Vehicle windows and dogs, #3

Dogs grin. You can see for yourself, looking at this little cutie. Grinning, enjoying a sunny July 9, 2009. That's all there is to it, for the little dog anyway. I think that driver is on her cell phone, which is illegal in Oregon.

Sunflowers, stalwart and true, make me smile.

When I walked down NW Everett and across NW 17th Avenue on Monday morning, I grinned when I saw these sunflowers, still standing as straight and tall as they were the day I took this photo in August. In the last few weeks we've had some hard rain and/or gusty winds, and these sun-lovers persevere. Their slender stalks grow in a small corner yard, raised about two feet up from sidewalk level. A low wall supports the yard and frames the outer edge of the flower bed.