This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by 12 readers including plenty of Grand Canyon, south African wildlife, my first park, and my first and most recent birthday.
Liberalwarrior chose #7777. No bad views of the Grand Canyon, but my favorite views are from the North Rim. Maybe I’m biased.
Jim and Diana chose #228, “the number of days until the general election.” I owe gratitude to my dearly departed friend Berta for prompting me to learn about politics, which she loved to discuss. This shot was taken 11-23-08 outside her Yarnell home that was lost in the fire along with everything in this image.
Susie chose #0509. A May 2015 sunset view over Grand Canyon from my RV parked on the North Rim.
Doris chose #0320, “the first day of spring.” This shot taken in Pilanesberg Game Reserve on 4-3-14 was closer to the first day of fall in South Africa. Note the Black-backed Jackal in the blurry background keeping an eye on the Guineafowl.
Diane and Nigel chose #2003. Angels Window is a place they saw when visiting me on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. I don’t think we went on top of it.
Rita chose #6039. The trickle of a waterfall seen along the Suspension Bridge Trail in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa during my last visit in 2014.
Sallie and Bill forgot a number this week, so there were 47 words in her comment and that’s what they get. This is me at 1 1/2 years old in 1955.
Jeff chose #120, for the average rainfall in San Diego that has been surpassed. Back in 1992 when this was taken rain wasn’t in shortage at Ryan Lake in Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument where I worked. This shot, obviously in the Blast Zone, was taken from the Norway Pass Trail.
Sherry chose #9999. This snowy view of Grand Canyon was also taken from my RV on the North Rim about one week before Susie’s view above.
Yogi chose #3222. You all know how much I like rock. This shot of tilted and eroded rock was seen from the Palm Canyon trail in Anza-Borrego State Park, California.
Che chose #7500. I don’t know if these zebras were getting friendly or flicking flies off each others nose. Got an interesting ground level view from the bird-hide near camp in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.
Jo chose #2603. Called the Wall of Windows and seen among the hoodoos from the rim trail at Bryce Canyon National Park last May.
My choice this week: The look for my Corona Birthday, without the beer. (So it’s a dirty mirror)
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