outdoors

Weekend dog adventures – Feb. 15-16, 2014

We spent the mornings at the dog beach and dog park this weekend. Had a great time as usual. Enjoy the photos.

 

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Beach cat

 

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Lola catches up to Rosie

 

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Rosie enjoys the surf

 

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Play time

 

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A man paddle boards with his two dogs

 

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A fisherman casts off of the jetty.

 

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Jade

 

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Jessie

Dog Walk – Feb. 14, 2014

Happy Valentine’s Day. It is a bright, sunny, beautiful day here in Miami. Hope you are enjoying your day.

 

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Parrot fish

 

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Cat napping

 

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A squirrel watches me closely

Dog Beach – Feb. 9, 2014

Today we had a couple of very special visitors to dog beach. Julie and her husband Rick were visiting from Minnesota. They have Pixel’s real mother, Georgi. Georgi gave me one of the best gifts of my life and I am so very grateful that she is getting the life she deserves with Julie and Rick. Pixel and Georgi are so much alike. Unfortunately, Georgi (or her brother Gunnar) wasn’t able to make it to Florida this time. I can’t wait for the chance for them to meet each other again.

Pixel was a bit of her shy self, but she warmed up to them very quickly. They knew how to make her feel comfortable.

 

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Pixel show Julie her best ‘give paw’

 

We like this guy. Can he stay?

 

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Pixel gets close and lets Rick pet her

 

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Pixel decides this Rick is ok… he knows all the good spots.

 

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Pixel runs on the beach.

 

Just for fun, here are some old photos. Notice Pixel front and center at the milk bar?  Georgi was a great mom, always making sure everyone got fed and counting the puppies. She knew where each one was at all times, but let us all hold them.

 

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Georgi feeding her puppies

 

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Georgi steps out of the way so that the other dogs and take a look at her sweet little puppies.

 

This is the photo that made me fall in love with Pixel. I kept looking at it after I got back home.

 

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Pixel as a baby

San Francisco

Here some more photos from my San Francisco trip. Can’t wait to go back and really explore the area.

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A person walks the trail in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.

 

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A red-tailed hawk at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.

 

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A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

 

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A view of the Bay Bridge from Vista Point

 

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Couples take selfies at Vista Point.

 

Did you say food? Of course! So many delicious things everywhere. At Scoma’s Restaurant in Sausalito, I had the lobster risotto and my friends had the Dungeness crab. Everything was delicious and the view was awesome.

 

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Lobster risotto at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.

 

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Dungeness crabs at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.

 

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A sailboat glides past the San Francisco skyline as seen from Sausalito.

 

Had a wonderful shrimp and grits at Brenda’s French Soul Food in San Francisco, but the Beignets were out of this world. Plain, chocolate and apple. I’d take any of them again.

 

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Shrimp and girts at Brenda’s French Soul Food

 

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Full moon over San Francisco

 

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The Holy Virgin Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church

 

If you are a food lover, you can’t miss stopping at the Ferry Building Marketplace.

 

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The U.S. flag on the Ferry Building is reflected in a water puddle.

 

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Fishermans Wharf reflections

 

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A seagull tries to get the leftovers of a fish sandwich

 

Dog Walk – Jan. 28, 2014

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Luna gets ready to grab the ball during a game of fetch.

 

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Coco, left, and Luna play a game of fetch.

 

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Coco smiles as he plays a game of fetch.