July 4, 2026 --- Day 15/204

Walk: Presidio

Distance: 3.5 miles

Happy Anniversary, Americans, wherever you are!

And our animals too!

And our animals too!

Country Portraits 5 --- Days 15/202 & 203

Walks: Hood and Downtown

Distances: 4.5 average

Frederick Remington (1861-1909), Bronco Buster, 1895, bronze, de Young Museum, San Francisco

So, Where's the Cute? --- Days 15/200 & 201

Walks: AMC Kabuki, Hood

Distances: 4.5 miles average

So Ciwt went to Toy Story 5 daycamp recently.  The movie was pretty good even though Ciwt, not having kids, didn't know several generations of the starring toys.  

It was the generation of AI, CGI, VR, AR - whatever they are - that didn't work for her.  Toy Story 5 was preceded by 1/2 hour of upcoming animated movie previews.  And they all looked exactly the same.  Exact same fully drenched colors, same fleshy, rounded characters, same skies, clouds, insects, etc.  Somehow the charm of animated characters has disappeared.  And, without the old cuteness and artistic wonder factor, contemporay animated movies come across almost as plain old grown up movies - only with stuffed and talking animals, toys, cars, etc. in the main roles.