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Thank you for joining in last week and sending in your favorite photo.  This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 7 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives.  Very heavy on Grand Canyon images this week.  Guess that’s a good thing because I only have 3 weeks left to my season, unless there’s a government shut down and then I’m finished September 30th.

Yogi chose #101 and I know he likes to run along a river near his home so think he’ll like the Paria River near Lees Ferry. Of course the trail along here might be a little difficult to run on.

MaryBeth chose #1010, “just because.”  Well just because I could I camped at Point Sublime and got to watch the light change in Grand Canyon from morning to dark.

Sherry chose #605, “the house number they put on the farm after they took away my great RR2 Box.”  I don’t think this Giant Kingfisher seen at Kruger National Park in South Africa worries about a house address as much as where its next meal will come from.

Diane chose #912, “Not only the new number plate of our car but a Porsche model as well.”  I know she likes classics and although I didn’t see any Porsches with this group I do see classic car clubs several times each summer at Grand Canyon.

Sallie chose #500, “Along with a tree-named street, it was actually our first street number after we were married (and the hot upstairs apartment was not as nice as the number sounds!).”  I at least hope from the top floor you could watch the moon.  I had to go out onto the Bright Angel Trail for this shot of moon rise over the Walhalla Plateau at Grand Canyon.

Bibi chose #19, “since oh, gosh, I forgot my daughter’s anniversary, which was the 19th.”  I think she missed a window of opportunity.  But nothing like this rock window over Curly Creek Falls above the Lewis River in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near where I worked at Eagles Cliff General Store way back when.

Elaine chose #111 which takes me back to enjoy a Yarnell sunset.  Won’t be long and I’ll be watching those again.

My choice this week of Watson Lake was taken along the drive from Yarnell to the canyon in Prescott, Arizona.

Thank you for joining in Foto Friday Fun. I really enjoy digging through my archives and pulling the stories from my memories. To join in the fun for next week leave a number between 12 and 1200 in a comment and maybe see your chosen image next week.

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This week’s Foto Friday Fun was open to several options.  Readers could either send me one of their favorite photos with a story or link to their story, or choose a number from 94 to 104.  Three people sent a photo and three chose a number.  Nice balance.

From Diane blogs at http://lifeincharente.blogspot.com, http://aboutmebeforecharente.blogspot.com, and http://photodiarydps.blogspot.com sharing photos and stories from her life’s travels from the past and present.  “My favorite photo of this year is the reflection of Rochefoucauld Chateau in the River Tardoire with the old bridge in the back ground.

“The chateau originally dating from the 11th century stands on the edge of La Rochefoucauld. It was modified many times in the following centuries to become the impressive renaissance monument we see today where the family still live in part of it.  The arched bridge across the river Tardoire below the castle dates from the 15th century.”

Bibi chose #100 because it, “Reminds me of those $1.00 shops.”  I believe she’ll appreciate my $1.00 cut-glass stemware from a thrift store complete with Kaluha.  And although I can barely believe it I made it into two thrift stores last week and didn’t buy anything.

Sherry chose #94 which takes me back to Frankfurt, Germany in 2010.  A fellow Couch Surfer showed me around her city during a seven hour walking tour.  We had a lot of fun and I learned about the city’s history.

Jo chose #102, one of my favorite places at Grand Canyon.  Toroweap is exceedingly remote and offers an iconic view 3000 feet (914 m) straight down into the Colorado River.  It’s such a long drive it’s most practical to camp there to enjoy amazing sunrises, like this, and sunsets.

MaryBeth sent this amazing shot and shares a story.  “I just love this pic of Kylee on my horse Ambush.  Kylee is either running barrels or running poles and she just goes all out.  Love the flying hair.  Kylee is 19 now and this shot was taken about 5 years ago.  She still races and still goes full bore.  Sadly Ambush has gone to greener pastures.  She was a great gal.”

Elaine chose #97, Black-bellied Whistling ducks that I saw where my Mom used to live in San Benito, Texas.

Then she also sent in a favorite photo from a recent post about Creamers Dairy.

My choice this week shows how much growth has come up in Yarnell just over two months since the Yarnell fire.  Looks like I’ll have some weeds to cut down when I return in October.

Thank you for joining in Foto Friday Fun. I really enjoy digging through my archives and pulling the stories from my memories.  Plus it was fun to have readers share their favorite photos as well.  I’ll do that again.  If you’d like to join in next week leave a number between 10 and 1010 in a comment and maybe see your chosen image next week.

Do you have a favorite from this week?

Look for other photos posted on Geogypsy Facebook page not usually seen here.

This week’s Foto Friday Fun includes 8 images chosen by readers picking a number out of my photo archives.  All but one from Arizona travels.

Yogi choose #31, “a prime number and I love those.”  Sunsets are always prime at Grand Canyon.

Bibi chose #444 as “Very often when I look at the clock it is 4:44.”  I guess I don’t pay attention to time, except when I’m on a work schedule.  But fall is time for the quaking aspen to put on their spectacular show.

Sherry chose #365 because it sounds like a good number.  I love a good long distance view like this one of the Weaver Mountains from Wagner Road in Arizona.

Stewart chose #195, “because you stopped your old blog on 19th May and that’s my Birthday!”  I started the new blog on March 26th, my birthday.  And this shot near Lake Pleasant was taken in early March.

Diane chose #653, “I will go Porsche model 356 backwards this time.”  This would be a fun highway to cruise a Porsche along, especially during fall.

MaryBeth chose #222, “supposed to be good luck when the clock shows 2:22.  Who knows.”  I felt lucky to get this distant view of the Colorado River carved Marble Canyon and way beyond to Navajo Mountain almost 100 miles away.

Jo chose #399 for not particular reason.  I am sure she’s seen this type of giraffe behavior as I did in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Elaine chose #114.  The Grand Falls of the Little Colorado are appropriately called the Chocolate Falls.

My selection this week is the first Hummingbird Moth I’ve ever seen and this is the best shot as it was so flighty.  I’ve been staying a few days with a friend in the desert of Congress, Arizona while visiting various doctors and getting a battery of tests.  Seems I have gall stones (hope that’s not TMI).  Western medicine would immediately, well after waiting for an appointment, suggest surgical removal of the gall bladder.  I reason that surgery is the last choice so am doing a liver/gall bladder cleanse over 3-4 days.  Not fun to be sick so hoping for the best.  Have a great weekend.

For next week I’m changing it up.  Maybe you have a favorite photo you’d like to share for Foto Friday Fun 25.  Yea, I made it that long.  A couple options here:  Share a favorite photo, and at least a short story to go with it by:

A)  emailing the photo and story to Geogypsy and I will post on this blog with appropriate link

B)  email a link from your blog that includes the photo and story to Geogypsy and I’ll include it on this blog

C)  choose a number between 94 and 104 for me to post

D) all of the above

Thank you for joining in Foto Friday Fun. I really enjoy digging through my archives and pulling the stories from my memories.  Do you have a favorite from this week?

Look for other photos posted on Geogypsy Facebook page not usually seen here.