photo taken November 18, 2007 • title thanks to Doug
Poetry turned out to be the theme of the day. From Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare, from holiday carols to popular song lyrics, I was captivated by the poetry this image inspired and which so many of you recited in the comments ~
“Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost was most-quoted:
Whose woods these are I think I know….
…Of easy wind and downy flake….
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep….
Also from Frost:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the ‘one less traveled’ by,
And that has made all the difference.
Emerson:
Sunshine cannot bleach the snow/ Nor time unmake what poets know
Dr. Suess:
What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store
What if Christmas, perhaps means a little bit more
And more:
“But soft…”
“Not all who wander are lost.” – J.R.R Tolkien
“All is calm, all is bright” – Silent Night
“When the snow lay round about, deep & crisp & even.” – King Wenceslas
“Into the Mystic” – Van Morrison
“Hey there Little Red Riding Hood” – The Animals
“Watch out where the coyotes go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow…” - Frank Zappa
Coyote is a survivor/I reckon he’s got to be/He lives in the snow at forty below/Or in Malibu by the sea – “The Coyote and the Cowboy” by Ian Tyson
And the winner: Doug, I chose your words. After I decided to use them for the title of this photo, I googled them, to see if they were quoted and nothing came up, so I believe they are your own. I love them, and they speak to me in the most significant way right now.
Thank you all!
• • • A caption. A title. A thought-bubble. Words are needed here. Post the jewels of your imaginations in the comment section and you will be in the running for a signed 8 x 10 print {click HERE to see the image}. I can’t wait to spend this rainy, rainy day in awe of you all!
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
“Off to see the Wizard…”
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 am
The illusive “perfect” Christmas tree…………
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:11 am
come on Eli! i know the snow is deep, but we have to get back before momma gets home!
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 am
Are you sure this is the right pose for the 2009 Christmas cards?
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 am
Pines and Fur!
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:24 am
Are you coming or not? I don’t have all day to investigate this new snow…
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:31 am
Prince of the Winter Forest
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:34 am
Checking Six
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:46 am
Whose woods these are, I think I know…
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:47 am
In His Kingdom
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 am
God’s Beauty
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 am
Looking for the “gang”
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:58 am
Anyone up for a snowball fight??!!! Anyone?! Guys???….
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:06 am
“Where’d the wardrobe go?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:08 am
Be veerery qwiet. I am hunting wabbit!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 am
Can you find the hidden animals in this photo?
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:14 am
From on high…
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:14 am
Watchful in Winter
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:15 am
at home in the snow.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:15 am
“Where IS that cat?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:16 am
Hide and Snow Seek
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:17 am
If I don’t bring the right tree home this year, she’s gonna kill me!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
“. .calculation . . . .”
I so loved your book, we need the sequel!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
Over the river and through the woods to MC’s house we go….
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 am
O Tannenbaum
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 am
Hmmm. Which way did she go…?
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:24 am
Walking on Clouds
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 am
Thinks….Hmmm…I hope these are short trees and not just the tops otherwise this is one heck of a drift and some drop awaiting me!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:31 am
“Snow Angel”
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 am
‘I could have sworn these tree were bigger last time I saw them…’
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:38 am
Snow Good
If “our” weather comes your way, your rain will be snow shortly…
Happy Spring in the mountain West!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:39 am
The woods were lovely, bright and deep…
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:41 am
Eli? Hurry up. I’m scared.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
Winter Wandering
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:46 am
Pinelings Silhoutte
I can barely see Charlie’ footyprints…almost looks like he’s been dropped in.
(Gosh I miss the snow)
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:48 am
Eli? Did you hear that?
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am
This will be a good year for Christmas tree sales!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
“Searching for Red”
As in the wolf looking for Red Riding Hood, or in this case, hehehe, a ginger kitty.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Master Of His Domain
.
“Mar-cooooooo”……. (typed as an echo)
.
