Splendor In The Grass… & The Dirt & The Sun
photo taken May 2009 • title thanks to Craig
Tied for first-and-a-half place:
coyote spring roll
the sun is my alpha
the good earth
sunny-side pup
spring rollin’
canis latranscendental
• • • It’s impossible for me not to smile when I see this photo. A smile that starts at the mouth and extends throughout my whole being.
It’s for you to name. Leave your title, caption, or Charlie-commentary in the comment section of this post and you’ll be in the running to win an 8×10 print of what may be my most popular photograph (click HERE to see), which also happens to be the cover image for the German translation of my book! (OMG!!)
Your entries knock me off my chair weekly, can’t wait to see what your marvelous minds conjure today!
August 31st, 2009 at 5:24 am
My belly is a solar cell!
August 31st, 2009 at 5:28 am
ALMOST……..
August 31st, 2009 at 5:58 am
Arhhhhhhhhhhhh
August 31st, 2009 at 6:13 am
Charlie’s Life Lesson #1
August 31st, 2009 at 6:20 am
Must. Lose. Tan lines.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:26 am
Wake Me Up When September Ends.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:31 am
As soon as my ‘tan’ is even, I will get up and find my head.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:34 am
Miles to go before I sleep.
Just checked the odometer.
I’m there.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:35 am
coyote spring roll
August 31st, 2009 at 6:41 am
Celebrity life can be so exhausting!
August 31st, 2009 at 6:44 am
Charlie playing possum.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:49 am
“You WILL rub my tummy NOW.”
August 31st, 2009 at 6:52 am
Ah, sunshine!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:05 am
Here we find Charlie applying his eu de parfum of the day, musc de mort varmit, a favorite of the ladies.
August 31st, 2009 at 7:12 am
AAAAHHHH THIS IS THE LIFE!!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:21 am
Soakin up the sunshine
August 31st, 2009 at 7:27 am
Belly Up
or
Where’s My Cocktail!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:56 am
HAPPY!!! HAPPY!!!! HAPPY!!!!
Ode to JOY!!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:58 am
It’s good to be… ME!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:00 am
“Coyote Contentment”….
August 31st, 2009 at 8:01 am
Warm, From the Inside Out
August 31st, 2009 at 8:02 am
“belly up”
August 31st, 2009 at 8:02 am
I submit – the sun is my alpha
August 31st, 2009 at 8:03 am
Oops, sorry Shanon, you already said that…
August 31st, 2009 at 8:04 am
loving life
August 31st, 2009 at 8:06 am
Ecstasy
August 31st, 2009 at 8:07 am
She’ll really like this new perfume!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:12 am
If you think my Downward Dog is good, getta load of my Sivasana!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:14 am
Life is good!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:17 am
Sunny side up
August 31st, 2009 at 8:17 am
Charlie’s ass is grass
August 31st, 2009 at 8:19 am
Life is fun!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:22 am
The universe gives Charlie a belly rub….
August 31st, 2009 at 8:25 am
Natures Belly Warmer
Congrats on the “new” book!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:31 am
Coyote-ness in the Sun
or
Invitation for loves
August 31st, 2009 at 8:32 am
“Soaking up the Sun” before Winter comes…
August 31st, 2009 at 8:34 am
Solar-loading.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:39 am
Livin’ the Good Life
“THE SNOW HAS FINALLY MELTED!”
August 31st, 2009 at 8:39 am
Let the Sun Shine In
August 31st, 2009 at 8:39 am
Saving some summertime.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:42 am
“See mom this is how a coyote takes a bath we prefer a sunbath”
See pics of C getting a water bath after he got into really stinky stuff if you don’t believe me.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:44 am
Sunny Tummy
August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am
Leaving la vida loca
August 31st, 2009 at 8:47 am
Sorry!
living la vida loca…
August 31st, 2009 at 8:54 am
Now I lay me down to sleep….
August 31st, 2009 at 8:58 am
Soft Patch
August 31st, 2009 at 9:00 am
Sunny side up
August 31st, 2009 at 9:04 am
No thing but a chicken wing.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:05 am
Sunning T-Rex
August 31st, 2009 at 9:09 am
Life is good.
