SFGate: Day in Pictures
Monday, Jun. 11, 2012
I'm not so sure about this: Marcia Flores throws her Maltese, Max, into a pond on a hot day in Houston.
Who are you calling bald? A sphynx cat waits to be judged in the International Dog and Cat Exhibition in Erfurt, Germany.
Amber is the color of your energy: A snowy owl peeks out at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
Quick, what country is this photo from? Ever noticed that when you see a really colorful photo from a Gay Pride parade, or any other celebration, it's usually from Brazil?
You paddle, I'll navigate: Pete Dryovage and his dog, Stanley, paddleboard on the Detroit River near Belle Isle, Mich.
I really wanted the boots: Monica, a Chinese crested, sports a tutu on the runway at a fashion show during the outdoor dog festival Woofstock in Toronto.
Ready to strike, no time to spare: Debbie Nice appears to be sharing a bowling ball with a lion at the zoo in Victoria, Texas, but it's really on the lion's side of the glass.
All eyes: A panther chameleon sits on a branch at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
Entwined for the ceremony: Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage stages its biggest mass christening, naming 15 baby elephants born in captivity, an official said. They were given names chosen from among thousands suggested by visitors to the Pinnawala orphanage.
Tongue-wagging racer: A dog pulls a girl on a wheelchair during a sports festival for disabled people in Minsk, Belarus.
That's some hat you have there: An Indian vendor carries a sack of marigolds at a market on the outskirts of New Delhi.
Sorry, Texans: Smoke billows from the Little Bear fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico, normally a summertime vacation spot for Texans fleeing the heat.
Soaking up the music: Lex Hirst cools off in a fountain in during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.
Fun, by default: It's been tumultuous inside the Greek parliament building lately, but a drag queen posing for photos outside during a Gay Pride march in Athens lightened the mood.
Billowing orange: Crystal Foust watches from County Road 56 as a helicopter flies over a wildfire burning in a mountainous area about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo.
Getting in to the show: Host Neil Patrick Harris performs at the 66th Annual Tony Awards in New York. He got some excellent reviews.
Georgia gorgeous: Wildflowers bloom along the Southern Highlands Trail near Blairsville, Ga.