A lab when you threw the ball, a pit if you got testy, and always game, even when she couldn’t make the jumps anymore. Besties with friends old and new. She loved the beach, the mountains, the dog park, and riling everyone else up. Ires always went for it. Sometimes she didn’t make it and […]
A very lovely series of days, in late July, early August. The marine layer [1] is back, and with it, the parrots have returned [2]. Sunny, warm days with an onshore breeze, cool evenings. The 10 day forecast calls for more of the same. Fine by me, and I'm sure fine by the dogs. We've […]
Everything we thought we knew about dogs' thinking was wrong. Time to get to work training!
What puppies are good for.
Late of an evening, one of the last runs of the summer for the dogs, though not for me. I like summer evenings. Cool, but I’m warm from the day, and old injuries stay old. Fading light, heading down into the arroyo, no one else to be seen for the entire distance. A coyote stands […]
I miss my pups. Another Milo doppelganger in Germany.
I didn’t know that you needed to have your ID to walk the dogs. And so much for the “Am I being detained? No? Then I’m exercising my constitutional rights and walking away.” I guess he’s “educated” now. As were the UC Davis protesters. Contempt of cop is a crime.
Two days before Xmas in Southern California. Warm water, warm breeze, barefoot on the beach.
X of the year 2013
Climbing: El Chontacoatlan, Taxco del Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico, Thanksgiving. I sent Mantis, the first pitch of Mala Fama, and Procopio, all third try. Great climbing, fun partners, one of the best trips ever. This is my favorite kind of climbing. Close second: Maple, May and September. Sent ZT and 49, several one-fall burns on Dry […]
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