»Mandela Parkway and Peralta

The Chronicle printed a picture by Paul Chinn that makes an especially desolate part of Oakland look unusually beautiful:

Aram and I found a handsome dog all alone in this median a few years ago, while the green area was yet under development. It appeared well-fed and was quite well-behaved, but it wouldn't leave us alone. We were heading to Chicago that same morning and could not take it with us.