Tag Archives: Pier 39

Double Dog Birthday: Kuma the Miniature Poodle and Sumba the Labradoodle

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Adam Lang

No, it’s neither Kuma’s birthday nor Sumba’s: it’s mine! So happy birthday to me, and to celebrate I post these two (3 and 13) cool puppers!

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Sunday Switchup: A Bumper Crop Of Seal Ions

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Adam Lang

I dropped by Pier 39 at the end of May to discover that the sea lion floats were overbooked. (If you’re not familiar, for some reason sea lions love to congregate on a set of floating dock thingies in the … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Day: Ranger the Maremma Sheepdog

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Adam Lang

Last weekend, I ran into two ‘Rangers’ in one day! This one is a big-un. And believe it or not, he’s only 7 months old.

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Sunday Switchup: Sea Lions

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Adam Lang

We haven’t had any ‘ork-orks’ (sea lions) for quite some time. So here are a couple of our fearless, flippered, furry friends. (And friends they are… I wanna go swimming with the sea lions like these guys did!)

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Sleepy Sunday Switchup: Sea Lions

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Adam Lang

I realize I post a fair number of pictures of these guys, but hey… I like ’em.

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Sunday Switchup: Seal Ions

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Adam Lang

Some of our local pack. (Or would it be ‘pride’?)

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Cat-Bird-Day Supplement: Clark’s Grebe

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Adam Lang

I am pretty sure this is a Clark’s grebe, but it could be a western grebe, or possibly a soul-eating destroyer-bird. (Those red eyes… creepy!)

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Dog of the Day: Colt the German Wirehaired Pointer/Labrador Retriever Mix

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Adam Lang

Whoo. That was an eventful trip. Finally home again, and ready to go to bed, so just a quick post from me: Colt, a 7-month-old puppy of uncertain origins. But his parents’ guess, German shorthaired pointer and Labrador retriever, didn’t … Continue reading →

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Caturday Supplement: Birthday Watercats!

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Adam Lang

It’s Autumn’s birthday tomorrow, and how better to celebrate this caturday than with some sea lions, playing in the bay?  

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Otterday Supplement: Newly Relocated Otterpile!

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Adam Lang

So the Aquarium of the Bay played around with the arrangement of their exhibit, until they managed to relocate the typical sleepy-otterpile that happens when the otters aren’t tearing around and playing to a place where the visitors could watch them … Continue reading →

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