Pondering Paws
.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:57 am
Pining Coyote
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:57 am
Home on the mountain
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:58 am
Sheesh, talk about Cold Mountain.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:59 am
Eli….where are you?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
here hare (here)
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
Searching for the Tomten
(because this picture reminds me so strongly of this amazing children’s book: http://www.amazon.com/reader/0698115929?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_dp_pt#reader)
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:03 am
Can’t see the forest for the trees…
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:04 am
This picture is stunning beyond words. It would be a lovely holiday greeting card.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 am
Picture Perfect!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 am
Picture Perfect of the Prince and the Pines.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 am
Coyotoe Winter Wonderland
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 am
Do I hear reindeer?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 am
Chloe! Playing tag is NOT fair in the snow!
Okay Chloe, get up- I can’t find you.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:12 am
I mean “Coyote Winter Wonderland ” I can’t spell this early in the morning
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 am
On pines and needles.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Pining away.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:26 am
“Will you follow where I lead?”
Shreve, I would pay big bucks to send this as a Christmas card with just Seasons Greetings inside or maybe blank. You ought to consider it…
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:27 am
Snow many Christmas trees to choose from!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:28 am
ELI! Dis not funnie! Iz gettin skeered!
Trees. Dey haunts meh.
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I know, I know, way too much LOLspeak! This is such a perfect Christmas image. Who says wolves are the noblest denizens of the forest?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:32 am
Stopping by the woods on a snow evening. (lifted from the Robert Frost Poem)
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:32 am
Wonderfully Wild
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Downy flakes on Downy Fur
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 am
I spy
(he spies something… you spy him…)
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 am
King of the Mountain OR
The Pine King OR
Where’d she go? Chloe was right behind me a second ago.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R Tolkien.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am
Uh, let’s see now, which way to get home?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:41 am
Looking for Little Red Riding Hood!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:41 am
Snow bunny
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 am
Who said Mother Nature isn’t purrfect?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 am
Nature in Nature
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 am
Lovely tracks
(it reminds me of the fun of making tracks in freshly fallen snow)
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:56 am
Sweet Serenity
Totally AWESOME picture. It is so peaceful and quiet looking that I can hear the snow falling off the branches of the trees.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 am
“Evergreen Hunter”
I like it because he’s in the trees which are green regardless of season, and he’s always hunting, regardless of season.
*hugs to Charlie*
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 am
Christmas Tree Hunting
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 am
Quiet Beauty
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 am
Majesty
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
Homeland security.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 am
‘Stillness’
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:06 am
Peace out
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 am
“Thicket Senses”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 am
“C,mon you guys…hurry up!!! We have places to go, things to do…”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:11 am
Mystic
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:13 am
Be very quiet…I am hunting wabbits
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 am
Nature at it’s finest
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:17 am
“I’m ready for my close-up, Ms. Stockton.”
or
“Want me to look over this shoulder, Mom? Is that a good pose? Can I stick my tongue out now? Can I make a funny face after this one? Are we done yet? Where’s Eli? Why isn’t he in this picture? Mom? Are we done yet? Can I make snow coyotes now?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:18 am
“Watchful eyes”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 am
Shhhh! I’m stalking snow angels.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
…what was that??
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
Snowy Specter
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
“tranquility of the fresh snow”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
Trailblazing for his pack.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 am
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 am
Pause (paws) for reflection
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 am
I really liked Ashely’s “Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R Tolkien.”
Mine is “Snow Place Like Home”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 am
I seek relief in the trail…….
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:25 am
So this is what it is like to be a wolf…Now where are those deer?
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Look back. (herding language for watch for the sheep that is getting away)
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
Rose Among the Thorns
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
Mr. Tumnus? Is that you?
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:28 am
If a tree falls in the forest, and Charlie’s there to hear it…
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Sublime Magnificence
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Mother Nature, at its best.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:37 am
Master of His Kingdom
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
Retracing his steps…
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
Looking for Prancer and Dancer
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am
Snow Pea
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am
At the Gates of Emerald City
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
“Come on, Eli! It’s not THAT deep!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
Wait a second… did I leave the oven on?
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
” Gods Place”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am
Snow Day
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am
Which was the last tree I marked?
