photo taken March 2009 • title thanks to Marquand
Beautiful words to go with a beautiful scene, from all of you! It’s a gorgeous early morning here, so I’ll make this short & sweet ~ tied for runner-up are Sara with Smile E. Coyote, Michele with A Smile is Worth A Thousand Words, and Bethrusso with two: Walkin’ On Sunshine -and- The Roamin’ Empire. Marquand, what else can I say, yours did it for me! (Plus, in a sweet turn of phrase you note the Spring light & pastel colors, the lightness in his posture & optimistic attitude, and even tied in his adorable pointy hind paw…) Thanks to one & all ~ hope your day is as beautiful in one way or another as this morning is here! ~ S.
• • • I love these colors. I love the feeling of this photo. But honestly, I had a really hard time titling it when I sent it out in the Daily email…. so, for posterity and public permanence on this site, it is up to YOU to give this photo a proper title.
Please leave your title, caption, or Charlie-commentary in the comment section of this post. The winner of this week’s prize will receive a delicate obsidian arrowhead, hand-knapped by Mike, and a naturally-shed antelope horn.
If you missed my previous post on antelope horns, they make great chew toys for the canine in your life; you can slice up the solid upper end with a saw to make gorgeous buttons; or, of course, simply showcase it’s natural beauty on your mantle or desk. Enjoy!
July 13th, 2009 at 5:26 am
This is the life!
My daughter would say that while swimming in the pool as a little girl.
Charlie has such an expression of glee on his face that her words came right to mind!
July 13th, 2009 at 5:42 am
That’s a lovely picture. Evening (or dawn) light is rightly called the golden hour.
“Dawn Patrol” might work only I still think it’s evening.
July 13th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Color My World
(credit Chicago)
July 13th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Mountain Majesty
July 13th, 2009 at 6:30 am
On the hunt.
July 13th, 2009 at 6:51 am
Packing Light
July 13th, 2009 at 6:55 am
A romp through my park.
July 13th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Color me Charlie.
July 13th, 2009 at 7:02 am
‘Perdus patter’
July 13th, 2009 at 7:26 am
A ‘horse’ of a different color
July 13th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Depth of focus
July 13th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Where coyotes roam. As a child I lived on the Pine Ridge Reservation and I remember how it feels to roam in the moment of time.
July 13th, 2009 at 7:49 am
King of the Mountain
July 13th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Coat of Many Colors
July 13th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Earth Tones
July 13th, 2009 at 7:58 am
This Land Is My Land
July 13th, 2009 at 8:06 am
A journey of one’s own
July 13th, 2009 at 8:12 am
The Shadow Knows
July 13th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Do You Think I Can’t See That Elk Leg Behind Your Back?
July 13th, 2009 at 8:24 am
or
Shadow Walker
or
He walks in the shadows
July 13th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I immediately saw this in Charlie when I looked at the picture…
Peace. contentment. happiness. comfort.
Charlie looks all those feelings but I want to go with simply…
Peace.
July 13th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Over the hill, and through the woods…
July 13th, 2009 at 8:30 am
welcome home !
July 13th, 2009 at 8:38 am
My wild
July 13th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Roam Home
July 13th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Home on the Range
The photo reminded me of this poem I read awhile back:
It was here, on This Hill
that pure nature was blessed
with a man who cared.
It was here that the Shawnee
lived, and died,
and were led by a man who cared.
I am here, on This Hill
overlooking the valley
on our farm.
To remember and ask
for a message from the past.
To keep me from doing such harm.
I say his name,
Tecumseh, in shame,
and walk where he walked
long ago.
I climb to the top
of the mountain and stop.
to blow my horn at the ghosts
down below.
I hope they can hear me
and I hope they don’t fear me.
For I love this land and I’ll care
for this ground.
through the rain,
through the summer,
through the snow.
by Carter Parks
July 13th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I was the
Anonymous Says: July 13th, 2009 at 8:41 am
July 13th, 2009 at 8:41 am
“Mysterious Beauty”
July 13th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Ranger of the Ridge
July 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Just Roamin’ Around!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Coyote Colors
July 13th, 2009 at 8:50 am
I don’t know why, but Call of the Wild popped in my head and the term
country gentleman stands out… so:
Country Gentleman
July 13th, 2009 at 8:50 am
A walk on the wild side…
July 13th, 2009 at 8:52 am
I also thought about that sweet movie “Homeward Bound” where the 2 dogs and cat go on an adventure so:
Homeward Bound
July 13th, 2009 at 8:53 am
“Focused”
July 13th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Home! Home on the range!
