Morning walk

In San Francisco, I usually take Kargo for her morning walk around the Sunset Reservoir. On clear days, the Golden Gate Bridge is clearly visible in the distance. On that particular day, it was a bit hazy and you can barely see it.

Hiking in Arastradero Preserve

We took Kargo on a hike in Arastradero Preserve recently. She had a grand old time meeting other hikers, both human and canine. And we think she stared at cows for the first time.

In addition to cows, there were horses. This one was grazing, but she also get relatively up close and personal with a couple of horses with riders on the trail.

First beach visit

On Sunday, we took Kargo to SF's ocean beach (or, as I like to call it, the "edge of the world") for her first beach exposure. It was overcast but the temperature was mild. Kargo had a great time meeting other dogs and she only took about three bites of the sand.

Walking in Golden Gate Park

We frequently walk with Kargo in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This recent walk around Stow Lake occurred just after Christmas. She's standing in front of the "open source" Christmas tree/bush that has been decorated for the last few years by park visitors. The ornaments change every year, and this year someone decided that empty little liquor bottles make great ornaments.

Kargo's throne

Some time ago, we found a chair that was being free-cycled in SF. It was in pretty good shape -- nothing that a little duct tape couldn't fix. It did smell of tobacco so we hit it with Febreze, after which it smelled of tobacco mixed with bad perfume. We then threw on a fleece throw (washed, of course) once used by the late great Tomokee. Kargo loves the chair! It is now her throne in the family room.

Dog park visit

We took Kargo to the dog park for the first time and she had a blast. She just loved playing with the other dogs.

Here she is near the watering hole.

This dog park is really nice -- there are sculptures everywhere.

A giant fire hydrant is always nice.

This is a bench, but it looks more like a cat than a dog to me.

Serendipitous Nautical Semaphore

So, I was joking with a friend that Kargo's ears looked like she was sending nautical semaphore, he responded that she seemed to be, appropriately, sending a "K."  Son of a gun:













Kismet or Karma... who knows?