Love the German cover – I’ll try to post a review on the German amazon site. My translation skills are a bit rusty after all these years, but I’ll give it a shot!
August 31st, 2009 at 9:11 am
Chillin’ in the heat
August 31st, 2009 at 9:13 am
Sunny side up
August 31st, 2009 at 9:15 am
“Sunshine on my belly makes me happy!”
August 31st, 2009 at 9:15 am
The itch that only Home can scratch right.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:17 am
Mid-Season Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 9:19 am
“Free Belly Rubs Here!”"
“Belly Rubs, Five Cents!”
August 31st, 2009 at 9:20 am
Scratching an itch.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:21 am
A pooped pup
August 31st, 2009 at 9:24 am
Back-scratching
Darn! Missed again!
August 31st, 2009 at 9:26 am
One with the earth
August 31st, 2009 at 9:27 am
The Simple Things In Life…
August 31st, 2009 at 9:28 am
A dog and a cat-nap
August 31st, 2009 at 9:28 am
Snuggin’ in the scrub!
I’ve visited your blog everyday for about a year. Never miss it because it brings me so much happiness to see how loved and happy these animals are! I find there is nothing better than the relationship between humans and animals. My husband purchased your book for me knowing I had to know more about your life out there, I’ve read it twice. Thanks so much for sharing!
Cheers, Jess
August 31st, 2009 at 9:31 am
Sun-Dried Coyote
August 31st, 2009 at 9:33 am
Hold all my calls.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:36 am
Bliss
That’s what I see when my dog does this – that’s what I see in the photo.
Coyote Bliss.
:-)))
August 31st, 2009 at 9:40 am
PAWLIOUS
August 31st, 2009 at 9:40 am
Tanning the hide
August 31st, 2009 at 9:44 am
The Paws That Refreshes
August 31st, 2009 at 9:45 am
The soft spot
August 31st, 2009 at 9:48 am
If I’m cute enough, maybe the sun will stay this time. or
They’re *totally* not going to expect me getting into trouble once they see this. or
The charmed life. or
Can I get a belly rub?
August 31st, 2009 at 9:49 am
It’s “Throw your head back in the warm sand and roll through the grass with all your might” good.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:50 am
Sweet Repose
August 31st, 2009 at 9:51 am
The Good Earth
August 31st, 2009 at 9:52 am
Belly up to the World
August 31st, 2009 at 9:53 am
O glorious day!
August 31st, 2009 at 9:59 am
Coyote Corpse Pose
August 31st, 2009 at 10:00 am
Splendor in the grass.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:01 am
Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’
August 31st, 2009 at 10:04 am
happy happy scrubble-time!
A roll in the the sun
Fuzzy belly, warm heart
Dirt. Sunshine. Joy.
Belly, over easy.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:06 am
I love ‘sunny side up.’
How about:
Rollin’, Rolling’, Rollin’
Solar energy
Tanning bed – Wyoming-style
August 31st, 2009 at 10:07 am
A little bit of Life
August 31st, 2009 at 10:14 am
Prone to chaos!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:14 am
Divinely Supinely!
Loopy Lupus Lovin Life!
Prairie Roll
Canis Lupus Joyous
August 31st, 2009 at 10:14 am
Bear back tree scratching doesn’t even compare to this back scratch!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:21 am
Supine Canine.
Glückwünsche on the new market!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:21 am
would you like to go for a roll in ze grass?
August 31st, 2009 at 10:22 am
ROGLOL (rolling on ground lauging out loud)
August 31st, 2009 at 10:23 am
100% All-natural, Sunny Delight
August 31st, 2009 at 10:24 am
Heck – who needs a tanning booth when you have the entire BIG SKY!~
August 31st, 2009 at 10:24 am
Gettin’ my daily dose of Vitamin D!~
August 31st, 2009 at 10:25 am
Sunny-side Pup
August 31st, 2009 at 10:25 am
Sun Salute
August 31st, 2009 at 10:29 am
Savasana.