Where the deer and the antelope (and elk) plaaaaay!
Where seldom is heard
a discouraging word
and the skies are not cloud all daaaaay!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Walkin’ on sunshine
July 13th, 2009 at 8:58 am
“Giving a voice to the forest, giving a voice to the dawn”
- from John Denver’s Wild Montana Skies
July 13th, 2009 at 8:59 am
The Roamin’ Empire
July 13th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Are you looking at me!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:00 am
“Spirit Animal”
Native American boys used to go out into the wild to try to find their spirit animal, which you probably already knew. The landscape and the fact that Charlie looks like he’s walking down a path of light made me think of this right away. He also looks terribly surreal here; I’m sure any colonial-era Native American boy who saw Charlie as he’s shown here would probably go home satisfied.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Over the river and through the woods…
July 13th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Twinkle Toes
The way they’re held so high, it looks as if the grass is tickling his feet.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Miles to go before I’m home
July 13th, 2009 at 9:06 am
“Hurry up already! I’m tired of posing on three legs!”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:09 am
A Not-So-Still Life
It looks like a painting behind him! Beautiful!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:10 am
“This is great, mom, but I’ll be glad when we’re home”
I really understand your rant. Privacy is a large component of freedom, as I see it, and I’m a big fan of freedom. The people who accept that the government can listen in on their communications at any time or monitor their house with infrared cameras (etc.) must lose track of the right to privacy as important to a free people.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:11 am
“Scouting the Perimeter”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Lopes along Charlie
July 13th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Rocky Mountain High
July 13th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Here I come to save the day!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Wild thing –
You make my heart sing –
You make everything … groovy
July 13th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Color and I are one. I am a painter.
Paul Klee
July 13th, 2009 at 9:32 am
The Happy Wanderer
Good for you, on your rant! You go, girl!!
Privacy is the least of worries, by some who think they have a right to other peoples lives.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Land O’ Charlie
July 13th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Lone Ranger
July 13th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Take a walk on the wild side.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:37 am
“I love to go a-wandering/Along the mountain track/And as I go, I love to sing/My knapsack on my back.”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Home on the Range
July 13th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Colors of my domain.
Charlie - the portrait.
“I belong!”
….where coyotes roam.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Big Horn Boss
July 13th, 2009 at 9:47 am
“SPLASH of the color NATURE”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Bonanza!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Colored by Nature
July 13th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Above the fruited plain…
July 13th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Happy Trails!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:51 am
“I got yer autograph…right here“
July 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Outta my way, I smell rabbit
July 13th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Because it looks like a painting.. a nod to one of our famous Western artists.
Coyote O’Keeffe
July 13th, 2009 at 9:56 am
or the other way round
O’Keeffe Coyote
July 13th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Heh, Heh, Heh
(That’s what his face is saying!)
July 13th, 2009 at 10:01 am
“King of his Mountain”
July 13th, 2009 at 10:05 am
“Beautiful Elements”
July 13th, 2009 at 10:06 am
“Running Wild”
Charlie is so beautiful!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Born Free
July 13th, 2009 at 10:11 am
When I am out here I am free to be a part of all I can see, hear, touch, taste and smell. I am all this. I am my world.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Sorry, this was me:
Anonymous Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 8:52 am
I also thought about that sweet movie “Homeward Bound” where the 2 dogs and cat go on an adventure so:
Homeward Bound
July 13th, 2009 at 10:26 am
“Aural Coyote”
July 13th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Typo in post: should be “its”, not “it’s” when talking about showcasing natural beauty.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Western Color Wheel
July 13th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Because his eye’s look like they’re green in the photo, I thought of
“Green eyes in Wyoming”
or maybe
“Coyote Land”
July 13th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Coming ‘Round the Mountain
July 13th, 2009 at 10:41 am
…and he is rounding third base and headed home!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Hot to Trot
July 13th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I’m not sure which philosopher said it first but:
Not all who wander are lost.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Wyoming Watercolor Walk.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Nature is all its glory.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:50 am
That should read: Nature in all its glory. Never try to type before coffee.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Living on the Edge
July 13th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Charlie looks like he’s posing for a tourism brochure to me, so I’m offering:
Wyoming: Walking in the Wild, Wild West!
or
Wyoming: Come take a walk on the wild side!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Wild E” Coyote
July 13th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Harmony parallel with nature
(Cezanne’s definition of art)
July 13th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Got a couple, couldn’t really decide!
