Play Day at Fort Funston

Out to Dog Park

Internet has been down the passed days and it just started working again^^ Today is such a lovely day and weather was sunny early in the morning. Daddy woke up early to play basketball. Mommy couldn't fall back asleep after she was woken up by daddy, so she decided to take me to dog park. It's also been quite a while since we have went to the dog park because recently, we would go Lake Merced or Fort Funston instead.

Since we got out of the house pretty early (at 8:30am), there were traffic on the way to dog park. But after a good 40 min later... we finally arrived!!

Trying to make friends 

Happy running on clean grass^^

chilling on the chair 

See you next time^^

Quality Time + Pictures from 2010

In a blink of an eye, I am almost 4 years and 4 months old! Mami was looking for her old memory card and found a lot of pictures from 2007-2011. Among the huge load of pictures, there was me^^

At the vet with mommy and daddy

Daddy was interested in the articles

Waiting for the doctor (=^^=)

Then I remembered that me, Mami, and Papi would go over to Auntie Melissa's place and hang out together with Ryuusuke! Mostly, all of us would go to the dog park.

Ryuusuke and me loves to play

Yes, carry me Papi >.<

This is where I play

Since I was less than 25 lbs, I have to stay in the small dog area! Ryuusuke went to the dog dog area! Not fair!!!

The humans stayed with me in the small dog area to make sure I stayed out of trouble. Also to make sure no dogs suddenly attack me^^ 

Happy happy happy

I love my Papi

Also love my Mami

Separated by the fence...

Heading back^^

Still remember majority of the time, if we go over to Aunite Meliissa's place, the humans always go get misubi.

Yummy Misubi...

...None for Ryuusuke...

...And none for Miku

Meanie humans!!

The drive back home is pretty long from Ryuusuke's home - about 1 hour. Sometimes it's good to be a dog because the humans do the driving.

I think Papi wanted a drink??

Sleeping after playing

Was very satisfied from the quality time^^

I love my humans!!!!!!!!!

Out For A Walk + Birthday Wishes

Today, Mommy and Daddy decided to take me out for a walk in Lake Merced! (My previous post of Lake Merced can be found here) Well, the other objective for a day out was to try out the new camera with natural sunlight. Of course, I was the model^^

Mommy and Daddy took turns being the camera man... and camera woman! It was so funny seeing them run far from one another and trying to capture a good shot, while adjusting the settings on the camera. Whenever there is sunlight, the settings need to be adjusted to accommodate the brightness level of the natural light. The same goes for the pictures when we are in the shades.

Trying out the focus

The settings were set too bright

The brightness is good

Looking handsome?? I think so^^

After a while, Daddy was getting the hang of adjusting the IOS and the shutter speed. Since natural lighting itself is bright when we were not in shades, the IOS would be set to 200~400 depending on the angle the picture is taken. In shades, some shots were taken with IOS set to 800. Don't forget to pay attention to the shutter speed too. We kind of neglected the aperture settings when we were capturing the pictures. Since Mommy and Daddy are new to DLSRs, the quality of their shots were not consistent.

My signature smile^^

Quick chat (Funny pic)

Yes, I am marking my territories

I look like a bear

Woof!! Today is also my birthday eve!! I will be turning 4 this year. In doggy years, I will be 28^^ This year... Miku is not getting any cake! Awww... that is because I have already ate too many bakery goods on Tuesday. Daddy and Mommy took me to Pet Food Express for treats instead.

Okay! For my birthday wishes, I would love for my Daddy and Mommy to spend more time with me and buy more toys, treats, clothes, accessories, grooming kits, etc. for me!! AND, I want to go to dog parks and play with my fellow friends more often. (This also means I will be doing exercises and staying healthy). Most importantly, kisses everyday, every night, anywhere, anytime from my beloved humans!!

I will be ending the post here. Getting ready to countdown for my birthday!!

First DSLR Camera!

Woof woof! As mentioned in my previous post, my little family is waiting for the new Double Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera to arrive. Got our camera yesterday and boy! The shipping was very quick! In addition, everything was packed really well.

According to godmother... "one should not use "auto mode" while using a DSLR camera". Mommy and daddy felt that they should not depend on "auto" too, so daddy scan through a bit of the manual and mommy went on Youtube. Hahahhahah! Funny thing is that mommy did not learn anything, but Daddy did.

Wow! Who knew that are so many things to learn about the DSLR cameras. Well... my daddy and mommy (and me) were totally clueless and are foreign to DSLR camera. It is like the camera have a language of their own! There are also many adjustments to make in order to capture a picture with the right lighting and focus.
(Below are pictures taken with the Canon)

I love posing with my toys *.*

Nom... Nom... Nom

Not letting go 0.0

From what we have learned, shutter speed, IOS, and aperture are very important when using manual settings. Adjustments made to either one of them can affect the quality of the picture. Did I mentioned that readjustments need to be made when zooming too? Ahahha! It is definitely pretty hard to get the hang of it...

So sleepy...

...have to stay awake...

As you can see... the quality of each picture are not consistence because of the different settings of aperture, IOS, and shutter speed. Mommy and Daddy... "add oil" in your photography skills^^

Knocked out Mikuuuuuuu

Good night for now....zzzZZZ