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:57 am
Eli/Chloe; hurry, I’ve found THE perfect tree
watch out where the coyotes go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow…
F. Zappa
Is that Eli under the bump?!
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:57 am
Fur and firs in snow.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 am
“I know I left that cat around here someplace!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 am
Coyote is a survivor
I reckon he’s got to be
He lives in the snow at forty below
Or in Malibu by the sea
- “The Coyote and the Cowboy” by Ian Tyson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yYc8mYfrkg&feature=related
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 am
where the wild things are
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Caption:
“There’s always one in every crowd!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
The Call of The Wild
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:08 am
Prince amongst the Evergreens
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Wanderlust……
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Mom, come quick here is the PERFECT Tree!!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Shhh, I think that’s Santa back there.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
Lord Snow-dune.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
And miles to go before I sleep
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
Camo Chloe. “So this is what it’s like looking for me in tall grass…”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:19 am
A coyote in winters clothing.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
So many choices… only so much pee.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Coyotes Rule.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
OK, I know you’re in here somewhere!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
Can you see me now?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
Too short. Too scraggly. Too tall… Ooh! I like that one!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Solitutde.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
This corn is weird . . . but there sure is a lot of it!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am
Breathtaking!
(Both because of the cold and of the beauty!)
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am
“Narnia” or “In search of Narnia”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
A Prince Among Trees
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
…or “Winter Coat”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
“So THAT’s what Santa looks like.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
“I’ll wait for you, we’ll go together”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 am
More captions:
Pause Among Pines or Caught Pining
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 am
fabulous entries….LOVE Ursula’s “fur and firs in snow”! Mondays are worth getting up for these comments alone! I agree….Shreve, we need a sequel!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
Look back in awe!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
The Perfect Presence
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
The Snow King
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Pure Bliss
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Picture Perfect
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
A Tribute to Robert Frost – “But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Perfection In The Pines
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
“But soft…”
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the ‘one less traveled’ by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
Survival of the Fittest (both Charlie and the pines)
or
Hmmm..I know I buried that elk leg here somewhere yesterday
Holly H. already beat me to Winter Coat—I think it’s just perfect!!
Much love to the farmily Shreve :-)
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
another one:
Deceiving Camouflage
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
What nature is all about
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Eutherial
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
“Mountain Patrol”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Shreve, I second the motion. I’d love to send this photo as my Christmas card this year.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
“Winter Trickster”
Shreve this picture is almost too beautiful to be real…
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep” (Robert Frost) but one must be ever on alert.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
30-FOOT COYOTE SIGHTED IN NORTHERN PINE FORESTS
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Oh good. I think I finally lost them!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Dang, I’m not the only one who thought of Stopping in the Woods on a Snowy Evening” (The only poem I memorized as a child and can recite to this day.)
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Snow Beauty
It is the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the picture.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
“WHO keeps leaving tracks right behind me?”
—OR—
“Hope no one saw me bury that watermelon…”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
No original idea, here, but casting a vote, if I may be so bold, for “Prince of the Winter Forest” by IrisM!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
The Meaning of Life
or
Ponderence
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Eli!! I give up!!! Show yourself!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I wonder if Santa left any more elves around – that last one was mighty tasty.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Charlie says, “Life is good because Shreve has my back.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm
“Mom, are you still there?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
“Sunshine cannot bleach the snow,
Nor time unmake what poets know”
– Emerson
-or-
Winterreise
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Christmas card 2009
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Snowy Sentinel
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
“Nature’s Magnificence”
Is it still just raining over there?! We’ve got one of those “wonderful” spring blizzards over the mountain!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
“Lonesome Charlie”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
“I know where I’m going.”
Love this picture!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
“a whisper in the pines”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
“I think we’re being followed…”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
This is the forest primeval
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
The Path Less Pondered
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Call of the Wild
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Snow shoo
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Pining for the woods.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Where’s Waldo.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Simply I call it “Contemplation”.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I wonder if eli realizes that the yellow spot in the snow is not a lemonade sno cone… should i run back to tell him?
