Foto Friday Fun 254

This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes images chosen by 11 readers featuring a few panoramas, South Africa, and a blast from my kindergarten past.

Rita chose #3576, one of four shots in a panorama.  Although the bay formed by the mouth of Bushman’s River looks calm the wind blew sand hard enough to defoliate so didn’t hang out long here on the Indian Ocean beach in South Africa.

Diane and Nigel chose #902.  A close up of the keystone roof arch stained with soot inside the Charcoal Kilns at Death Valley National Park.  Built in 1879 they are a crude comparison of some of the much older stone work they share from France where they live.

Donna chose #907 from the same place as above.

Vicky chose #1977, one of four images in a panorama.  This was my morning view above camp after a day of hiking into the Drakensburg Mountains in South Africa.

Jeff chose #4320, “the number of seconds Norton support took remote control of my laptop.”  That just sounds plum crazy which is what you could become watching the diversity of birds at the West Coast National Park in Langebaan, South Africa.  Plus you can quench your thirst at the Gelbek restaurant and bar instead of just peaking in the window like I did.

Rebecca chose #2189.  A view she’s seen downstream of the Colorado River from Tuweep overlook, Grand Canyon.  This was taken during my first visit 9-27-10.  I’d sure like to go back.  (Hint hint.)

Sallie and Bill chose #86, the number of words she counted in last week’s comment.  I was probably just learning to count when this kindergarten class photo was taken in 1960 at Madison School in Illinois.  Can you pick me out of the crowd?

Philip chose #2722, “the last four digits of my Army Serial No.”  It took an army of men to build the Swartberg Pass road where four shots where taken for this panorama in South Africa in 2013 when I drove many mountain passes.

Pam and John chose #9020.  A view of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness on the hike to The Wave.  If they haven’t hiked this, I’m sure it’s on their list.

Yogi chose #9787.  As a fellow photographer he knows how difficult it is to capture animals on the move.  So this shot is a little fuzzy, but trust me, there’s a leopard.  Taken in March 2014 at Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa.

Sherry and David chose #8112.  A favorite monsoon scene of mine watching storms move across Grand Canyon.  This shot taken 8-9-15.

My choice from camp just south of Parker last week in a not terribly scenic area, yet as the sun set I liked the glow on the plants along a ridge line.

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?

(BTW, leopard is almost exactly in the middle.)