One of the days in San Francisco I just had to to go see the sea lions. They were playing in the water and of course loud and fun.
A sea lion plays in the water off of Pier 39 Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in San Francisco.
A sea lion uses a friend as a pillow.
I have been visiting a dear friend in San Francisco and helping out while she recovers from surgery. We’ve gotten out just a little bit, but did manage to take her dogs, Rooney and Soho, to the dog park. Here are a few photos.
Rooney enjoys the dog park.
Soho enjoys the dog park.
Soho spreads some love at the dog park.
Peaches plays fetch.
Peaches
Soho plays with a friend at the dog park.
Playing fetch
Rooney enjoys scratches at the dog park.
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk flies by the dog park.
Today’s dog walk was fun and some of our usual friends were out. The Green Heron was searching for bugs to eat. Then Pixel decided we needed to go a couple blocks further than normal, which took us past a neighbor’s yard full of wonderful lush, green plants.
A bee flies near a Bottle Brush tree.
An iguana swims across the tidal canal.
A Green Heron eats a bug.
Two iguanas face off on a branch of a Mangrove tree.
Detail of a cut palm tree trunk
Detail of a palm frond
A Jaguar hood ornament escapes its car cover.
The sun shines through palm fronds.
Orchids blooming
A Cormorant lands in the water while we were at the bridge today.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Just when I was joking that I had dragged the camera with me and there was nothing to take photos of today. I actually said to my husband, “Please take the leash, maybe there will be a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker” on the tree ahead. Surprise there was! Turns out that it wasn’t such a bad outing after all.
A female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker looks for dinner.
A Cormorant looks for dinner.
A Green Heron perches on a mangrove tree.
Air plants hanging in a tree.
A male Cardinal
A cracked coconut on a rock
Well, it is Thanksgiving in South Florida.