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Doing Robert Frost Proud
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
(a fav poem by Robert Frost)
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
“Winter’s Silence Betrays”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I instantly thought of the Robert Frost poem when I saw this picture.
“Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening”
“Whose woods these are I think I know”
“Easy wind and downy flake”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
“Did I lose her? *phew* that woman is ALWAYS taking pictures of me…”
(I sometimes feel like that’s what my cat and child are thinking… =P )
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Covering my tracks.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Charlie to the Pevensie Pets: “This way to save Narnia!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Coyote Silent
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Stunning. You’re a great photographer and writer. I loved your book.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Beyond the Fence Lightly we Tread, the Leader and the Led.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Wait…where did I park the car?
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Serenity
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
“King of the Forest”
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Into the Woods
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Winter Blankets
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Coming, Eli?
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
“Shoshone Sentinel” because the Coyote was the creator god of Shoshone lore. The coyote was so important that they called praying ‘coyote talk’.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Charlie’s Winter Wonderland
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Red Pine
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Winter Coat
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Softness…..
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
C’mon, Eli, I’m breaking trail for you!
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Lost in Narnia
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Splendor in the Snow
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
“Do these pines make my tail look big?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
“Hey Mom! I found the perfect Christmas Tree!”
… now where is it?
hmmm… I marked it so I wouldn’t lose it…
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Shreve – I have to ditto the suggestion someone made about making this into a Christmas card! You could do a whole line of Christmas/note cards. Think about it and keep us posted!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Fur betwixt Fir
lavidaphoto.blogspot.com
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
“Snow Shrouded Pause”
…with of course a double meaning in ‘Pause’/'paws’….
Thanks so much for your inspiring writing and photographs Shreve; they bring a smile to my heart every day. I love the treasures you put up on etsy as well, but they are snatched up so fast! Thanks again!
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
I can’t think of anything, but I’d like to vote for katySays. I’m still laughing.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Winter Wanderland
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Magic in the forrest
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
” beauty amongst the pines”
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Postcard From Wyoming
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Four feet deep
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Winter’s Sentry
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Sojourn
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Snow Angel
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Yearlings
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Snow pause.
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Not sure if you’re a fan of Haven Kimmel, but a little play on words…
Something Falling (Light and Swift).
or…
Stock-Still.
Your book was so beautiful and honest. Thank you a million times.
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Enjoying the snowy landscape.
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Caption: Snowy Blanket Vigilance
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
A Winter’s Tail
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Follow me……not the cat!
Freeze-Frame
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Is this stuff Gluten free?
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Maybe I buried that elk leg back there…
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
One of Three Kings
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Cloud walker
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I can’t wait to get off this set and get to the real out doors!
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Pining.
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Wait! How’d I get into this Christmas card world anyway?
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
MAKIN’ TRACKS
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Sears Portrait Studios
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I didn’t read through the comments, so I don’t know if these have been mentioned.
The Watcher in the Woods
Fur to Fir
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
“Torn between two worlds”
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Waiting for Little Red Riding Hood
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Second Growth
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
“Snow Drifting”
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store
What if Christmas, perhaps means a little bit more
- Dr. Suess (the Grinch)
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
OR, “Snow Drifter”
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
White Reign
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Footprints are following me.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm
naughty pine
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Delousing….Coyote style.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
He looks like an Indian brave silently walking through the woods in search of prey….Braveheart!
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I agree with everyone who quoted Robert Frost’s “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening” which has always been a favorite poem. The words were set to music, and the song has become a favorite with my choir for Winter Solstice, “The darkest evening of the year.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Charlie’s fur doesn’t appear to attract “snow balls” like a lot of domestic dogs’ fur does, he’s seems serene and perfectly adapted to his environment. Maybe you caught him at just the right moment, but in this portrait he looks like he’s above it all, quietly passing through this stand of small pines, so I thought “Untouched By Snow” was appropriate.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
“Hey Eli, fetch the snowshoes!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
The Coyote, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
All is calm; all is bright
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
MOUNTAIN MAN
or
why did the coyote go up the mountain? why not?