“To the Wild Country”
“Back Home Again”
“Seasons of the Heart”
“A Wild Heart Looking For Home”
July 13th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Pining for a Walk
Pining For You
July 13th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Majesty
July 13th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Romin’ in Wyomin’
July 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Hiking nature’s trail
July 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
“Ready or Not, here I come!”
Gorgeous Pic
July 13th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Spring in his step.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Coyote Canter
July 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Mountain Sun, Prairie Sway
July 13th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Roamin’ in Wyomin’
(sorry sp error above)
July 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Evening prowl
There was another picture you posted about a year ago (Charlie standing on a hill) that had such beautiful colors. This one reminds me of that one.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Brushed in Sepia and Sienna
July 13th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Prowler…
July 13th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Just doing my thing….
July 13th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Rin-Tin-Charlie
Lone Ranger
“I want me a goose”
July 13th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Blendin` in
July 13th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Wild Walk in Beauty
Panorama Walk
Daylight Dancer
Heart of Nature
Romance of the Wild
July 13th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Cast a long shadow
July 13th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Comin’ AT cha!
Lousy caption but what a fabulous photo!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:36 am
“Homeward Bound”
“Home, where my thought’s escaping
Home, where my music’s playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Homeward Bound”
(lyrics by Simon, sung by Simon and Garfunkel.
love your writing. love vision.)
July 13th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Happy Trails
July 13th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Making Tracks!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Walk on the Wild Side
July 13th, 2009 at 11:45 am
“Comin Around the Mountain”
July 13th, 2009 at 11:48 am
ready or not…
July 13th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Walk this Way
Looking for Adventure
Long may you run
Born to Run
July 13th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Wild, Happy, Loved & Free
July 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
How could I misspell my own name above?!?!?! Should be Deidre!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 11:55 am
His Nature
July 13th, 2009 at 11:56 am
“Ramblin Boy”
Footloose
July 13th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Wild Heart in the Water Color Sky
July 13th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Yote Patrol
July 13th, 2009 at 11:58 am
True Colors
Au Natural
Master of his Domain
(Not sure if any title does it justice - it’s a gorgeous shot!)
July 13th, 2009 at 11:59 am
On the high road
July 13th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Wild Mountain
July 13th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
sorry…
Wild Mountain
July 13th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Wyoming Coyote
Coyote On High (’cause it looks like he’s on a mountain top)
Look At My Beauty
July 13th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Springs Whimsy
Sur-really Natural
Coyote Way
July 13th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Walks in Beauty…
July 13th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
The Call of the Wild
July 13th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
” Into the Wild”
I wanted to say how sorry I was for how rude some people could be…your post over the weekend shocked me that anyone would be so stupid.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
At one with the Universe
I understand your anger. People who have no boundaries assume they’re entitled to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Sometimes to have to get in their face to make them understand otherwise.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Vroom at the Top….
a play on a Tom Petty song and a car commercial.. Charlie looks like he is on the prowl!
July 13th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Tiptoe through the tundra……
July 13th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
“Goldeneye”
July 13th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
A Colorful Journey
July 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Doe……a dear…..blew me cover
July 13th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Paula and I have nearly the same idea. Mine is…..Frontier Gentleman.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
” Lassie-Like Latrans”
This setting reminds me so much of my childhood and watching Lassie shows. Now, if Charlie would sit and raise one paw…
July 13th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Nature Stirs All Souls
Wyoming Roamancer
July 13th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
“Be aware of wonder” -Robert Fulghum
July 13th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Also…..Roaming Wyoming.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
“Take Me Home, Country Roads”
July 13th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Treading softly
July 13th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
“The Eyes Have It!”
