The Dog & Baby Show

This past weekend, we went to Zhongshan Park to see the cherry blossoms, which were supposedly at peak bloom last week.  They were, in fact, quite pretty to view.

Sadly for the cherry blossoms though, they just could not compete with the spectacle we created by introducing our curious little blue-eyed baby to a dog owner who was overeager for photo ops.  Both dog and baby garnered attention for their walking; TJ because (as we've been told by every local female over 50 in Shanghai) Chinese babies just don't walk when they're this young/small, and the dog because they're still rare as pets here, and I mean c'mon, shoes and hind-leg walking?!?  

 I’ll allow the photos to tell the rest of the story...

dog and baby meet

dog owner in gray sweatshirt

the crowd gathers

awaiting further instructions

and we've created a spectacle

the new friends -- and showbiz partners -- strutting their stuff