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Just one more caption:
An Evergreen Seen
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
“Looking Back”
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
“I feel that call of the wild, yet I look back to Shreve for my roots.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Snow
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Forest Watch
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Listening to Winter
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Adrift
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:10 pm
living the dream
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Winter wonderland
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
“This is a REALLY big wardrobe!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:14 pm
“IM KINGA DA JUNG….. ah… FOREST! Yeah thats it…..”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Winter Wanderland.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Here comes Johnny Appleseed
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Wyoming Wonder-ful!
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Sweetness reigns snow
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm
“Dog days of Winter”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Name: “Not Even Knee Deep”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
“A Winter Past”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:31 pm
“Was that a camera I just heard. Dang paparazzi!”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
“maybe…..I think I hear Santa”
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:34 pm
O Tannenbaum…
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Sweet snow pea!
This would make a fabulous Christmas card.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Nice Christmas trees! Now, which one do I want to take home?
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
“Council of the Noblest Spirits”
Just finished your book “The Daily Coyote.” Loved the story, your writing and photography. Keep writing. I’m an old (69) lady just taking up writing and I admire your vision and sensitivities. I’m hoping to learn more from you.
All the best,
Barbara Cannas
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Fur among firs
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Rudolph!
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Searching For Yellow Snow
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:06 pm
This photo made me think of the King Wenceslas carol, “when the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.” I went to reread the lyrics and found “In his master’s steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted / Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
…and miles to go before I sleep
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Let there be peace on Earth and good will towards men.
Until then, better watch your back.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
comment for image in the snow – my 2009 christmas cards
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Fur among the firs.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Fur & Firs
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Snow Angel
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:18 pm
winter thoughtfulness
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Charlie and the pine tree factory
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Brrr. Maybe I should go back for my socks…
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Dog Days of Winter
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Drifter
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
The Beauty of Nature.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Popsicle Toes
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Solitude
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
The Silence of Snow
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Adrift in His Thoughts
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
“Okay, so left at the lamppost… But where’s that wardrobe?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Born to be wild, glad to be here.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Backwoods Glance
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
needle in a haystack
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:01 pm
all is calm, all is bright
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
For deep pause…..
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:09 pm
“My mystical spirit animal guide.”
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Sooo many trees. Sooo little time.
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
“walking in a winter wonderland”
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Fresh Powder
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 pm
“Wonderland”
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Coyote Drift
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Furry Flurry
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:37 pm
*look around
…I think the trees are shrinking…
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Hrm..That one’s a bit “Charlie Brown” don’tcha think?
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
“Walking in a winter wonderland. . .”
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Either “In his element” or “Mountain Deva”
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
“I sleep with him”
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Come, this is my land
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Oops – meant to say
“He sleeps on my bed”
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
It’s getting DEEP out here!
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
“Did you hear something?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Snow angel
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
“Conifers and a Coyote”
keeping it simple but it was the second thought that came to my mind, first was Serenity since looking at that picture is just so peaceful, but then I noticed someone else said that already. Wonderful picture as usual, I don’t know what was going on when you took that picture but for that moment in time it seems like all was quiet and still (even if only for a second!)
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Shadow Through the Trees
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Majesty & Wonder
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
“I’m a little tired of this WINTER WONDERLAND! How about some Spring already?”
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Winter Rapture
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Coyote Pines
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Ridiculous to put my oar in – unspeakably GOOD ideas here!!! – but here are my puny
attempts to add a label to one of my all-time FAVORITE photos:
*Elegance… defined
*Aslan in Winter
(Shreve’s personal Narnia)
*En route to the coronation…
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
‘REGAL’
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
A Pause in White
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Fur and Ice
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I know that girl in the red hood is around here somewhere…
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
A Drift in the Wilderness
OR
Adrift in the Wilderness …
both seem appropriate.
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 pm
“Lewis and Bark”
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:45 pm
“Dang…should’ve asked for directions.” :)
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Did anyone see a large man in a red suit and some PRESENTS?
