Keeping one eye on the street

I love my new neighborhood. Just at the end of my street on the way to the subway this morning I saw this big fella, relaxing by the fence. I just had to take a picture... because I have a deep love of chocolate labs, because he might be the cutest thing I've ever seen, and because this is as close as I'm going to get to having a pet for, well, at least 2 years. So what? So I'm a pet stalker, I'm okay with that.