Dog of the Day AND Roll of 28+1: Baloo/Romeo Redux

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Adam Lang

I did something new to my back today. Once every two years or so, I end up with a tweaked lower back. Today I have tweaked my upper back, something I’ve never done before. Part of growing old, I guess, and I can handle it as long as it doesn’t become a regular occurrence. But as it is, I’m typing this while lying on my back, with my laptop balanced on my chest, hopped up on some thank-god-I-had-some-lying-around codeine.

So, low-effort post today. And what better than a repeat customer? I ran into Baloo and Romeo again just today, and, crippling back pain or no, I just had to get a couple more shots of them. So adorable. And Romeo is much mellower now that he’s starting to get used to city life.

German Shepherd/Corgi Mix and Yorkshire Terrier

Someone recently hypothesized in the comments that Baloo is part Swedish Vallhund. Could be, although that wouldn't explain the floppy ears. I don't even care, I just want to hug him.

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Roll of 28(+1) Day 7: First Church of Christ

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Adam Lang

A picture from the First Church of Christ on California and Franklin. A very pretty building, and one that I pretty much never think about, because there are so many larger and grander churches and cathedrals in San Francisco, including one just a couple of blocks away.

Church Window, First Church of Christ, San Francisco

I broke my 'no-cropping' rule here, because the brickwork in the larger picture looked bizarre, to such an extent that staring at it made my head hurt. Still trying to figure out why.

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Double Dog Day: Boo-Boo the German Shepherd and… (I forget!) the Malamute

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Adam Lang

Ran into these guys just out in front of my apartment building, in deep discussion with one of my neighbors. And of course, busybody that I am, I had to butt in and take some pictures. Hope I wasn’t too terribly annoying.

And of course we got the names of the two pups, but I didn’t record them fast enough and both Autumn and I forgot the malamute’s name. So pretty!

Alaskan Malamute

This is a 'please give me more attention I love attention' behavior. I can certify that it is effective.

German Shepherd

On the other hand, this is a 'I'm not so sure about you please don't get too near me' expression. It didn't work: mom had to warn me away.

 

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Roll of 28(+1) Day 6: Chuck the Chuck

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Adam Lang

Something intentionally non-dog-related today. This must be one of the signs of the apocalypse. Fire, floods, famine, cats and dogs living together, and Whole Foods advertising $2 wine.

If you’re not familiar, the ‘Chuck’ they’re referring to is the famous Trader Joe’s ‘Two-Buck Chuck’, a wine with a very… distinctive flavor. Which is to say, it tastes a lot like someone took a very, very young wine (and I know nothing about wine, so when I say it’s young, you know it must taste like paint thinner) and diluted it with water. I must admit, I’m quite curious to see what Whole Foods has to compete with it. I’ll pick some up on the way home tomorrow or the next day and we’ll see what it’s like.

Chuck the Chuck

That's quite a ... violent looking emblem you guys have there.

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Dog of the Day: Bull Mastiff Smooches

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Adam Lang

Treat this as a preview for the Golden Gate Kennel Club’s dog show. It’s going to take a while for me to go through the thousand or so pictures we took and pick out the eleven that aren’t blurry. (On the wish list for next year: an f1.4 50mm lens. It’s dark in there!)

Bull Mastiff

An imponderable for you: how many Chihuahuas can dance on the head of a bull mastiff?

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Roll of 28(+1): Day 5

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Adam Lang

It’s funny, I’ve spotted more dog-related paraphernalia in stores in the last three months than I have in the entire prior two years. And it’s not like I’m suddenly looking for it… I’ve been doing this blog for pretty much that entire time. Maybe I’m out ahead of the curve here?

Store on Polk Street

This is from a store on Polk Street near Washington.

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Dog of the Day: Rex the Russian Spaniel Mix

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Adam Lang

Алло, да, это собака!

It’s nice that my four years of Russian class hasn’t left me utterly helpless in the face of Russian-ness. For example, when I meet a beautiful Russian woman of mystery on the streets of San Francisco, I know exactly what to do: take pictures of her dog.

And so, may I introduce Rex, the Russian Spaniel mix, a recent Russian emigre.

Russian Spaniel Mix

I would expect a city with such a large Russian population to have more Russian dogs.

Russian Spaniel Mix

Russian spaniels normally have tails. Wonder what this guy was mixed with, or if he just got cropped or lost his in an accident?

Russian Spaniel Mix

Looking at that tail stub, it looks like it might well have been an accident.

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Roll of 28(+1): Day 4

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Adam Lang

I said most of these wouldn’t be dogs. Today’s is, because today I didn’t take anything else, and I didn’t really have any daylight left after I found out about this thing.

Still… unedited. And I quite like the shot.

Labradoodle

Leaping Labradoodles, Batman!

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Roll of 28(+1): Days 1 through 3

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Adam Lang

M.C. over at The House of Two Bows has started doing something called ‘Roll of 28’ (+1, this year) where, every day in February, you post a picture that you took that day. I think that sounds like fun, and I’m going to try to do it. Obviously, I’m cheating for the first three days, since I’m posting them today, but each one was in fact taken on that day.

They’re mostly going to be pictures of other things besides dogs (though some will be dog-related, as with Friday’s), and I’m going to post them unedited. It’ll force me to try and do a little more composition in the camera rather than just pointing and clicking and letting Photoshop sort it out.

So, without further ado, some pictures:

Giant Glass Cherry

Feb 1: This is a major theme in the current window display at Macy's. Yes, it's a giant orange glass cherry. No, I'm not sure why.

Garage Door Mural

Feb 2: A recent garage door mural on Marina Auto Body. Which is, incidentally, in SOMA. Go figure.

Dog Art

Another little shop near Union Square (on Sutter near Powell.) Kinda goofy!

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Caturday Supplement: More Macy’s Kittens

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Adam Lang

Gonna run out of these pretty soon if I keep doing them weekly. Hopefully I can get some more from other places.

In other news: argh! I can’t believe I just plain forgot to post yesterday. I had some problems during lunch break (oh, the restaurant I wanted to go to is closed, okay, I’ll go here where there’s a 40-person line, okay, how about there where… etc) but I could’ve at least posted last night. Oh well, nobody’s perfect.

Kittens

Tiger-tabby! They're what I think of when I think 'cat'.

Kittens

If I had a cat, I would probably still be in bed right now, rubbing a kittybelly.

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