{"id":706,"date":"2011-05-02T22:26:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T05:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=706"},"modified":"2011-05-02T22:26:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T05:26:55","slug":"lola-vs-the-duck-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/?p=706","title":{"rendered":"Lola vs. the duck pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin and I spent the past amazingly gorgeous and warm Sunday at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/john-mclaren-park-san-francisco\">McLaren park<\/a> in our neighborhood.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a quick 10 minute walk from our apartment and it really is one of the hidden gems in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2428.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-707\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2428-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2428-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2428-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>We started out with a walk around the duck pond<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2432.jpg\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-708\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2432-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2432-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2432-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lola keeping a close eye on the ducks swimming in the pond<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We let her sit at the edge of the pond and when Kevin called her to get her to start walking away with us he said &#8220;Okay Lola, let&#8217;s go&#8221; but of course the only word she heard was &#8220;Okay&#8221; and, in an instant, she jumped head first into the duck pond!\u00a0 It happened so fast I wasn&#8217;t really sure what happened until I saw Kevin pulling her out of the pond!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-709\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2433-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2433-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2433-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wet dog<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2434.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-710\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2434-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2434-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2434-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Trying to shake off some of the pond scum.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s just say we didn&#8217;t let her get close to us the rest of the afternoon and gave her a bath outdoors the minute we got home.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The park has some great trails and boardwalks throughout along with so many picnic tables hidden amongst the trees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2435.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-711\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2435-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2435-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2435-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kev and Lola on the boardwalk<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2436.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-712\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2436-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2436-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2436-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A beautiful old tree<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-714\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2437-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2437-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2437-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The hillside<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once at the top of the park (it was a pretty steep climb up from the street level) we spread out our blanket in a small field of wildflowers and soaked in some sun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-716\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2443-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2443-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2443-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My idea of heaven, a blanket on the grass in the sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-717\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2449-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2449-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2449-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The view from where we were laying<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-718\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2453-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2453-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2453-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Me and K trying to get a tan!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-719\" title=\"McLaren park\" src=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2455-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2455-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lisankevin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2455-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A photo I took from an old tree stump&#8211;me, Kevin and Lola laying out on the blanket, enjoying each other&#8217;s company<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin and I spent the past amazingly gorgeous and warm Sunday at McLaren park in our neighborhood.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a quick 10 minute walk from our apartment and it really is one of the hidden gems in San Francisco. 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