This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by nine readers from my photo files including a lot of flowers which makes me think of spring.
George & Suzie chose #793. My dear friend Berta has an eye for design and colors. She mixes interesting yard art with her summer plantings that brighten up the desert environment. Photo taken 6-28-12.
Mary Lou chose #6470. A very different kind of flower that’s not a flower, but a flower head made up of many individual flowers grouped together on a rounded base. The Black-bearded Protea almost always grows within 12 miles (20 km) of the coast, and that’s where I saw them in Nature’s Valley South Africa during February 2014.
Diane chose #9009. Even during October, monsoon storms can hang around in the Southwest enhancing a sunset from the North Rim Grand Canyon. Rangers get paid in sunsets.
Pam chose #2008. When driving east off the Kaibab Plateau to House Rock Valley below there is a large pull off that offers this distant view. Plus quite frequently some Native folks have tables set up to sell their wares.
Jodee chose #902. Back to flowers. These Penstemon were hanging on into late September backed by wild rose going gold along the Saddle Mountain trail on the Kaibab National Forest.
Sallie chose #208 and she’s a birdwatcher. Although the white-crowned sparrow was often seen at my Yarnell, Arizona feeder the brilliant Lazuli buntings only made a brief appearance in the spring, like this pair in April 2012. And yes, it’s snowing, as seen in the background.
Sherry chose #3876. Spring blooms often don’t arrive until late June at the 8200 foot (2500 m) North Rim like this Prickly Pear Cactus seen along the Cape Royal trail. I typically get to enjoy spring bloom twice, once at low elevation and later at high.
Shane chose #4937. So what brings all those flowers to Grand Canyon? Well monsoon rains of course. Crazy Jug Point is one of my favorite places to watch storms move across the canyon. Sometimes it even rains.
Yogi chose #7884. Oh my, more late September flowers. These stunted Paintbrush stay low when growing close to the edge of Grand Canyon like this great camping and hiking area at East Rim on the Kaibab National Forest.
My choice to go along with the flower theme, but of course, the Super Bloom seen last month in Death Valley National Park. Although I am seeing a few flowers blooming in Kanab right now.
Please join in for next week by leaving a number between 0001 and 9999 in your comment below. Thanks for playing along with Foto Friday Fun and allowing me to share these photographs and memories.
Do you have a favorite this week?
Thanks for all the flowers 2049.
Happy Spring!!! Have you down for #2049.
Enjoyed them all especially those of the Grand Canyon. Please put me down for 7501 for next week.
Thank you Mary Lou. Have you down for #7501.
Nice theme this week. I like those buntings. Funny how their colors match the feeder and seed.
#7429 for me this week, please.
Thanks Shane. I noticed that color match too. Have you down for #7429.
What luck that so many chose spring photos! Love any desert bloom:)
Next up 1818
No such thing as coincidence. Have you down for #1818.
What a great set of photos and I am now starting to count down the days till I see the grand canyon for myself 🙂 9991 for next week please. Have a great weekend Diane
Thanks Diane. Not too long now. Have you down for #9991.
I like the bird feeder as well, especially with the snow. The lazuli buntings are gorgeous:)
I’ll join in for the first time and choose a totally random number – #826
Made quite a contrast. Have you down for #826. Thanks for playing along.
where do I find the photo files?
Ok, it seems you just pick a number and are surprised with a photo. So, I pick 618
Hope you like your pick. Have you down for #618.
I love all the flowers especially that of the prickly pear cactus but my favorite is the view of the rainstorm across the canyon.
I miss that rainy view.
Oops, 5451 is my new number. Use it well.
Oops, have you down for #5451.
Oh — this time I really do love “my ” picture the best of all. We saw Lazulis for the first time when we were staying in Port Aransas Texas — I looked out the RV window one morning and our yard was full of them (we had a grassy area behind us)… I screamed so hard (with joy) that Bill thought I’d been hurt and came running into the living room. Thanks for the great memories.
Of course the DV bloom and the artsy picture of your mountains are wonderful too — well all of the pictures are as always, but those two also especially caught my eye. How about 329 — my son in law’s BD.
I might have woke the neighbors in Yarnell when I saw those Lazulis. They were only around for a few short days. Have you down for #329.
Thank you for being such a faithful reader and all your kind comments.
Hi Gaelyn, Bertha’s arrangement has cosmos in it which is now a naturalized weed in SA. This bloom heralds autumn for us and is prolific along the roads and in the fields in the Free State. I love your protea photo as well. And as always, I love the grandiose mountains of your world. Have a great day. Jo
I remember seeing the roads lined with Cosmos. I just loved all the different proteas.