When I woke up this morning I knew I had a very long day ahead of me. I would be working all day in Marin. Tiburon then Larkspur then back to Tiburon. Normally, I would have groomed the Tiburon clients back to back but, the Larkspur client only had the 12 noon slot available so I had to split up the day. A lot of driving. As I am preparing to leave for work I run the route through my head. Yes, I know you’re probably thinking use GPS but, my 1986 classic Volvo does not feature such a device. So, off to work I went. As I was driving through the Tenderloin on Leavenworth between O’Farrell and Geary  at 8:30AM, there was a woman sitting on the sidewalk completely a mess with her face resting on the cold gate. It took my breath away. I was so taken a back that I circled around the block, put my car in park with my hazard lights on and called the police. I actually thought she might be dead. The Tenderloin can be quite a heart breaking place.

Now I was off schedule and knew making up the time would be challenging and putting pressure on me for the rest of the day. Yes, I picked up my pace but, with no ill effects to my grooming clents and actually had a little time to take two short videos. One is of Fred, the Scottie trotting in his yard after his grooming. His coat is glossy, shiny black. He is quite a handsome dog. The second video is a view of San Francisco from Tiburon at dusk. It was a lovely way to end this day of home dog grooming especially after starting the day witnessing such sadness. The landscape of the Bay Area is truly magnificent and if you are feeling melancholy, all you have to do is look out to the horizon and see the earth in all its’ splendor.