Foto Friday Fun 401:every picture tells a story

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by nine readers including South Africa, the Southwest, and and oldie from the Northwest too.

Yogi chose #4989.  Phacelia is seen blooming all over the Southwest during spring.  These flowers were shot along the Palm Canyon trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2-17-15.

Rita chose #7211.  Named Skull rock for obvious reasons, this feature is seen near Jumbo Rocks campground in Joshua Tree National Park California.

Diane and Nigel chose #2901.  They met Bill during their visit and would probably agree about his calm nature.  Even when the clutch went out on his truck in the sand dunes and had to be towed out he totally kept his cool.

Sherry chose #4642.  With both of us struggling over RV repairs and trying to stay warm over the winter I think next year we should go to South Africa during their summer/our winter, rent a RV, and go play.  We’d get to see sights like this giraffe in Kruger National Park.

Cathy chose #0415.  Seems like a sign reinforcing the previous photo.  This time at the Pilanesberg Game Reserve not far from Johannesburg, South Africa.  Diane will even vouch for this place.  Who else wants to go and look at wildlife from up in the air?

Doris chose #2255.  Hovenweep is not a large national monument but is significant as an example of past Native American communities in the Southwest.

Sallie and Bill chose #7260.  The Groot Swartberg was just one of many famous mountain passes I drove in South Africa where clouds flowing over like this are called “Table cloth clouds”.

Jeff chose #129 for the day it finally rained.  Because of rain, this was the third attempt at climbing Mt St Helens back during the summer of 1992 when I worked at the volcanic monument.  This view from the top of the Lewis River Valley and Swift Reservoir.

Sue chose #1977, the summer she spent in Northern Idaho.  I have 0 photos from that year, so instead she gets the Sasha (Bill’s dog) view at the iconic White Pocket in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument from my first visit 5-28-15.

My current view (an eight-shot panorama) at the Kofa NWR where the next post will come from with some more interesting clouds.

Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun which allows me to share these photographs and memories.  For more of the story just follow the links.  Please join in next week by leaving a number between 0001 and 9999 in your comment.

Do you have a favorite this week?

Yet another glitch occurred on the blog prompting me to try for another fix.  And I think it worked.  At least from my end.  So please let me know.  Thanks for your forever patience from this serious procrastinator.