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
The photo is so serene and quiet, but all I have on my mind is a silly line “Furry and Fir-ry”. Although, I am sure I will be corrected that those are not fir trees, those are PINE. Eek, at least I didn’t say “Christmas trees,” right?
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Where did I hide that bone again????
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Silent in the Snow
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Freezy Feets!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
“Come on, Eli. No, it’s not that deep….”
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
are those sleigh bells I hear?? after all, I am walking in a winter wonder land!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Pristine
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
OK, I’m pretty sure it was the 3rd pine tree from the left. Or maybe it was the 2nd……
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Tiptoe Through the Treetops
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Enchanted Forest
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Whispers
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
First let me say Awesome shot!!
Then I will say the first thing that popped into my mind was an old song by the Animals called “Hey there little red riding hood” I know its a wolf in that but it still makes me think of it and If its my first response its a gut reaction and I go with my gut reaction.
“Hey Little Red Riding Hood”
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Here I’m King of the World!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Okay .. I wasnt finished. I got overzealous and hit send.
“Solitude”
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Do elk hibernate?
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Silent Majesty
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Now where did I bury that deer horn?
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Piney for your thoughts :P
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:51 pm
In the pines, in the pines
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 pm
“Adrift”
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 pm
or to quote Van the Man…
“Into the Mystic”
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
what’s the hold-up?
or,
are you guys coming?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
King of his Domain.
Hey Shreve! Hope you have a windless day tomorrow! Hand in there!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I meant ‘Hang’. Doh!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Coyote Wonderland
or for fun
I think I lost them……
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Where’d Eli go?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
tree hearder
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
lone ranger
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
The Prince of Pines
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Magic Eye…
remember those? I never could see what I was supposed to. Charlie looks like he’s got it all down pat, though-
Gorgeous picture, as always~~
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm
“She’s not following…is she??”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Snow stalk
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Hey! That Jan Brett book said there would be mittens out here.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
And one day Charlie woke up and realized his wildest dream had come true…he was taller than the trees at last.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Chloe, come out of that snow mound!
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Leader of the Pack
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Coyote Beautiful
or
Damn Groundhog! He said spring was on it’s way!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Wild things.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Ancient Archetype
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
A whisper in the pines
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Hey, Eli…is this where I buried that bone?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm
surreal…..
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Shadow
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Too many good ones here…
I offer:
The Prince of Pines
Virgin Tour
Shreve, kiss my buddy Eli for me. Loved your book, thank-you for that gift of sharing your life and Charlie with me, I can’t wait for two and three!!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
A perfect holiday card: ‘Tis the Season to be Furry.
March 24th, 2009 at 12:28 am
ethereal winter
Frosty Paws
looking back at fall
March 24th, 2009 at 12:30 am
backward freeze framed
March 24th, 2009 at 12:37 am
Pins and Needles
March 24th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Charlie seems so aware in this shot: cold pads, perked ears, keen eyes, scenting the crisp air.
Sentinel in the Snow
March 24th, 2009 at 12:49 am
On the prowl for snow bunnies.
March 24th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Charlie Goes Green :)
March 24th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Coyote Heaven
March 24th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Now that’s a Christmas tree over yonder!
March 24th, 2009 at 1:41 am
I know I buried my toy at the…tree…yah, right. Which tree????
Or, “Sacred Spirit”
I also like Snowy Specter from Amy and Snowy Sentinel from Penny.
March 24th, 2009 at 1:48 am
“Have fur will travel”
March 24th, 2009 at 1:57 am
Hallmark Moment.
March 24th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Coyote pines for a snow day. More news at 11.
March 24th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Narnia Coyote
March 24th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Now where did I leave that elf leg?
March 24th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Did you hear food?
March 24th, 2009 at 3:34 am
so many trees
so little time.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:52 am
Snowy Serenity
Another awesome picture…would be great as a Christmas card!
March 24th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Chloe, how many times do I have to tell you???
DON’T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW !!!!
