This week’s Foto Friday Fun features nine images chosen by readers and mostly taken in Arizona.
Diane and Nigel chose #2212. For a week in June on both sides of Grand Canyon volunteer astronomers set up telescopes and share some amazing sights in our dark sky. It’s fun to watch them set up these scopes for the Star Party.
Rita gets #46 for the number of words in her comment last week. I move around a lot and love to explore the areas I live in. So I go for a lot of back-road drives, and of course take photos. This shot is of the San Juan Mountains from when I worked at Mesa Verde in 2005.
Pam and John chose #2271. Yet another telescope on the lodge veranda for Star Party 2014.
Sallie and Bill chose #40. In 1981, living in Illinois, when I first began learning stained glass I used a lot of free window glass with flowers, feathers, and even butterfly wings pressed between two pieces of clear then framed it with colored glass.
Donna chose #837. Climbing through travertine cave formations is how one gets to the base of Mooney Falls, just one of many waterfalls to be seen on the Havasupai Indian Reservation in Arizona.
Jeff chose #1225. A shadow shot of me standing on Navajo Bridge which crosses the Colorado River at Marble View in Arizona.
Sue chose #1962, “the first year I laid eyes on Utah.” I too love the towering sandstone cliffs in Utah. I fell for similar cliffs when hiking in the Drakensburg mountains in South Africa.
Sherry and David chose #7859. When on safari in South Africa (just like Disney) you get up early to catch sunrise and hopefully wildlife. Although all we saw that morning was a duck on the water it’s easy to see all the animal trails that lead to the water in Addo Elephant National Park.
Yogi chose #7325. A succulent along the trail at Warmwaterberg Spa, South Africa. Nice to take a hot water soak after a hike in the hills.
On Christmas Eve I stopped at the Prescott courthouse on the way to pick Berta up from her Portland family visit. While she was gone I hung this old bird feeder so the cat and I had daily entertainment right outside the biggest window in the camper. Other than that I’ve seen several nice sunsets.
Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun which allows me to share these photographs and memories. Please join in next week by leaving a number between 1 and 9999 in your comment below.
Do you have a favorite this week?
Happy New Year!
Hi Gaelyn Firstly I hope you had a good Xmas and are looking forward to the New Year with new travels in store for us all to see. I love the photo of the butterfly in glass but my favourite is the Sandstone Cliffs in Utah. My number for next week is 99.
Thank you. I enjoyed a nice quiet Christmas. Should start traveling early next month. Have you down for #99.
Love our safari picture and I’d sure rather be in Africa for it than Disney. So would the animals no doubt. Also love the great shots at the Navajo bridge and of the San Juan Mountains. #9017 for next time please.
Thanks. My preference too but we do what we can. You get #9017.
I hadn’t heard about the route to get to Mooney Falls. Interesting.
#1994 is the year that I started traveling solo down South — and elsewhere.
It was quite the climb at Mooney Falls but well worth it. Have you down for #1994.
Those large Dobsonian require effort to assemble just to share with the general public at a star party. The patio at the North Rim is an awesome site for a star party. I’d like #2018 wishing you and your readers a magnificent new year.
The scopes for Star Party vary every year. You get #2018. Happy New Year!!!
Fun photos! Fridays are always a surprise:)
My mother loved the photo on her mug of the saguaro and really liked the calendar. Great gift ideas. I explained how we knew the photographer:)
Nest week #7192
I do like the Friday post. Glad your Mom likes her mug and calendar. #7192 for you next week. Happy New Year!!!
I love the San Juan mountain shot, and all the other shots as well. I love that you get out and about. I work with guys who have spend their entire working life in downtown Tulsa and literally have never ventured anywhere downtown besides the office and the parking garage. That lack of curiosity just kills me.
Thanks Yogi. I do love to get out and about but you might be surprised how much time I spend at home sitting on my butt at the computer. I’ve never understood why people don’t go exploring.
I’m quite happy with my selection this week.
Next week: #847
Good. Next week we’ll see if you like #847.
Back home feeling awful. Damn English bugs. Hopefully a couple of days in bed will sort it out.
I would love to study the sky.
Number for the last day of the year 3112 (Also my ex’s 70th birthday!!!)
Happy New Year I am heading back to bed – Diane.
Sorry to hear you’re greeting the New Year with an English bug. Get better soon. #3112 for you next week. Welcome home!
Happy New Year to you to Gaelyn! You are multi-talented;’ I wouldn’t mind having that butterfly glass in ‘my’ picture. Love the landscapes…amazing that South Africa one does look a lot like Utah.