I’m only here for the savasana.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:31 am
Cyhoming.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:32 am
Good Luck comes to those who rubs Charlies Belly!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:33 am
I too love “Sunny Side Pup”!
Or how about “Belly Bliss”?
August 31st, 2009 at 10:35 am
The Secret of Life is RELAX!!!!!!!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:40 am
Sun Salutation
August 31st, 2009 at 10:40 am
Back Scratch Fever
August 31st, 2009 at 10:41 am
“Layout” of The Land
August 31st, 2009 at 10:43 am
Rollin’ his own
August 31st, 2009 at 10:44 am
Back scratchin’ walk in the sky
August 31st, 2009 at 10:45 am
coyote bliss. . .
August 31st, 2009 at 10:46 am
Having a Field Day
August 31st, 2009 at 10:47 am
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:49 am
SPF 30 please!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:49 am
Oops, i just realized that i used Lupus which is the latin name for wolf in an earlier post so please disregard and apologize to Charlie for me.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:51 am
The dog days of summer
August 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
“Happiness is Having a Scratch for Every Itch”
Ogden Nash
August 31st, 2009 at 10:57 am
Happiness is a warm tum.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:57 am
Back to Basics
Start from Scratch
August 31st, 2009 at 10:59 am
Dirt Bath
August 31st, 2009 at 11:01 am
I wonder what the poor coyotes are doing…oh yeah rolling around in the grass….
August 31st, 2009 at 11:04 am
Sunbathing, Wyoming style.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:05 am
a headfirst slide to Alice’s hole
August 31st, 2009 at 11:05 am
Lovin La Vida Latrans
August 31st, 2009 at 11:10 am
Sunny Stretch
Sunward Dog
August 31st, 2009 at 11:10 am
Four Paws Up for a Beautiful Wyoming Day
August 31st, 2009 at 11:14 am
A delicious roll with no calories!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:16 am
Zzzzzzzzzz…
August 31st, 2009 at 11:21 am
“I feel good.” Chubby Checker
August 31st, 2009 at 11:23 am
Sunbathing in the meadow.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:27 am
Sun submission
August 31st, 2009 at 11:28 am
If you listen carefully, only a quiet blissful sigh can be heard.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:30 am
Ahhhhh, the sun feels so good on my soft spots!
Moments of one with the sun!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:30 am
I am loved–
happy contentment–
August 31st, 2009 at 11:30 am
Rolled over ecstacy
Extollment of Charlie, the carefree coyote
Submitted to “sunny delight”
La Vita e Bella
Happy Paws
August 31st, 2009 at 11:39 am
Funny-side up
or
Sunny-side up
August 31st, 2009 at 11:42 am
The real grassy knoll
Seasons in the sun
“Just a quick baste and I’ll be done”
August 31st, 2009 at 11:42 am
Coyote Solo
August 31st, 2009 at 11:43 am
oops, think I forgot the email address on the last entry *blushes*
August 31st, 2009 at 11:47 am
Summer Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 11:48 am
Oh I love love LOVE my life!!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am
red roller, red roller, send sunshine on over
August 31st, 2009 at 11:56 am
Nature’s Backscratcher
August 31st, 2009 at 11:57 am
Okay! Five more minutes of sun on this side oughta do it!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:58 am
Wyoming Roll
(play on words for the California Roll)
August 31st, 2009 at 11:59 am
Gee, it is harder doing the backstroke without water.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:59 am
To tan lines here.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:59 am
Sun Stroke…
August 31st, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Sunshine Tummy Tickle
August 31st, 2009 at 12:02 pm
“Ohh!!! Look at that cloud there’s a Coyote!!!!!!!!!”
August 31st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
“Rub – A – Dub – Dub”
August 31st, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I surrender to the All!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:06 pm
And… I… almost got… that… itch… AAAAAH! relief!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Sunshine on my belly makes me happy!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Swimming in the grass
August 31st, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Calgon, take me away!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Happy, happy, joy, joy!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Coyote happy
pethouse pet of the month
August 31st, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I love the sun, and the sun loves MEEEE!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:28 pm
“I love the feel of Dew in the Morning”
August 31st, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Huevos Frescos
“If you don’t give me the antlers I’ll die, I’ll just die, Look I’m dying!”
