Adam and Gretel were taking an early morning, drizzly stroll along 15th Ave E near QFC when we caught up with them. Gretel is a 10-year-old Great Dane and has been with Adam since she was a puppy. Getting on in age for such a large dog, the walks are slow but with many friends to greet along the way. In fact, Adam tells us that Gretel is so well known in the area, that Adam often goes unrecognized if he’s walking alone. Say hi to gentle Gretel if you see her in the neighborhood, Adam’s pretty nice too.

We ask photographer Alex Garland to follow marchers in the rain and do crazy things like trying to make yet another picture of yet another huge apartment building look interesting. We thought we’d ask him to do something a little more fun. Capitol Hill Pets is a semi-regular look at our furry, fuzzy, feathered, and finned friends found out and about on Capitol Hill.