This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by ten readers including quite a few panoramas which I’ve been taking since childhood when prints were taped together on the refrigerator door. Sure is easier with digital, even with an old scanned print like below.
Sue gets #131 for the number of words in her lovely comment last week and it’s one of a two photo panorama. Not the best quality from 1992 of the Lewis River Valley and Mount Hood view from my climb up Mount St Helens. This is the national monument I began my career as a Ranger.
Pam and John chose #2020. From my first visit, a reverse sunset looking upstream from Tuweep overlook at Toroweap Grand Canyon National Park during the fall of 2010.
Donna chose #897. I inherited this antique nursing rocker from my mom and it rides in my 5th-wheel.
Diane and Nigel chose #202, one of two in a panorama. From my first rim to rim hike across Grand Canyon. The last day climbing up Bright Angel trail on Cinco De Mayo I used a mantra to keep me going, “Salty, crusty, margarita.” Then was too tired to drink one when I reached the top.
Rita chose #957. I will never forget the feeling of seeing an African lion for the first time in her natural environment at Kruger National Park. If you haven’t read this story, you should.
Yogi and random dot org chose #5942. Yet another South African experience this time watching the sun set into the Indian Ocean from Tsitsikamma National Park during February 2014.
Sherry and David chose #2780. There are no bad views of Grand Canyon but the late afternoon light really highlights the rock temples seen from the North Rim lodge verandah.
Jeff chose #1554, “the elevation of Black Mountain Summit.” His choice is one photo of six in a panorama looking into western Swaziland from South Africa at about the same elevation. This is agricultural land.
Jodee and Bill chose #9410. I searched for a while in 2014 to find colorful fall aspen along the rim of Grand Canyon. Sadly, a fire went through the area two years later.
Sallie and Bill chose #222, “our daughter’s birthday this month.” Hopefully she finds better accommodations than this place to celebrate. I took this shot in 2009 and drove past again in Salome a few weeks ago and it looks worse from more recent vandalism.
My choice might have lost something in the translation or maybe you just had to be there when the moon peaked through a colorful sunrise cloud over the desert. What do you see?
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?
I am curious if anybody has problems commenting on the blog. Seems some folks do intermittently have problems and let me know through the contact link. Wondering if you arrive here by a subscribed to blog or email link, a news feed, or link from FB or Twitter? I have looked through the site and can’t find a problem so am open to suggestions.
Good morning Gaelyn, The photo’s this Friday are particularly outstanding so its hard to choose a favourite. But you will obviously guess its got to be the one of Toroweap Grand Canyon National Park. I will definitely read about the African lion he looks splendid, and what a thrill to have seen it live. I love your antique chair, do you know what the wood is it was made from and how old it is exactly ?, Have a great weekend. Number for next photo Friday 3576
The rocker is Birdseye Maple and at least 100 years old. That’s all I know. #3576 for you.
Birds Eye Maple wood is beautiful. I envy you your rocker but its nice to have your heir loom passed to you from family.
I feel fortunate to have it as several other family antiques were lost in a fire.
Have followed the email link again today and now I have the ‘please confirm you are not a robot!!’
Love your “Salty, crusty, margarita.” walking rim to rim but I hope that you eventually had one when you recovered LOL. Tsitsikamma National Park, it was always one of our favourite camping spots.
That last photo looks (to me) like the sun rising in amongst flames from a huge fire 🙂
Have a good weekend and take care Diane and Nigel. 902 for next week please.
I love Tsitsikamma and could sit watching and listening to those waves for a long time. Glad to hear the link worked. I tried tweaking a few things. Have you down for #902.
So many wonderful photos today that it’s impossible to choose a favorite. When I look at your choice this week I see the eyes of an animal.
I don’t have any problem posting comments. I’m subscribed to your blog so I get here from an email link.
Next week: #907
Thanks Donna. Glad to know the email link is working. You get #907.
Hi Gaelyn – I subscribe to your blog and follow you on FB, but rarely comment. I got here today through FB. Nice photos this week. I will chose 1977 for next week.
Thank you Vicky. I appreciate hearing from you and nice to know the FB link is working. Have you down for #1977.
Rita is so right – that rocker is amazing! Next week I’d like 4320 the number of seconds Norton support took remote control of my laptop.
BTW – they were unable to explain why the touch pad was inoperative at some remote sites. If Norton’s “Browser Protection” is disabled those remote sites behave normally.
I love that rocker. But often don’t love computers. Sorry you’ve had problems.
I’m gonna play! 2189, from a childhood phone number. Why is it I can only remember these old numbers???
Glad you joined in with your memory #2189. I barely remember any numbers, past or present.
I like finding desert oddities like the one in our” picture! Beautiful scenery — and of course the lion — which I remember reading about (I love armchair traveling with you). The two sky photos — the reverse sunset and then the moon seen through the sunrise are both beautiful and kind of disorienting in a good way (up is down … the moon shines in the morning …. just exactly where am I …). I have no idea what number to pick so I counted the words in this comment = 86 .
I like traveling with you too. Up and down are just a matter of perspective. 😉 #86 for you.
Our photo choice is awesome! It almost looks like a painting. Very cool photo:) Love that lion. Your photo choice looks like a pink swan! Someone else saw this same cloud from the Q!!
#9020
Thanks Pam. I think many of the older photos look “soft” like a painting. I too thought the cloud looked like a swan. #9020 for you next week.
I love’em all. I always like old film scans. I don’t know why. I love the aspen and canyon, even though it burned later. And I love the old ghost town pic.
Random dot org says 9787 for next week!!
Thanks Yogi. You do like the old time photo look, and many other looks as well. You and Random get #9787.
Love my choice this week of the canyon and of course the Lion!! That final shot is really artistic Gaelyn. I’ll try #8112 for next week.