Monday evening, we had to say the last goodbye to our beloved little dog Toni. She was over 18 years old and it didn’t come as a shock or surprise to us, but losing a companion that has been around for so many years is hard. It’s been only three days, so I struggle to put at least some of it into words… but I also want to get it out and said, if that makes any sense?
Toni
Toni was the best dog, ever — a little Shiba Inu mix with endless energy for hiking. She was 18 years old when she crossed the rainbow bridge, and this archive page shows all posts where she appears in a photo.
Toni’s 15th Birthday
Toni’s birthday is on April 4th and this year she turned 15. Shuwen and I skipped work today and went for a birthday morning hike on a segment of the Coast to Crest Trail with her (last year we hiked at Love Valley).
Toni’s Birthday Hike at Love Valley
Photos from a Spring hike to the Love Valley meadow on the south-eastern slopes of Palomar Mountain, San Diego County, California.
Back to Carrizo Plain
Photos of the wildflower super-bloom at Carrizo Plain National Monument from early April 6th/7th 2017.
Carrizo Plain, My Love
Landscape photos from a visit to Carrizo Plain National Monument in Spring 2017.
In the Tunnels again
I showed two of my Chaparralian friends the tunnels in Deer Canyon at the Del Mar Mesa Preserve. The place remains hard to resist, and a challenge to photograph. I’m also exploring different approaches to develop these photos, and I quite like how these turned out.