and join in the fun.
I absolutely love my birthday photo and the name Valley of Desolation intrigues me. (I would never cross that footbridge you posted, or maybe I would, but would shake the whole time.)
Next week I’ll have 1602, the date I predict for my daughter’s baby (16th of Feb.)
Glad you like your birthday photo but after being there I had a hard time with the name. It was gorgeous! I’d hold your hand on the bridge but we’d have to hike to the bottom of the canyon first. Have you down for #1602.
All nice shot. I especially love any sky shots. Good job—-even with the stained glass. LOL MB
Thanks MB.
My computer is down but just checked out your site on the nexus. I am not a spider fan but their webs are amazing. Some great shots here. 4007 next week, don’t think I have picked that one before. Keep well Diane
Didn’t you just get that computer? Agree about spiders. Have you down for #4007.
Yes bought it just before Christmas! The screen went blank, IT guy told me easy fix only a software glitch………. I ended up with it back at factory settings – not impressed! Have just loaded everything back today but it has taken me all day to do it. Remembering all the passwords is a nightmare! Diane
For a minute there I thought the suspension bridge was Tsitsikamma. 🙂
This one I drove over.
I’m not at all crafty — so “my” vase looks OK to me. You are such a multi-talented woman. Love your mountains and hills — whatever continent you happen to be on — and am envious of your perfect spider web ; they fascinate me too, but I’ve never been able to get a decent picture.
How about 2226 … almost my daughter’s birthday -would be if we added a zero at the end, but I think that would be too many numbers )
I’ve done many crafts but seem to get bored with them after a while and move on. Most of my spider web shots don’t come out either but the ones in South Africa are not only huge but clustered together for a better chance. Oh, and the spiders are Huge. Have you down for #2226.
Great images this week and as usual the one for me is the best. I love the Painted Desert.
I’m going with 9927 next week just to switch your numbers around.
I went to the Boat Show today here in Tulsa. They had lots of fifth wheel trailers there and I thought of you. They just get bigger and fancier ever year. Several two bathroom models out now.
I thought you’d like those colorful SW rocks. I’m positive those 5-th wheels are out of my budget and credit line. Have you down for #9927.
I’m an artist to the bone so your Stained Glass is my favorite for sure!! 8*)
I love my Mum’s photo and at this rate, I’m in NH, fully expect snow!! We are covered and it just keeps coming!! 8*)
I will continue to enjoy these lovely WARM, dry photos!! I would love to see number 8,788. Thank you!! 8*)
Hope you aren’t totally buried in that white stuff, of which I don’t want to speak. Should be more dry warm desert like photos coming soon as I head out again this week. Have you down for #8788.
I Would love to have this desert southwest as window painting !