I found a little friend on my rambles. I picked her up and put her on my shoulder and took her for a walk, and then, when I got back, returned her to her garden and went on my way. (Autumn’s not entirely fond of ladybugs, since her house was infested by thousands of a Japanese beetle that is similar in appearance but stinks! But I’m a big fan. They are so cheerful and pretty, and they eat aphids. How can you go wrong?)
They look like they’re made out of candy or something.
Sophie is a wiggly little 7-month-old pup, but that’s not why 70 percent of the pictures of I took of her were so blurry that I couldn’t even tell they were of a dog. I had the misfortune to run into her in a shady area on a quite dim day. Curse the luck.
Sophie might have been the runt of the litter (she’s tiny even for a miniature Aussie), but you’d never know it from her ankle-seeking cuddle-happy demeanor.
Such a serious expression.
The allure of a mini-Aussie, as opposed to the full-sized one. This pup will stay just the right size for this kind of mind-meltingly cute behavior all her life.
Eee! The foldy paws!
Another breed that I never knew existed, although apparently ‘Bolt,’ from the Disney movie of the same name, was one. Blanc is only 5 months old, according to my notes, and is totally adorable according to my best judgement.
You can tell Blanc still has some filling out to do, but I doubt we’re going to see much more height.
Super-cute. I love German shepherds, and these pups are just as beautiful.
Not shown: dad’s hand, holding something yummy-smelling. Well, to dogs.
I’ve run into this pup before, but it was evening and none of my pictures came out. I was so happy to see him again! I think you’ll agree that he is utterly awesome.
I have ‘the lazy guy’ down in my notes about Zach. I can’t quite recall why.
Okay, that’s pretty goofy-looking.
Grapevine! I learned that dance step when I was in a musical.
Someone knows how to enjoy life, lazy or not.
I am disappointed. I took some pictures yesterday that I totally wanted to post today, of the most adorable little shiba inu in a raincoat, as celebration of the first rain of the season in San Francisco. (It will probably get old for me soon enough, but for right now I was pretty happy about jogging to work in the rain.) But all of the pictures came out blurry, every single one, except one really gorgeous picture of my thumb.
I hope I run into her again, she was so cute, and she seemed to really like her raincoat. And she was super-friendly, too. Next time I’ll use the decent camera instead of trying it with my iPhone.
Anyway, instead, here’s Linus. According to his owner, Linus is a 4-year-old German wirehaired pointer mix. I dunno, I do detect a certain similarity.
Awesome. I think he’s grinning at me.
Almost looks like a wolfhound mix in this one.
I think I got everyone today: in the background of this one are the pit bull and the lab mix.
I turned out to only have one picture of the Weimaraner. Fortunately, I forgot to post one awesome picture of yesterday’s pit bull. That should round things out nicely.
I love how Weimaraner (and Vizsla) noses match their coats so beautifully. Also, lovely eyes! (Don’t mind the little bit of drool.)
He knows what he likes (having his chest scratched) and is not afraid to ask for it.
This is the same guy I posted a preview of on Friday. I found him at a dog park and boy was he having a good time.
These two were just having a grand time.
Surprise dog hug!
That expression.
He had lots of friends. This one is a Weimaraner that I’ll have a few more shots of tomorrow.
Was poking through my photos and found a cat I hadn’t yet posted. Hooray!
She’s pretty, and she knows it.
I have a few pictures of this guy, but things are running pretty late and I’m tired, so consider this a preview.
He was pretty much in doggie heaven: another five dogs to play with, a bunch of people to greet, and then belly rubs.
Not feeling so hot, so just one picture for today.
This is from a while back (like a year and a half) but I like these two.