I wanted to do a little hiking a couple weekends ago, but I had two criteria: the place had to be shady, and it had to be under 80 degrees. Turned out this was a bit more difficult than expected (it was even 85 in San Francisco!), but I found a little place in Pacifica to wander around under the redwoods. I didn’t bring my good camera, but I was still able to get a scenic view and a few wildlife shots. None of the birds, but some cute little lizards and some rather handsome deer.
I was wandering along the Embarcadero and up into the Ghirardelli Square area today, enjoying the much mellower vibes of a Blue-Angel-less Fleet Week. I admit to being more fond of quieter entertainments — much like most dogs! There was still some noise, from the Canadian contingent, but Shasta didn’t seem to mind at all, she was fetching and chasing and soliciting belly rubs from everyone in the crowd. And when I found out that today is her birthday, I gave her plenty of belly rubs and several fetches!
Unlike with yesterday’s pup, when I saw Candy (5) I didn’t know what she was. “Uhh bullmastiff mix?” Nope!
I saw Ari (2) romping around in a little parklet in Mission Bay, and I said, “Wow, is that a Eurasier?” Ari’s dad was quite surprised that I recognized the breed. And honestly so was I, since it’s been around eight and a half years since I saw one!
Uh oh. I took pictures of this pup on the same day I took pictures of yesterday’s pup. And I only got one name down. So… do you think THIS guy is Sky the German shepherd husky malamute? Or yesterday’s? Could be either one!
I ran into Sky at a little noontime concert a couple of weeks ago, and then I ran into Sky again at an after-work ice-cream-social-and-concert a few days later. Sky just likes music, apparently!
Odie is only eight months old, but he already knows how to relax.
Some more pictures from my 2023 trip. These cuties noticed me and wondered if I might want to come swimming.
Oh man! Sonbahar (a girl, the name means Autumn) and Drogon (a boy) are two awesome pups! They’re working dogs, livestock guardians and herding dogs for a farm somewhere out there. They’re out there doing work every day, which must be what keeps them so young: they’re 13 and 11, over 100 pounds of muscle apiece, and they’re in amazing shape!
Benze is two, and has his own instagram account: BenzeByTheBay (which he shares with his kitty-sister Macha). Maybe when he grows up a little more he can become a dog blogger like me!
