My German Shepherd Blackjack strikes a perfect pose while hiking through the woods aka "our backyard" along the Crooked Creek. The sunlight was hitting him just right and the fallen colorful leaves were surrounding him. If you look over the right of him you can see The Crooked Creek far below the rock cliffs.
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