Grady's new friend

Today we went for a hike with friends who wanted us--and Grady--to meet their dog, Donca. She's a Landseer, which is closely related to the Newfoundland. And she's huge! After a quick scuffle she and Grady got along great...or at least they ignored each other. We walked from the town of Flüh up to the castle ruins at Landskron, then down to the town of Mariastein and finally back to Flüh. For most of the way we were walking along the Swiss-French border (Landskron is in France), and in a couple of places the border was only apparent because of stone markers (see the "F" below) that were placed along the way.