Tag: Foto Friday Fun

This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 7 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives.  Thanks for the memories.

Jo chose #9500 because she had 9500 in “Tanzania Shillings on my desk at the moment (I’m doing the cash recon for the Guest House expenses, ewgh!) The value isn’t much;  about US$5.90!”     I’m sure Jo’s choice this week is as familiar as counting shillings.  I understand that Jock of the Bushveld was required reading for all school children in South Africa.  A wonderful story about a man and his devoted dog.  I bought the only version I could find, a children’s book, plus the movie on DVD as well.

Lu_Gerda chose #1226 “because that is the current time in South Africa.”  Anytime is good to walk in the Weaver Mountains when I’m at my winter home in Yarnell.  I love to watch the Turkey Vultures soar over the boulders in those mountains.

Arija chose #5693, “the year my father, whom I lost when I was four and the Russians sent him to Siberia.”  I know she’s been feeling a little dark lately but after the storm comes fresh air and rainbows.  At least that’s what I see after a storm at Grand Canyon.

Sherry chose #623 for the “phone pad numbers for the letter MAD which is how I feel about blogger not showing my blog on any of my commenter’s blogrolls.”  I know she’s since solved this problem so hope her blue mood has improved.  I saw this marvelous almost Caribbean blue water from Havasu Creek flow into a muddy Colorado River while on a rafting trip.

Bill chose #1017.  I believe he’s a new reader here and discovered he’s a sustainable farmer and student of theology at White Flint Farm in Washington State.  Sounds like a healthy combination.  Sure hope he enjoys these wildflowers found on the Walhalla Plateau.

Firefly chose #8642 “by just doing a little pattern on my keyboard.”  I think he’ll like the pattern from the setting sun on these mountains surrounding Rodene Farm in the Western Cape where I stayed in a delightful cottage in Ceres, South Africa.

Bibi chose #1066 as “the year of the Norman Conquest. I’m a William the Conqueror fan.”  Well this old movie set found along the Johnson Canyon Road in Utah isn’t quite that old.  But this shows I’m a history buff also.

My pick for this week is the full moon rising taken last Friday over Cedar Mountain from Cape Royal overlook on the North Rim of Grand Canyon.  To see more of this event check out the post on my other blog.

Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun. It’s so much fun to dig through my archives and pull the stories from my memories.  If you’d like to join the fun leave a number between 1 and 10000 in a comment and maybe you can see your chosen image next week.

Which one is your favorite from this week?

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This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 8 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives.  Seems to be a theme going this week for birthdays.

Arija wants to see #9125, as “part of my DD’s (read darling daughter) birth date. Indiana is one of those rare people who make a huge difference in other people’s lives through teaching her natural dye practice and throwing in a different view of world we live in: being kind to all beings and only leaving green footsteps.”  I’m sure that Indiana is a nature lover like her Mom and both would have enjoyed sitting quietly with me in the Abrahamskraal bird hide at West Coast National Park.  The Cape Shoveler was just one of many species I saw.

Susie picked #1993, “the year that both my son and my granddaughter were born.”  In 1993 I was taking an illustration art course at Western Washington University and one of the assignments was to design a logo to be put on T-shirts for a gathering of the American Society of Mammalogists.  My idea wasn’t the final selection but I still like it.

Sherry chose #1847 and I know she thrives on sunrises, and sets too, so this image of a sunrise over the Indian Ocean from my porch at Tsitsikamma National Park should make her smile.

Jo chose #1979 for “Our younger son, Angus turned 34 yesterday (16th May) so that’s his birth year!”  Well Angus isn’t really very old but this scanned photo is old so not the best quality.  I was 24 years old and standing with my long-time friend Eddie at a party.  Surprised I can even remember that party as I drank a powerful punch made by mixing everything people brought to the party in a huge tub. Hic.

Erin chose #524 “for next Friday since that is next Friday.”  And now Friday is here.  Don’t freak out or panic these bugs are brooches made from sterling silver.  The spider’s body is turquoise and the grasshopper is malachite.  If you don’t know already, I LOVE Jewelry.

Bibi wrote, “Put me down for 7781, the last four of my Serbian ID for foreigners book!”  These Burchell’s Zebras are foreign to many yet I saw countless numbers of them  at Addo Elephant National Park, not always in such an intimate moment.  They remind me so much of horses that I want to ride one, even though I know better.  I saw more Burchell’s at Kruger National Park plus the slightly different Mountain Zebra at Mountain Zebra National Park.

