Tiger On The Tennis Court

I love the whole process of shooting around the city. Ninety five percent of the time I do not have a location in mind and yet always find the perfect location. I have lived in San Francisco for about twenty years and I am not saying by any means that I have explored every nook and cranny of the city but, like all things time makes things familiar. Which is why I love doing this it gives me the opportunity to explore the city in a new way, I love to just let the energy guide me. I ended up in the twin peaks area this day I had a drop off to make for a client who lives in the area so I decided we would bop around and see what we could find. So you have to go up stairs to get into the court so you can’t really see what it is from the street. I was feeling compelled to stop and I am glad I did. I got close and heard a lot of kid chaos but, thankfully no one was on the tennis court - YASSSSSS!

I was also excited to be in a gated setup so Simon could run free while I was shooting which was short lived when I realized he could squeeze through the gaps in the door. I don’t know exactly how long he was outside the gate but, my heart panicked when I realized he wasn’t in there. I was hollering his name and he pops his head around the wall looking a me like yes can I help you what’s the panic - lol! Thankfully he read my panicked energy and didn’t try to escape again.

Simon lived on the streets for a spell before he was rescued so he is really street smart. I few months after I adopted him we were doing laps up at Holly Park and we got separated (there was a bbq and Simon is very food motivated) and turned around on the loop. My heart is bursting from my chest I am calling his name and a lady says are you looking for a little black dog - he went that way. He ran all the way home taking the same route we took to get to the park. I couldn’t believe it I come arond the bend onto Mission Street and I see him standing at our gate. Bless her heart a young gal saw him and stayed with him, he wouldn’t let her pick him up - lol! After the terror left my body and my heart rate returned to normal I was thoroughly impressed with his street skills and no longer questioned his marking routines.

I don’t know what I would of done if something would of happened! Simon is my little earth angel and admittedly we are very co-dependent. I lost Bigsby very tragically and I was very traumatized leaving me shattered. I don’t know if we had a soul contract but, finding Simon felt like we were meant to be. I adopted him from Broketail rescue in Vacaville. Jenny is great she has a farm and pulls dogs out of the shelters that are going to be euthanized because, of overcrowding. No judgement but I hope you choose to rescue over buying dogs, there are so many dogs that are killed because of overcrowding and probably under funding. Simon has helped me to heal and glue the pieces back together and I am so thankful for him! I was really thankful to be able to have Simon in so many shots from this shoot.