Dog day afternoon

For Helen Kim, walking the streets of Los Angeles yields some interesting sights and discoveries. Kim is a graphic designer and blogger based in Los Angeles who also gives walking tours of Koreatown based on her childhood memories of growing up in the lively and evolving neighborhood.

Kim was walking through a residential area admiring the retro architecture when she locked eyes with this little critter. At that moment, they made a connection. Neither looked away during the fleeting moment they shared.

Kim made the image with an iPhone 5 on June 12.

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