July 13th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Tripping Lightly
July 13th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Home Sweet Wild
July 13th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Splendor in the Grass
July 13th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
The light, the energy this photo made me psyched for Monday. Thanks! I would title it:
‘Carpe Diem!”
July 13th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Wild Blue Yonder
July 13th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
“Right where I belong”
July 13th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
oops, forgot to leave my name!
“Right where I belong”
July 13th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Bonanza!
July 13th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Footloose and fancy free.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Leader of the pack
July 13th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
on the right track
July 13th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
trailblazer
July 13th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
-Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”
July 13th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Close Range
July 13th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
The Perfect Palette
July 13th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
“Home, home on the range..” Sorry, it popped into my head.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Me and my shadow.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Easy Breezy Beautiful, Cover Coyote.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Searching…
July 13th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Home on the range.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
the running man. if you read the novel by steven king, you might understand why it immediately sprang to mind. i can see charlie taking care of those lagging behind.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Sorry—-I don’t have a caption but I just had to comment on what a beautiful and regal animal Charlie is…..he is a treasure.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Wild Thing
Wild at Heart
Sun and Shadow
July 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Eye of the beholder
July 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Poetry in motion.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
“In Summer, the song sings itself. ” - William Carlos Williams
July 13th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Koa says, “Is that Lewis or Clark?”
Olive says, “I”m looking for wabbit.”
My mum says, “Rustic Charm”
Miss Sydneysays, “Perfect Highlights”
Keely says, “On the beaten path.”
The twins Tyler and Taylor say, “Is this the way to Disneyland?”
July 13th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Charlie’s Planet
July 13th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished - Lao Tzu
July 13th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Cool Shadow, Cool Stare, Warm Light
July 13th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
“His Majesty”
(you know, like King Charlie or Purple Mountain’s Majesty, etc…)
Also, he’s such a handsome creature and lucky to have your love
July 13th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
“Summer afternoon . . . summer afternoon - the two most beautiful words in the English language. ” - Henry James
July 13th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
America the Beautiful-free to roam
July 13th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Homeland Security
July 13th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Coyote Evergreen
July 13th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man…
Allman Brothers
July 13th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
“Where the Wild Things Grow”
July 13th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Strollin’ under a Monet sky
July 13th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
King of the Mountain
or King of the Hill (depending on the elevation!)
July 13th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Majesty
July 13th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
The High Life
July 13th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Joy.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Dawn Patrol
July 13th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
You want a piece of me? -Charlie
Why yes, yes I do. - me
July 13th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
July 13th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Loved the book! Love Charlie! Loved seeing both of you grow throughout the book.
“Wild Thing, You make my heart sing.”
July 13th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Mountain LRP (long range patrol)
July 13th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
“Hot to Trot”
July 13th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
“Charlie was a Rolling Stone”
July 13th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
And miles to go before I sleep…..
July 13th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
“Majesty in His Kingdom”
“Wild Valley”
July 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Charlie - “Right Now, You Look as Good as a Steak!”
July 13th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Fire Burning Within
July 13th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Crazy in His Eyes
July 13th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Under a Vanilla Sky
July 13th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Charlie - “Who You Calling Cute?”
July 13th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
For those who claim animals have no soul, I say look into my eyes!
Charlie
July 13th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Punxsutawney Phil has nothin’ on me…although he might make a tasty snack!
July 13th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Light Prowler
July 13th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
“Coyote Crossing”
What a wonderful photo… Charlie reminds me of one of the cowboys I fell in love with in the old western movies of years ago. Follows is part of a poem I found that, for me, fits the mood of your photo.
A Westerner
By William Guthrie
A Westerner finds great pleasure
in most everything they see;
the deserts and the mountains,
both in perfect harmony.
They like to watch the eagles fly,
see the daylight turn to dark;
watch the moon rise through the tree tops
and hear an old coyote bark.
P.S. Rant on, rant on… unwanted visitors are inconsiderate cretins and should not be tolerated. Your freedom and privacy should be a priority, no matter what!
July 13th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Welcome to my world, let me show you around…..
July 13th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
The colors of the wind paint the path of earth and skin
July 13th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Nature’s Own
July 13th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
wanderlust
July 13th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
“Happy Trails to you….”
