photo taken April 2019

one year ago: Green Velvet Beginnings
two years ago: Aligator Face
three years ago: Whip It
four years ago: Gusts In A Gif
five years ago: Singing Into The Wind
six years ago: Cat Nap
seven years ago: Anthem
eight years ago: Blue Chew
nine years ago: Sunny Side Up & Over Easy!
ten years ago: Ah, the Coyote Hat. This would go perfectly with my Foxgloves.
eleven years ago: Snow Sentry With Shovel

photo taken April 2019

one year ago: Snoutterrific
two years ago: Full Frame Floof
three years ago: Boo
four years ago: More Spring Wind
five years ago: Singing Into The Wind
six years ago: Beckoning
seven years ago: Snow Upon Ear
eight years ago: Arbor Ardor
nine years ago: Sunny Side Up & Over Easy!
ten years ago: Treats
eleven years ago: Snow Sentry With Shovel

photo taken April 2019

one year ago: Lay-Z-Boy
two years ago: Cutest Weirdest
three years ago: Boo
four years ago: More Spring Wind
five years ago: Profile
six years ago: Shapes & Shadows
seven years ago: Fang You, Fang You Very Much
eight years ago: Arbor Ardor
nine years ago: His Attempt To Intimidate Fails
ten years ago: Treats
eleven years ago: My, You Look Tasty

Sometimes, I really struggle with coming up with titles for Charlie’s pictures. This was one of those – I simply could NOT think of a good title for this photo.

Mike came into my office and I said, “I need a title for this! What is the title?!”
And he said, “Off the beaten path.”
And I said, “But… is it really? He’s only like a foot off the beaten path.”
And we both started laughing because we are sleep deprived.

And then I thought about it a little more, and realized, in this culture that desperately wants/needs us all to keep in line and tries to coerce us to stay on a path prescribed by others, being just a few steps off the beaten path can be an accomplishment. And that is worth celebrating. And thus, the title was decided.

photo taken April 2019

one year ago: Lightening Up
two years ago: Cutest Weirdest
three years ago: Shedding Always Starts Here
four years ago: Watching The World
five years ago: Looking Up
six years ago: Wild Country
seven years ago: Breezy
eight years ago: Quack
nine years ago: His Attempt To Intimidate Fails
ten years ago: A Dancer’s Sniff
eleven years ago: Panter {from the archive}

photo taken April 2019

one year ago: Lightening Up
two years ago: Zonked In Flowers (And I’m Jealous)
three years ago: Shedding Always Starts Here
four years ago: Stainless Steel
five years ago: Sneak Peek
six years ago: Slap Me Some Skin
seven years ago: Breezy
eight years ago: Quack
nine years ago: Tough Guy In Soft Tones
ten years ago: How To Massage A Cat
eleven years ago: Fluff