Sawyer

Last fall, San Francisco started an event called Sunday Streets. The city closed The Embarcadero to traffic so that runners, walkers, cyclists, rollerbladers, skateboarders, strollers, even grasshopperers can have free reign of one side of the street. It was such a big hit they decided to do it more often this year, and on different streets too, but still started the season on The Embarcadero from the ballpark to Fisherman’s Wharf.

The three of us were among of the first to hit the street, and Sawyer wasted no time grasshoppering his way up to the Ferry Building. Once there he became more interested in walking it:

I left the strap on to keep him close, but he quickly found a better use for it:

Though he preferred the traditional approach most:

We crossed the street to see balloons:

Then went to play in the grass:

He and I were so dizzy by the end of this, but he couldn’t get enough:

Such a handsome little guy:

Mom and Dad, do you recognize the hotel you stayed in?

Next, I threw Sawyer as high as I could:

Almost as high as the Bay Bridge!

He loved it, and I need to buy a new hat:

Next, Sawyer and I picked up sticks:

For some reason he thought I wanted to eat them:

Then he fed some of his crackers to the birds:

Point to the birdies (great picture, Abby):

Here’s the scene on our walk back home:

And a very happy Sawyer with his new balloon poodle, which he later deflated with his sharp little teeth:

This all happened in about an hour and a half. He had lunch at 11am, went down for a nap at 11:30, and slept until almost 3pm. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday in the city! Even better, in September they’re going to close the Great Highway along Ocean Beach.

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