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Somewhere along the sun-dappled trail at Black Star Creek in Silverado, California, a young woman had the perfectly reasonable idea to climb a magnificent ancient oak tree — and her fluffy white Maltipoo had the equally reasonable idea to stay firmly on the ground and supervise. Perched happily among the sweeping twisted branches of a centuries-old California Live Oak, the smiling woman in a grey top, blue jeans and cap gazes down with the satisfied expression of someone who has absolutely made excellent life choices. Below, her small fluffy white Maltipoo stands at the base of the enormous gnarled trunk, staring directly into the camera with an expression that says “I am not climbing that, and frankly I question all of this.”The dramatic scale of the ancient oak — its massive dark sprawling branches reaching in every direction against a lush green canyon backdrop — makes the tiny dog look even more hilariously small and the whole scene gloriously absurd. A perfect candid moment of adventure, nature, and the very relatable dynamic of one half of a duo being significantly more adventurous than the other. Captured as part of Video Brief: Unfiltered Life with Pets.