Happy Bunday! (and a few more)

Evan and I were in Santa Barbara over the weekend, so I missed posting on the blog for Caturday (even though this post was pretty much ready to go; I guess I just couldn't be bothered, we were having such a nice weekend!).

Anyway, I figured these fluffy ones were pretty much ready for Bunday too, so no big loss there.

Nose!

Sex kitten pose.

This hen was awesome. Just super confident and chill, she owned that white paper.

Happy Bunday! Hope this starts your week off on the right foot!

Film Friday - San Francisco Woods

Let's do a little experiment, shall we? I'd like you to try to imagine California without any eucalyptus trees.

Hard to do, isn't it? And though they are controversial immigrants, there's something that's so relaxing about walking through a grove of them. Especially if they help you forget that you're in the middle of a major city, and that less than a mile away there is sure to be gridlock somewhere, or at the very least an overly full bus lurching away from a curb.

David and I climbed up Mt Sutro (not a real mountain, so please don't be impressed) and we brought along all our fun film camera toys once again and properly geeked out. Except I think he did a better job because he has a HASSELBLAD! and a LEICA! and I only have a (bronica).

I mean, it's not a competition, right? But if it were, he'd be winning the contest of film-camera-geekery. Just by a nose. Or perhaps a couple of lengths.

Backlit ivy, always worth a photograph in my opinion.

Not sure what these little white flowers are, but I thought they were sweet. White forget me nots? Is that even a thing?

These flowers I know. And I obeyed the law, I didn't harm them one little bit.

Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend. Go take a hike, even if you don't leave the city to do it.

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May . . .

 . . . tastes like cherries and apricots, smells like warm evenings, sounds like soft piano music, and feels like home.

I love May. The farmer's markets start exploding with produce, the city warms up (and wakes up). We have a few summer evenings where you can go out without a jacket (!), and things just seem a bit more expansive, a bit more relaxed. It's light late into the evenings, and the promise of summer beckons, full of more stone fruits, barbecues, and time with friends.

It's a bit ironic that living here in the city without seasons I feel like I've become really attuned to the rhythm of the year, especially when it comes to produce. I admit, I was in a supermarket today that had plums on the shelf and I just goggled at them. Plums in May! Madness.

Anyway, wherever you are, I hope you're enjoying the weather, and appreciating the threshold of summer as much as I am.

Happy Caturday!

Happy caturday! Enjoy these cats and kittens. Kitten season is starting, so there will be many more to come!

Find more adoptable cats, kittens, dogs, and other small animals at Animal Care and Control San Francisco.

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Film Friday - Views of the City

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Barbie the Chihuahua - San Francisco Pet Photographer

I met up with Kate and Adam and Barbie one warm afternoon at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park. It was a gorgeous afternoon: sunny and warm, and without that San Francisco chill that we city-dwellers have learned to take for granted. 

Barbie, a super sweet (and tiny!) chihuahua clocking in at only five pounds was without a doubt the star of the day. Happy to wander around off leash, she smelled all the smells, investigated the most intriguing bushes, and in exchange for treats, posed for some photos like a pro. 

Did I mention that she also has the most expressive ears?

Barbie is also really adept on two paws. Especially if a treat might be in the offing. 

And she does a mean high five. 

Plus, she gives great hugs. 

Kate, Adam, and Barbie, thank you so much for a great afternoon! I just loved photographing all of you, and I feel so lucky to have met you.