Paws up
Drama Paws
>>He looks so dramatic, like he’s acting in a play:
“Then I defy you, stars!”
“Death, that hath suck’d the honey of thy breath
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.”
~coloring my roots~
August 31st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I fear not, for I have had great joy!
Charlie has left himself so vulnerable here that I can tell he feels happy and secure (and I think of so many other coyotes in the wild that would not be able to assume this position). It reminded me of the Bible verse: “Fear not for I bring you tidings of great joy..” Not an exact parallel of the verse but it is what came to my mind when I first saw this picture of Charlie in such a vulnerable position.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Butt Scratcher! (for the Family Guy fans)
August 31st, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Belly rubs for world peace?
Warm Hart, Warm Belly, Warm life!
Sunshine! Time to feel free!
August 31st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Oh feel’s so good now that I’m home/local New Orleans song
August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Sun Worshipper
August 31st, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Daily Coyote Snooze
Sleepy Hot Spot
Coyote Snuggly
Roasty Toasty
Toasty Toes
Resting in the Rust
August 31st, 2009 at 12:45 pm
ahhhh this is the life
August 31st, 2009 at 12:46 pm
sundog
Itchy-back
August 31st, 2009 at 12:46 pm
When I look at this picture I wish I was Charlie. My comment…
Pure Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Solar panel almost at maximum capacity….
August 31st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Mani Pedi Please
August 31st, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Ooohhhh, yea, right there…
August 31st, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Coyote Rapture
Appeased, at ease, and thoroughly pleased.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Charlie’s Paws for a Belly Rub
August 31st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Happiness is a bed of grass, and a belly rub.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
To follow my heart or my head, that is the question.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I’ll show MC he’s not the only one with a buff bod to display to all those coyote / cowboy deprived fans out there!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Snorgle Target, acquired.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Ahh sunshine, the best tummy tickler.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Sunnin’ Chill
August 31st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Drop and Roll Coyote Style
August 31st, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Pink Belly!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:32 pm
The Grassy Roll
August 31st, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Oooooh! What a night!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I’m in the grass, sunning my belleh.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:38 pm
“Eau de Coyote”
or maybe,
“Yo Shreve, this is how we roll”
or,
“Uh oh Mike, where’s the doggie shampoo?”
or,
“I roll, there for I am”
August 31st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Sweet Surender
August 31st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Sorry, I forgot to add my e-mail address! It’s in this comment.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Will someone rub my tummy?
or
Tummy rub, pleaaaze?
August 31st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
And now I feel like an idiot because I realized I left out an “r” in “surrender.”
“Sweet Surrender.”
August 31st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
“Sun, meet Belly.”
August 31st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
roly, poly, oly~~~
August 31st, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Or, “Sun-day”
August 31st, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Oh yeahhh! Shreve and Daisy are definitely on to something here.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:57 pm
A day without sunshine is like…. A Day Without Sunshine!
August 31st, 2009 at 2:00 pm
rubmybellyrubmybelly
August 31st, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Trust. Peace. Contentment.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Playing dead….coyote style.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Life is good!
August 31st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Coyote solar panels.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Sunny surrender !!!
August 31st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Just read a July 11 entry about Charlie playing with a grape.
Do not give Charlie grapes or raisins. They’re toxic to dogs and I’m sure to coyotes too. Do not give him onion of any kind, raw or cooked. Onions cause anemia. They are even worse for cats. And of course, do not give him chocolate.
If coyotes can get Parvo, I’m sure their body chemistry is similar enough to a dog to be poisoned by the same foods that dogs can succumb to.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
In honor of your german cover: Das angenehme Leben! (translation: the good life)
August 31st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
“Get ON my belly”
I seriously didn’t even see that movie.
Pat the Charlie (take off on best baby book ever: Pat the Bunny)
August 31st, 2009 at 2:17 pm
mlaiuppa – yes, grape thing was dealt with long ago and in the book…. not to worry!
