Sunday Switchup: Spotted Towhee

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Adam Lang

I spotted this towhee in Oregon. And he seems to have spotted me, too!

Spotted Towhee In Apple Tree
There were a bunch of birds in this apple tree, but the towhee was the most colorful.
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St. Paturday Supplement: Grumpy Kitty

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Adam Lang

I ran across some folks while I was out this morning checking out the Farmer’s Market and then heading to the St Patrick’s Day Parade. They seemed like Japanese tourists, although I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a tourist who visited with their cat, so maybe they were Japanese expats. Anyway, they had a gorgeous kitty with them, and despite the grumpy look, I think he was actually pretty happy to be out and about.

Man. I don’t think we appreciate the quality of our phone cameras nearly enough. If I’d tried to crop a picture I took with my film camera back 40 years ago down that small, there’s no way it would have been in focus and it wouldn’t have come out nearly that nice. And this took 5 seconds to take and 2 minutes to edit.

Man With Cat In Front Pack Cat Carrier
Never seen a carrier quite like this one. I’d be a little nervous about breaks for freedom.
Smooshy Faced Cute Grumpy Looking Kitty
Those eyes are gorgeous. Here, here’s a close-up:
Close Up Of Golden Cat's Eye
Prettier than any precious stones I’ve ever seen!
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Dog of the Day: Wally the Foooofly Wiener

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Adam Lang

Wally (3) has got this whole ‘big eyes’ thing absolutely nailed, huh?

Long-Haired Miniature Dachshund
It’s hard to tell, but Wally is not a golden retriever, he’s about 1/2 that length (with 1/5 size legs!)
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Dog of the Day: Ziva the Doberman Pinscher

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Adam Lang

Ziva is a 6-year-old red Doberman, and a real sweetheart, as I’m sure you can tell.

Red Doberman Pinscher
Caught her walking by right in front of my apartment. Serendipity!
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Dog of the Welcome Back to San Francisco: Balenciaga the Dalmatian

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Adam Lang

It’s nice to be back in sunny (no, really!) San Francisco. And here’s a welcome-back pup that I grabbed a picture of this morning, Balenciaga (I had to have his dad spell it for me, and I had no idea what it meant) the spottily gorgeous four year old Dalmatian!

Dalmatian With Fuzzy Ears
He’s apparently a full Dalmatian. Neither his dad nor I know quite what’s going on with those ears!
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Honorary DoSF of the Day: Iris the Australian Cattle Dog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Adam Lang

Iris is another pup I ran into when I was visiting Reed College. She is 5, and a born troublemaker if I ever saw one.

Australian Cattle Dog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix
This is the closest I got to Iris actually looking at the camera.
Man Trying To Get Dog To Face Camera
Iris’s mom asked if I wanted her to take a picture of me and Iris. I said sure! You can see how that turned out.
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Sunday Switchup: Window View

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Adam Lang

I had a kind of a pretty view out the window of my Vancouver hotel room. The hotel was, well, let’s just say it had seen better days, but the price was right, the view was nice, and the location was great, so who am I to complain?

I have arrived home, about 50 minutes ago. Now it’s time for my scheduled two weeks of crushing depression and wishing that my entire life could be staying in posh hotels and hiking and seeing cute animals! Maybe I will live long enough to retire, and there will be enough country left for me to retire in. Here’s hoping!

View With Two Lit Cranes In Vancouver, BC
The two funky-looking things are cranes. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure that out.
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Caturday Supplement: Kitty In A Compromising Position

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Adam Lang

I just spent about an hour trying to figure out how to edit a chain link fence out of a few big cat photos. Photoshop might be able to do it, but right at the moment Pixelmator, Luminar Neo, and Apple Photos aren’t quiiiite up to the task, and after Adobe went to a subscription model for their main programs 15 years ago or so, and after the rest of their software basically became viruses that were impossible to uninstall, I gave up on them. I’ll wait until the other non-Adobe tools can do what I want.

In the mean time, I caught someone on the potty, and he was very very not amused.

Grey And White Tiger Tabby Sitting In A Litterbox
Silly cat. That is NOT a sit box!
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Alma Mater Dog of the Day: Justice the Long-Haired German Shepherd

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Adam Lang

I visited my old stomping grounds — not technically my Alma Mater since I never, you know, graduated, but close enough — Reed College, while I was in Portland. And on that lovely campus I ran across a couple of dogs, one of whom was Justice, the German Shepherd. I don’t have his age recorded, but apparently he was born on the 4th of July, so I guess that’s where his name came from.

Fluffy German Shepherd
German Shepherds shed a lot already, I can’t imagine what a long-haired one is like.
Fluffy German Shepherd
Got all that German shepherd attitude though, right enough.
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Honorary DoSF of the Day: Koko the Chihuahua

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Adam Lang

I grabbed this picture of Koko on January 26th, in Seattle, and my notes say that he turned 2 on the 14th of January. It’s a bit belated for a birthday celebration, but happy unbirthday to you, Koko!

I’ll be back in San Francisco in a few days, and will do my utmost to edit and post some of the nature photos I took with my super giant big new spiffy long lens. Hopefully this time it will take me less than a year to get around to it!

Man With Chihuahua In His Coat
I feel like ‘is that a Chihuahua in your pocket’ is the start of some kind of dirty joke.
Chihuahua
A very soulful expression.
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