Firefly chose #7177, the last four digits of his phone number.  I think he should use that phone to make a reservation at the Old Mill Lodge in Oudtshoorn, not too far from where he lives.  As you can see by the date on the main house this Dutch architecture has been around for a while.  The Old Mill provides very nice accommodations, tasty food, and a swimming pool plus raises ostriches and goats with the Swartberg Mountains as a backdrop.

Elaine chose #1945, “the year I was born.”  I’m not sure if she was born in the fall when this photo was taken on the drive into Grand Canyon’s North Rim.  Love when the aspen turn gold and contrast with the deep evergreen forest.

So how do I pick these numbers?  I simply put your chosen number in a photo search and see what comes up.  Usually several choices as I start from 01 every month.  I ended up taking 9855 photos during the recent trip to South Africa.  If I’d kept numbering sequentially from the start of my photos on the computer I’d surely be over several 100,000.  But I’m math challenged so not going to add them all up, although I thought about it.

Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun. It’s so much fun to dig through my archives and pull the stories from my memories.  If you’d like to join the fun leave a number between 1 and 9855 in a comment and maybe you can see your chosen image next week.

Which one is your favorite from this week?

Remember to check out the Geogypsytraveler Facebook page for more photos.

This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 9 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives.  Seems to be a theme going this week for birthdays and phone numbers, and bloggers I’ve met and hope to meet in the future.

Elaine chose #63 for the year she graduated from High School.  Shortly after I graduated from high school I got my first dog which my then boyfriend didn’t like and Reggie the Yorkie ended up becoming my Dad’s dog.  Soon after I got another dog and hit the road to travel around the States yet unfortunately Denver was a chewer and ended up costing me a fortune I didn’t have.  After getting married many years later I again brought a dog home and Denali was a gem.  Yet my most recent dog, Carson, will always be my favorite and traveled with me for 12 years before climbing the rainbow bridge.  This is one of my favorite photos of him.

Arija choose #7961 for the birth date of her son, “a big boy now and, being a professional photographer, often helps his ageing mother.”  I’m no professional photographer yet have been taking photos since I was 10–that’s 49 years–and believe I get better all the time.  Unfortunately I cut off the backend of this young warthog while snapping away in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa.  Sometimes I don’t get the best shots, but I rarely delete the bad ones.

Susie picked #531 “for May 31 – the day I’ll be traveling back to the states for the summer.”  I know she’ll appreciate this rainy view because she lives in the heat of Saudi Arabia.  Plus I hope this image teases her enough to come visit me at the canyon this summer while she’s in Arizona.  It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other.

Lu-Gerda picked #8586, “the last 4 digits of my phone number.”  I’m saving that number for my next visit to South Africa so we can meet.  I love just tripping upon places and people when I travel and that’s what happened when I ended up at Rodene Farm Cottages in Cere’s because a very helpful woman at the local Information Center made my reservation there after I asked her for a place to stay looking at all the surrounding mountains.  I walked to the dam for sunset.

Sherry chose #7777 “since that’s my birthdate and my daughter’s.  Different months, different years but same date.”  An appropriate photo choice for Sherry because as a full-time RVer and traveler she visits a lot of parks and visitor centers, and like me also takes photos of signs.  So here’s a sign for her about geology of the world and South Africa.

Bibi chose #248 which I hoped would be another tease for her possible visit to Grand Canyon this month. Unfortunately that isn’t going to happen but maybe this image taken from the Cape Royal overlook will hold her until she can visit.

Jo also chose the last four digits of her phone number, 5669, but it’s her Tanzania phone so I haven’t used that number yet.  However we did talk both on the phone and in real time when we met in Knysna, South Africa.  I hope this wonderful memory of the view from Guinea Fowl Lodge where we stayed helps her feel better soon as she’s been under the weather lately.  Sorry it’s not a better photo, but kind of fun.

Sally picked #737 “since I seem to spend a lot flying these past few months!”  At least she doesn’t have to flap her wings like these hamerkops I saw in Kruger National Park, South Africa.  Maybe she’ll fly there some day.

Erin chose #411 “for my birthday.”  I’ll bet this squirrel thought it was its birthday upon discovering all this easy for the taking food.  This shot through a dirty window where I winter in central Arizona.

Thank you for playing along with Foto Friday Fun.  If you’d like to leave a number between 1 and 9800 in a comment maybe you can see your chosen image next week.  Which one is your favorite from this week?

Remember to check out the Geogypsytraveler Facebook page for more photos as I label all the images from South Africa I post every 100th shot.