Foto Friday Fun 455: every picture tells a story

This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 12 readers including Grand Canyon, South African wildlife, flowers, and a taste of Mexico.

TreDuece chose #1371.  As he seems to spend a lot of time “on the road” he’ll recognize that I do also.  This is a drive-by shot, taken from SR89A, of a storm I was heading into over House Rock Valley and the Kaibab Plateau beyond.  August monsoon 2010 in Arizona.

Cathy chose #5000.  It is likely she’s watched International Hopi hoop-dancer Derek Suwaima-Davis at the North Rim Grand Canyon Heritage Days.

Diane and Nigel chose #1102.  They saw Widforss Point from the North Rim Grand Lodge during a summer visit.  This snowy view from 4-29-10, before the North Rim was open.

Rita chose #0374.  Caught this Blackback Jackal just waking up while on a morning safari drive at Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa during my 2014 visit.

Jo chose #6900.  One leaf of Purple Cranesbill showed a pop of September color along the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park.

Susan chose #1937.  An August monsoon morning put on quite a show over the Grand Canyon from the North Rim Grand Lodge verandah.

Sue chose #9812, “for the youngest daughter’s birthday.”  Four days after my 60th birthday I watched this leopard in Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa.

Alan gets #84 for the number of words in his last post.  Been a lot of wind lately so this “Daisies in the Wind” seems appropriate.  I taught and created stained glass in 1987 while living in Wenatchee, Washington were this shot was taken.

Sallie and Bill chose #6666, “Just to be different and because it doesn’t worry me.”  I could only laugh when the oldest shot with that number, from 7-21-15, is the Paria Cemetery, a rather remote place with a long gone town in southern Utah.  Note the colorful bentonite cliffs in the background.

Gypsy chose #4112, “April 1! stay in Patagonia’s Lucy & Desi Spartan long, long trailer.”  The trailers, called caravans, are very different in South Africa.  I don’t think people fill them with rocks. But if on the road early in Kruger National Park, you might have to avoid lions just waking up on the warm pavement, even after rain.  Thus why we sometimes find scat on roads.

Jeff chose #43, “the total points scored in Super Bowl 56.”  Not to be confused with this super bowl of a bay in Puerto Cito, Baja Mexico.  I’m thinking nobody watched TV from there in January 2005.

Sherry chose #1623.  Saw these brilliant orange flowers (maybe lilies) along the Sterkspruit Falls trail in the Drakensburg, South Africa.

Being the week of Valentine’s Day this shot seemed good.  While living in my motorhome and selling at a flea market in Yucca Valley, California during Februray of 2003 a man I dated brought me flowers.

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