Carmel-by-the-Sea May 2013

We made our usual May visit to Carmel recently. Here we are on the Scenic Drive walk above the beach. It's always lovely in Carmel, even it it's a bit chilly.

Only in San Francisco

While walking around the Inner Sunset district of SF, I spotted this sign denoting an area as a dog "pee-atorium". On the other side of the sign, placed on the dirt area, are these odd little sculptures. There are several other dirt areas that have the sculptures. It must be urban art.

New Year's hike

We took a hike on Monday in Arastradero Preserve. It was a lovely sunny day. In the background is Felt Lake. Tomokee is staring at the holes in the ground that lead to some form of ground-dwelling creatures.

Happy 2013, everyone!

Ornament bombing

While walking in SF's Golden Gate Park around Stow Lake with Tomokee this weekend, we came across a few shrubs and bushes that had been decorated by person or persons unknown. This is sort of like yarn bombing, but with ornaments.

Birthday

Tomokee turned seven recently. This means that in terms of dog years, he is a "mature adult". We don't know if he's actually there yet. Happy Birthday, Tomokee!

New balls

Tomokee loves tennis balls. From immediately after breakfast to about 9PM, he's got a tennis ball that he's fetching, dribbling, or just holding in his mouth. He slobbers them pretty badly and they also get coated with dirt from playing outside. We clean them frequently by giving them a light wash in the washing machine without soap and letting them air dry. Eventually he pops them and that's the end.

What he loves more than anything are new tennis balls. By new, we mean balls that are new to him. This bag of balls is a gift because they have been determined to be no longer suitable for competition practice. Usually we hide them in the closet and just pick one for him, but this time we let him select one hmself. I don't know what are his criteria, but he managed to select one after some snuffling around in the bag.

Carmel Poodle Day

We went to Carmel-by-the-Sea this past weekend, and unfortunately it was Poodle Day in Carmel. I say unfortunately because the poodle is Tomokee's least favorite breed. We spent most of the time dodging poodle encounters. Here they are on the beach enjoying some off-leash play time.

Here are a couple of them in the garden of the dog-friendly Cypress Inn.

These two are named Boo and Bailey.

Here's a close-up of Boo's hair style, which is apparently called a mohawk cut. The pink stuff is ribbon and other trimmings.