August 31st, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Coyote Tummy Tan
Sunny Tummy
“Hey Look! I Can See My House from Here!”
“Why? I’ve Put on my Cutest Face, But my Belly STILL Doesn’t Get rubbed!”
-or just-
“Why? My Belly Still Doesn’t Get Rubbed!”
August 31st, 2009 at 2:19 pm
The Bearable Lightness of Being
August 31st, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Making Dirt Angels
Dirt Dance
Prone Pup
August 31st, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Spring rollin’
August 31st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Showing His Junk
August 31st, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Splendor in the Grass
August 31st, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Happiness is a roll in the green grass and the red earth.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:31 pm
prairie belly tan
or
sun worship, coyote style
August 31st, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Thought this little poem described Charlie’s joy in this photo – -
“It was one of those perfect summer days — the sun was shining, a breeze was blowing, the birds were singing, and the lawnmower was broken.” James Dent
August 31st, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Ode to a lazy blissful day
August 31st, 2009 at 2:35 pm
What more could a guy ask for? . . . zzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .
August 31st, 2009 at 2:37 pm
paws-ing for a nap …
August 31st, 2009 at 2:38 pm
An homage to Eli.
Canine becomes f ELI ne
Eli’s shadow.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:39 pm
“Ausgeseichnet!”
…German for ‘excellent’, a nod towards Charlie, his stretch, and the release of the German translation!
August 31st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
‘sun’toxicated
Sun Drunk
August 31st, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Wriggle Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
“Rollin in the cowpie”
August 31st, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Over Easy
August 31st, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Belly-up With Bliss :)
August 31st, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Happiness is a Warm Tummy.
^from someone in the country experiencing a record cold day for summer.
Or if you pay attention to the paws:
“Right here. You know you want to.”
August 31st, 2009 at 2:54 pm
A Thankful Coyote:
Paws for Praise
August 31st, 2009 at 2:56 pm
“‘Dis is da life!”
August 31st, 2009 at 2:58 pm
The best yoga props – - the earth and the sun.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
“Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ on the…this is much better than the river!!!”
“Wonder what the rest of the world is doin’”
August 31st, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Happy Coyote back dance.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:18 pm
“In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”
“Sunshine of your love”
60′s rock…
August 31st, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Turn me arround, i’m pretending to be a turtle
August 31st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Aaah…it’s starting to feel like summer!
This is life!
“I feel sooo good!”
Sun baked coyote
Basking
August 31st, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Heeeeeee’s meeelllllllltttttttiiinnng….
August 31st, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Sunshine on the South Side.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Roll, roll, roll in the hay. (In Terri Garr’s voice from “Young Frankenstein.”)
August 31st, 2009 at 3:38 pm
For my next impersonation, The Possum.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Just Roll With It
August 31st, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Waiting for the cosmic belly rub.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:48 pm
“Contentment”
It’s probably been said… didn’t read through all.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Pure Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 3:53 pm
That Anonymous was me pushing buttons too soon.
Pure Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Oops… just noticed Kate beat me to Pure Bliss. So I’ll submit:
Heavenly Bliss
August 31st, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Sweet Surrender.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Supine in the Lupine
or
Supine Lupine
or
Lupine and Supine
August 31st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Finally! I’m “Dog Fancy’s” centerfold!
August 31st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Sunny Belly Brunt
August 31st, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Counting Cloud Sheep
August 31st, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Sunny Side Up!
August 31st, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Doing the Full Monty :)
August 31st, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Earth as Hammock
August 31st, 2009 at 4:12 pm
applause for a pause: paws.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Roll in the (green) hay!
August 31st, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Shreve’s Sonbeam
August 31st, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Bellllllllllllllllllly rubbbbbbbbbbbbbbb!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Soakin’ up some rays!
I itch…therefore I scratch.
