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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Finley struts in front of the Palais des Papes in #Avignon, staying clear away from the he said - he said of papel politics #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Chocolate lab walks on cobblestone street with papal residence from 14th century towers in background

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Finley explores the Village de Bories, stacked stone homes and barns. So while the rich lived in chateaux, the farmers lived in these and paid tribute #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley the lab walks along a stone wall, dry stacked without mortar

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Finley poses in front of Pont du Gard as if it’s a regular day, never mind he just indulged in an extensive dirt wallow until his fur turned grey with no way to clean it off #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Pont du Gard roman aqueduct looms behind Finley with 3 tiers of arches

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Finley strolls the quiet morning streets of Périgueux, narrow and winding #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Finley made a friend walking the the Vieux Port LaRochelle, delightful black lab #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Black lab joins Finley for a walk on cobblestones

Finley and the black lab walk a narrow street with the old port behind

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Finley checks out the gardens around stacks of old stones aka chateaux in the Loire valley #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Azay-le-Rideau chateau, perched on an island in the Indre River, Finley looks across toward chateau

Finley crosses the bridge to Chateau de L’Islette

Finley sniffing around the flowers at chateau de L’Islette, renaissance era, round towers each corner

Examining the facade on the eglise in Azay-le-Rideau, quiet courtyard

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Finley explores the steep stairs and winding streets of Montmartre on a drizzly morning #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #paris #montmartre #paris18

Finley pauses to ask which way on winding streets

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Finley strolls along La Coullée Verte René Dumont starting at Bastille, finally lots of greenery to sniff on the elevated garden #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Finley investigates owners of Le Cafe des Chats Paris 11e and they tell him to keep walking #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley looks into a cafe window at a white cat who is not impressed

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Finley celebrate dogness in front of an enormous dog mural in Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Finley ponders Notre Dame from the shade (rare park open to dogs) and has a sip river side in Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Finley wanders through Paris and checks out 2 dog parks, deciding they are very small compared to the wide open trails of the mountains but anything new gets full investigation #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #paris

Finley walks through the aire de chien Quai Saint Bernard

Finley searches for leftovers along Quai de la Tournelle as Notre Dame looms in the background

Cour Damoye near place de la Bastille is a quiet alley for Finley to stroll

Along the Seine, a few dogs run in the aire de chien Caniparc Sully which sits under shade trees as people stroll along the side of the river

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Finley rides the train across France, settled in for the 5 hours, 3 trains to get to Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Finley celebrates his birthday relaxing in front of Mont Blanc, now 5 years old #Finleythelab #dogsofbsky #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Finley struggles to be patient while his mom deals with a back injury, his eyes say it all #finleythelab @dogs.bsky.social #dogsofbsky

Finley rests his head on the couch looking up with big droopy brown eyes asking for a walk

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Finley gets one last snow fling for the year, mid April snow fall in Chamonix, and makes to most of it

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Finley dips into an early spring stream on the way to Buvette de la Floria #finleythelab @dogs.bsky.social #chamonix #dogsofbsky

Finley on the trail, walking through a shallow stream

Finley on the trail, walking through a shallow stream to find a stick

Finley Shaking off water and splashing in the stream

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Finley explores the Petit Balcon Sud, pretty much had the trail to himself #finleythelab #chamonix #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley sits on a wooded trail waiting for mom to catch up

Finley plays is a surprise patch of snow on the trail

Finley on a wooded trail in front of Mont Blanc

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Finley seeks out the remaining snow patches as spring arrives, loves a good wallow #dogsofbsky #finleythelab @dogs.bsky.social #chamonix

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Finley is ready for the run down on an evening ski randonee climb, most skiers gone just the uphill skiers and a few dogs, wide open piste #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #leshouches @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Finley tolerates the corner to be out of the way of ski boots in a bus full of skiers on the way to Flegere so he can spend the morning running on the snowed in golf course #finleythelab #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social #dogofbsky

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Finley does a short ski rando climb, and fast run down, getting much better with « up » and « side » commands to stay on the trail #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #leshouches @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Finley wallows in the snow for a moment but he refuses to learn the rollover trick #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Finley explores for treasures under the snow with his new friend Sienna, a gorgeous gentle leonberger twice his size #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #saintgervais @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Finley gets more in tune with managing skis, terrain, and snow so he took some time to show how it’s done #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Finley started learning randonee ski etiquette, no en route pictures because mom was watching out for paws and other skiers, just from the gondola up and getting treats at the refuge #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Finley explores from Bettex to Les Communailles on a foggy quiet day #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Finley gets to stretch his legs at Parc Thermal, wintertime it’s for the dogs and summertime for the kids #finleythelab #saintgervaislesbains #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Finley peruses the weekly market in Saint Gervais les Bains, the sausage smell is almost too much but he doesn’t get too close #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #saintgervaislesbains

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Finley tries out another mode of transportation, a funicular, the ascenseur des thermes dropping 425 feet #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #lefayet

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Finley notices it a long way down and wisely stays on the sidewalk #finleythelab #saintgervaislesbains

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Finley soaks up the sun in Lausanne for a break from some very chilly winter days #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #lausanne @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Finley settled in for the couple hours on the train, but preferred the aisle. Lots of zoomies when we finally got to the destination and the harness came off #sncf #finleythelab #evian #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Finley remarks on the size of this flotton sculpture as he explored the hundreds throughout Evian Les Bains and Le Fabuleux Village #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #evianlesbains @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Finley did a lot of exploring in 2024, Seattle, Kenmore, Lake Goodwin, Orcas Is, Juneau winter & spring, Cascade Mtns, French Alps, Chamonix, Geneva. Quite a year of trails, water,& snow, 5 flights, road trips, 3 countries #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #dogs #chamonix #juneau #kenmore #seattle #geneva

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Finley closes out 2024 with a trip to Geneva to watch tourists go in and out of Cathedral Saint-Pierre but all he can think about is how many dogs have left their mark on stones stacked in the 12th century CE #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #geneve #geneva @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Finley lets his ears do the flying at Mendenhall flats, at 6 months they are oversized and untamed #juneau #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Finley strolls up the north side of the valley taking it easy after the intense day at Montenvers #chamonix #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

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Landscapes with Finley @finleythelab.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Finley demonstrates his snow technique in Montenvers, near Grand Balcon Nord #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social

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