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August General California
August Dogs
The dogs had a pretty exciting day. At first we went to Furrasic Park (a bear picnic in Golden Gate Park) and then we traveled down the coast a bit to Poplar Beach, Half Moon Bay. Interspersed are other random pictures of the dogs from this month.
Furrasic (Golden Gate) Park Picnic
The Bears of San Francisco (BOSF) had a picnic in Golden Gate Park aptly named, so we took along our four furry critters.
Muddy Monte
At the Hayward Shoreline (which is becoming one of our favorite off-leash parks), Monte doesn’t seem to mind getting wet at all, or muddy, so long as he can get a ball or stick out of the water.
Sonoma Coastline, including the Bodegas
Guerneville/Lazybear
July General Mixed Photos
We did a rigorous hike with the dogs and Jesus when he visited in the Oakland Hills. Then, on July 11, Shando and I went to Castro Valley Pride, hosted at my daughter’s high school alma mater. We celebrated the West Coast reception of our friends Steve and Michael’s wedding, which took place in the Carolinas. I tried out a funky chair at Bed, Bath & Beyond. We bought the dogs a stroller for when they get older and to keep them out of harm’s way during street fairs, which we had seen someone with at Castro Valley Pride do with their dog who was recuperating from surgery, but still wanting to bring him along for fresh air. With a big group of bear friends we also went to a water park in Contra Costa County (photo courtesy of John Chen), close to where I work.
Seattle-Port Townsend-Whidbey Island
My dear friend from law school came down from Vancouver, BC with his partner to hang out with Shando and me in Seattle for a few days and we had an amazing time. Shando had never been to Seattle and he wanted to see some of the Puget Sound areas, including Deception Pass. We had the best guides and were so lucky to make new friends also. We did get there during a heat wave (and no one in Washington has air conditioning by default).
Shando got me a great birthday lunch at the Seattle Space Needle, nitrogen-cooled ice cream bowl smoking away:
Deer roaming around Port Townsend, Whidbey Island and the Fish Ladder at the Locks