This old Roy Rogers song came immediately to mind!
July 13th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Smile E. Coyote
July 13th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Over The Hill and Through the Woods….
July 13th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Oh beautiful ‘fur’ spacious skies
July 13th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ROAM
July 13th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Ombre Hombre meets Sage
July 13th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Exit Sage left
July 13th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Ah, Spring!
(Shreve, I totally agree with you on being extremely angry with strangers who think they can just drive up and be welcomed with open arms. Sometimes it happens even with people you know - once my brother showed up without warning - no advance notice, no phone call, nothing! - and couldn’t understand why we were not overjoyed to see him and his family.)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
One Perfect Day
July 13th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
My heart sings the songs of my wild coyote ancestors.
July 13th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
sundance kid (coyote?)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Climb every mountain.
Credit: The Sound of Music
July 13th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
On the way to the Cartwrights’ ranch……….
July 13th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
The portrait of coyote happiness
The Divine Coyote (see Charlie’s halo)
Syntax in motion
Shreve’s “photo catch” of the year!
One in one with God’s country
July 13th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Adding some more!
“Going to visit Adam, Hoss and Little Joe…”
“Sing-Sing’s cookin’ somethin’ good!”
(I’m on a Bonanza kick here.)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Sweet Hills of Mine
Crayola Maize: A Tribute
(My favorite Crayola color that was discontinued some years ago.)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
earthly prowl
(what an amazing shot….)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Call of the Wile(d)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Wonder Lust
July 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
“In his element…”
or
“Element”
July 13th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Did I hear someone say ‘dinner’?
July 13th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Land of the Free
July 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Easy, Breezy and Lovin it
Welcome to my world
What a wonderful life
July 13th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
The nice man in the roadrunner suit said the Acme store was right over this ridge… (insert bomb whistle audio and overhead impact animation here)
My vote goes to Eddie:
Exit Sage left
July 13th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
From a Distance
July 13th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Dawn Patrol.
July 13th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
where you go I will follow
The hills are alive
Walk this way
July 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
A Kodak Moment
July 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Paint By Number Perfection
July 13th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Crawl of the Wild
July 13th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Tour Guide
(y’know, like he’s practicing his speech…)
July 13th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
“…where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.”
— Cormac McCarthy, The Road
July 13th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Mornin’ Charlie glory.
July 13th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
A smile is worth a thousand words..
It looks like Charlie is smiling for the camera. I just love that coyote!
July 13th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Master of His Universe
July 13th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Welcome to my backyard.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
This is WHERE I roll
July 13th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
it looks almost like an “ode to jack london,” why not a title of one of his novels if not that?
“a son of the sun”
“before adam”
or even “call of the wild”
July 13th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Blending and Transcending
or
Blending and Defending
July 13th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Majesty’s Purple Mountains
July 13th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Sun-drenched drifter
July 13th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
on the prowl.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Abounding in color
July 13th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
“Get out of here”
(This is directed to any intruders who think they can ambush you whenever they feel like it. Anybody who has spent even a little bit of time reading about Charlie should know better than to just drop by. It is common courtesy to e-mail or call first in any situation, but in Charlie’s and your particular case it is especially important. People should know better.)
July 13th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
If you ever asked why, here is the answer.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Ramblin’ Man
July 13th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Splendor in the Grass.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Born Free…but choses to stay.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Hello and welcome to my home.
July 13th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Wild Blue Yonder
July 13th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Nature’s Color and Camouflage
July 13th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
The Path Less Taken
July 13th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Upon his vision quest.
July 13th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Coyote Pretty
(This photo should contradict whoever it was who came up with the Coyote Ugly expression! They obviously didn’t know Charlie.)
July 13th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Ridge Runner
July 13th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
The Dawn on My Back.
Or
The Dusk on My Back.
(I’m not sure what time of the day this photo was taken. )
July 13th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Furry Tripod on a Hill
July 13th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
hi ho hi ho it’s off to work we go
July 13th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Trespassers beware
July 13th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
’round the bend
July 13th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
“Traversing his Territory”
July 13th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Cool Running/s
July 13th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Ah, forgot to fill in the name.