U can’t touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh
U can’t touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh)
Break it down
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh)
U can’t touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh)
U can’t touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh)
U can’t touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh)
Stop! Hammer time
August 31st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Ode de Dead Animal
August 31st, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Belly Basking
or
Hell’s Bells
(thats what I call my dog’s belly)
August 31st, 2009 at 4:35 pm
I love the life I live and I live the life I love
(Muddy Waters)
August 31st, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Ditch Dog or maybe Dirt Devil……
August 31st, 2009 at 4:46 pm
The belly of the beast.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Happiness Just Is…
August 31st, 2009 at 4:50 pm
A gluten-free roll
August 31st, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Back to Nature Movement
August 31st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Ode to Spring
August 31st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
They see me rollin’…
August 31st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Splay Time for Charlie
August 31st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Sleep E. Coyote
August 31st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Rolling in the green green grass of home.
Happy Napper
August 31st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
” ‘Bows & Toes”
(‘bows = elbows; just fyi)
August 31st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Relaxed and Secure
I know this won’t win but when a born wild animal lays out on their back it’s a testament to the security you have given him. He could lay out vulnerable and soak up the sun. What a wonderful sight. Thanks for sharing.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Sweet Surrender
or, since I think Charlie’s limbs sort of look like a Kangaroo in this picture:
Charlie-Roo
August 31st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Splendor in the Grass .. and the dirt and the sun.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Worshipping the sun
Welcoming a new day
August 31st, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Sun, will you rub my belly?
August 31st, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Sunny on my tummy.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:32 pm
coyoteeeee up !!!
August 31st, 2009 at 5:37 pm
tummy tan
August 31st, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Charlie’s Joy
Charlie’s Happiness!
August 31st, 2009 at 5:40 pm
“Dirty Dancing”
“Glorious Repose”
“Coyote Cuddles with Mother Earth”
August 31st, 2009 at 5:46 pm
High Plains Napster
(With apologies to Clint Eastwood)
August 31st, 2009 at 5:50 pm
This pic reminds me of warm sun, right? Bein lazy, right? A nap in the sun in the old west, right? Horses, wagon trains, adventure, coyotees belly up in the sun .. lol .. and singing cowboys! Remember Roy Rogers and Dale Evans? Here is one of their songs, just put here to entertain, not compete for anything.
It’s One Wonderful Day
By:Foy Willing and Sid Robin
(Dale)It’s one wonderful day,
Old man sun’s here to stay,
And the weather is warmer and fair.
Can’t you see that I haven’t a care?
It’s one wonderful, wonderful day.
I keep humming a song.
Won’t cha hum right along?
So let’s shout it right out to the crowds.
Come on everyone sing it out loud.
Let’s keep humming and stumming a song.
(Riders)Hooray for you.
(Dale)Don’t you know this no time to brood?
(Riders)Hooray for you.
(Dale)And there’s nothing you’d do to change my mood.
(Roy)It’s one wonderful day.
(Dale)And I’ll keep it that way.
(Roy/Dale)Yes, it been like that right from the start.
(Dale)You can bet that it comes from the heart.
(Roy)It’s radiant
(Dale)Frightful
(Roy)A gorgeous
(Dale)Delightful
(Roy/Dale)It’s a wonderful, wondeful day.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:59 pm
shavasna.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Spring Sprawl
Afternoon Delight
or Kojoteschläfchen, which is Coyote Nap in celebration of your German publication!
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it is weekly fun reading all these brilliant, remarkable and entertaining entries. it’s like a bit of poetry to start off each week… kudos to all!
August 31st, 2009 at 6:04 pm
I can has spring roll?
August 31st, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Raise your paw if you are comfortable.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Loungin’ in the Sun
August 31st, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Belly Dancer
August 31st, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Roller Toaster
August 31st, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Rolly-Polly… Coyote!
August 31st, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Red Rover
August 31st, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Pedicure please
or
Quick I need a pedicure, I have a date with Chloe
August 31st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Sanctuary.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
playing dopey.
my cat does the same thing. i think it’s a guy thing.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:57 pm
sun dance
August 31st, 2009 at 7:03 pm
“Canis Latranscendental”
I wasn’t able to read through all the comments, so I apologize if If I’m stepping on anyone’s paws by repeating their entry.
August 31st, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Lettin’ the good times roll!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Grooving on a sunny afternoon
August 31st, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Hittin’ the Sack on His Back
August 31st, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Sometimes I just loose my head over the joy of living!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I surrender, Eli, I surrender!