March 24th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Surveying the kingdom – I know, not very original, but this came into my head first :-)
March 24th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Shreve, PLEASE – as several posters have already asked – have this picture made into a ‘Seasons Greetings’ card and make it available for sale! I’ll order a couple of packs already for December!
March 24th, 2009 at 6:06 am
Snow problem
March 24th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Yes, perfect Seasons Greetings card. It reminds me of a magical book I used to read when I was little, looking at it makes me so happy. Actually, a print would be fantastic too….
Love the ‘so many choices, only so much pee’ comment.
March 24th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Fur in Fir
March 24th, 2009 at 7:59 am
“Master of His Domain”
March 24th, 2009 at 8:01 am
In Search of a Misplaced Snowball
March 24th, 2009 at 8:17 am
“Going home…”
March 24th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Now where did I bury that ‘elf’ bone?
March 24th, 2009 at 8:29 am
C’mon Guys!
March 24th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Backtracking!
March 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
“Whose woods these are I think I know…”
March 24th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I chose the path not taken…
March 24th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Silence is golden.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Snow pause (paws)
Pause in the snow
Pause for thought
March 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am
It is not the destination, it is the journey.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Hunting Santa’s Elf Legs
March 24th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Wintery Glance
March 24th, 2009 at 10:06 am
The Path Less Traveled
March 24th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Bliss in the Big Horns
March 24th, 2009 at 10:34 am
The young among the new…
March 24th, 2009 at 10:36 am
“Wild In The Calm”
“Still (Wild) Life”
March 24th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Namaste
March 24th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Snow White and the Big Bad Wolf: a charming furry tale
March 24th, 2009 at 10:49 am
“Looking for Mr. Tumnus”
(gotta be a Narnia fan to get that one!)
March 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Silent snow
March 24th, 2009 at 11:01 am
shhhhhhhh …… listen to the quiet
March 24th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Pigment of My Imagination
March 24th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I don’t know if it’s been said because I haven’t read all 431 comments ahead of me, but actually, we feel this picture needs no words. We love this new thing you are doing every week, but every now and then there is a picture that really doesn’t need anything said about it. And we (Harlie and I) think this is one of them. (Though we also enjoy reading all the responses!)
March 24th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Questing
March 24th, 2009 at 11:24 am
“knee-deep “
March 24th, 2009 at 11:26 am
A walk in the beauty of winter
March 24th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Snowed In
March 24th, 2009 at 11:43 am
“hunter or hunted?”
March 24th, 2009 at 11:46 am
wanderlust
OR
fernweh
*means “an ache for the distance”
March 24th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Whispering Mountains
March 24th, 2009 at 11:59 am
White Out
March 24th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
“Call of the Wild”
March 24th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
“Wait, did I leave the gas on?”
March 24th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I understand your orginal problem of not letting others know about you having a Coyote as a pet. My son found a one yr. old dog who was part Alaskan Malamute/part Alaskan Wolf. Originally bred to be a sled dog. She was one of the most sweeties dogs we ever had, from mutts to show dogs. But where I live it is ilegally to have a hybrid wolf as a pet. We passed her of as an Alaskan Malamute. She was always, and she would let you know at times, the Alfa member of the family.
The family including everyone who knew her misses her very much. She lived to be 17 yrs. old. Nickie never ever attached or bit anyone.
I cried when I read your book about Charlie……….. Memories!
DM
March 24th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Hey.. Where is Eli? He was right behind me…
March 24th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
“The perfect Christmas tree has to be around here somewhere.”
March 24th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Beautiful Winter Coat
March 24th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Looking back with no regrets…
March 26th, 2009 at 10:11 am
“Not all who wander are lost.” – J.R.R Tolkien
Funny the things that touch your heart. This brought tears to my eyes this morning.
March 26th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I really enjoy the pictures of Charlie such a pretty animal
I have read your blog ever since you go Charlie and have really enjoyed it
I just ordered your book and can hardly wait to read it.
just thought I would write a note to let you know much I enjoy your site
March 19th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
“Winter’s Quest”
Lovely picture!