That was me^
July 13th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
“Is that a stranger coming up our driveway? Again!?!”
July 13th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
“Hiking Coyote Gulch”
or
“Old Man Coyote’s Landscape Creation” (from Native American myth)
July 13th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
The gently strolling hills of home.
July 13th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Diamond in the Rough
July 13th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Mountain Elegance
July 13th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Natural Focus
July 13th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I’m Home
July 13th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Los colores de coyote!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Movin’ on up!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
WILD THANG
July 13th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Dusty paws, active mind, loving heart.
July 13th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Picture Perfect
July 13th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Feelin Groovy!
July 13th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
“Nature’s welcome”
July 13th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Mountain Man Meander
July 13th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Marlborough Coyote
July 13th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Update to original submission from earlier (12:25 pm)
Roam at the Top
This is play on the title of a Tom Petty song - Room at the Top.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Off the Beaten Path
July 13th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
“He’s not going to be saying MEEP MEEP anymore!”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
OR
“I finally got that roadrunner.”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
On the Sunlight Path seems to fit this photo.
Wonderful light, as you said!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Well, hello there - you new around here?
The land was ours before we were the land’s.
She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people.
~Robert Frost~
All the entries are terrific, as usual, but these struck a chord w/me:
BethRusso’s “Roamin’ Empire”
Craig’s “Coyote Pretty”
Dave’s “Mountain Majesty”
Sara’s “Smile E. Coyote”
Heather’s and Janice’s “Walk This Way”
Darryl’s “Road Not Taken”
July 13th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
. . . and with beauty all around me, I walk.
[loosely from a Navajo prayer]
July 13th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
“Basin and Range”
(with a nod to John McPhee)
July 13th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Homeward bound
Not as in the movie, but as in Simon and Garfunkel (I wish I was)…
July 13th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
The hills are alive.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
WESTWARD HO!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Ancient soul, ancient terrain
July 13th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Rocky Mountain High
Because I am a John Denver fan and he just looks like he is high in the rocky mountains. And I love that song too!!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Soaring Inside
(And if you don’t offer this photo as a print, Shreve, you should! It would be quite popular!)
July 13th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
“Sunshine on my shoulders make me happy”
from song by John Denver
July 13th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Mountain Man
July 13th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Border Patrol
July 13th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
hilltop sentry
July 13th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
SHADOW WALKER
July 13th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
on the way to grandma’s house
July 13th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
The colors of my soul
This is the best photo ever taken anywhere of anything. Charlie has the same colors as the land he came from; they look like two forms of the same life. I wish that poetry weren’t failing me now.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Spirit Colors
second try . . .
July 13th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
A fir piece, a fur piece.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Home Of The Brave
July 13th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Paused mid-strut
July 13th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Fall Fashion
July 13th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Lipizzaner horses ain’t got NOTHIN on me! You like my trot and canter half-pass? This is coyote dressage in all its splendor .. and the REALLY scary thing is .. I am just doing my thing. This place called Wyoming is MY arena. Beautiful is it not?????
July 13th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
“Into the West’.
July 14th, 2009 at 12:35 am
There’s Spring in his Step
July 14th, 2009 at 12:38 am
High Lonesome
July 14th, 2009 at 1:33 am
charlie golightly
-or-
charlie go lightly
July 14th, 2009 at 2:55 am
Light Maneuvers
But I wish I had thought of Nancy’s “Packing Light”
July 14th, 2009 at 3:02 am
Ridge Runner
Where the cold wind blows
AWEsome
Shreve,
Great photo! I think you captured a truly breathtaking moment. A magnificent view, a beautiful blue-sky morning where you simultaneously feel the warmth of the sun and the chill of the wyoming wind. Anyway, that’s what I see.
Thanks for sharing!
July 14th, 2009 at 3:40 am
ethereal palate
July 14th, 2009 at 3:47 am
Springing Coyote
July 14th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Dawn Stepper
July 14th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Oh the Fresh air
July 14th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Free Range
July 14th, 2009 at 7:28 am
COMING HOME…
July 14th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Life Song
July 14th, 2009 at 8:53 am
I am Charlie of the Earth.
July 14th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
The voices of my ancestors are calling in the winds ! I go to them.