Aahhh! Blessed sunshine
August 31st, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Sunbelly loves you!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Ten Sleep Siesta
August 31st, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Day Dreamin’
or
True Happiness
August 31st, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Playing Possum
August 31st, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Solar Panel Recharge @ 50%
August 31st, 2009 at 7:32 pm
“Oh, this is the life! I’m the luckiest coyote in the world! Now, Mama, will you please put your camera down, come over here, and rub my belly?”
August 31st, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Carpe Diem Coyote
You bring so much joy to my day, I can’t imagine one without it. Peace.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Belly Bliss!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Aaahhhhh!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Just a Little to the Right…
August 31st, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Solar plexus
August 31st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
“Rolled To Joy”
Happy Roll!
Coyotenip
August 31st, 2009 at 8:46 pm
roadrunner dreams
August 31st, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Coyote nip
August 31st, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Reckless Abandon!
August 31st, 2009 at 9:05 pm
“I love to work at nothin’ all day”
August 31st, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Coyote BLISS!!
August 31st, 2009 at 9:40 pm
“Those lazy, hazy crazy days of summer”…and spring
August 31st, 2009 at 9:42 pm
‘ Four off the Floor’
August 31st, 2009 at 9:45 pm
The whole world is upside and I’m walking on the sky!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Afternoon delight
The Wyoming Backstroke
Grass and boulders, bees and toes!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Oh how great it is to be me…
August 31st, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Sunny Side Up!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Happiness is a Warm Coyote
(I’d like to think Charles Schulz would approve ; )
August 31st, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Backstroke through the brambles
August 31st, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Coyote Ab Exercises
August 31st, 2009 at 11:17 pm
doin’ the ole bunny foot flop and roll
August 31st, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Calf Stretch!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:23 pm
I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Tanning my hide!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Wyoming Sunbeam Spa
August 31st, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Charlie as Fainting Goat.
September 1st, 2009 at 12:23 am
Stretchin’ out for every bit of ray
September 1st, 2009 at 12:30 am
Here’s tummy, Mummy!
September 1st, 2009 at 12:39 am
A Lazy Afternoon with the Sun
September 1st, 2009 at 12:53 am
High Plains Dude- Four Paws to the Wind
September 1st, 2009 at 1:26 am
raising his legs to the sun rays
September 1st, 2009 at 1:34 am
Closer to the Earth
or:
Wyoming Chaise Longue
or, if I’ve got the mood all wrong, then, in my family growing up, when the canines ran around and scrubbed their shoulders on the ground, we called them “Victory Rolls”
(I’m adoring my “Coyote Pimp” Tee, btw. Thank you so much!)
September 1st, 2009 at 1:36 am
That cloud looks like a bunny rabbit!
15 more minutes ’til it’s time to flip over!
September 1st, 2009 at 1:38 am
Rollin’ with the homies
September 1st, 2009 at 2:01 am
Oy. Shouldn’t have had that last elf leg.
September 1st, 2009 at 2:02 am
Savasana
September 1st, 2009 at 2:03 am
Floating in a puddle of grass.
September 1st, 2009 at 2:07 am
Prairie backstroke
September 1st, 2009 at 2:46 am
ROFLMAO!
September 1st, 2009 at 3:16 am
UNDERexposed
Love the contradiction… :)
September 1st, 2009 at 3:27 am
Itchie Coyote – Aaah that’s better!
September 1st, 2009 at 5:36 am
taking a dip
September 1st, 2009 at 7:22 am
Right now – right here
Earth, grass, sun … I am
September 1st, 2009 at 7:37 am
Inside bliss – outside rolling
September 1st, 2009 at 8:25 am
Savasanaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
September 1st, 2009 at 9:02 am
Happiness is a sun warmed coyote
September 1st, 2009 at 10:47 am
aww shucks….so close to winning this week :) I got excited when I saw Splendor in the grass as the title. Congrats Craig
September 27th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
can we never leave!!!!!
March 10th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
This is a great website!
Thank you for sharing your story.