The weather is good in London, UK, at the moment, so I took Charlie outside and plonked him on the grass, grabbed the camera, waited and took a decent photograph. I love to see him in the grass; rolling in it, luxuriating in it. He is still out there, right now. I think he asked me to take him out. Well, he enjoyed it and he should go out if the weather is good.
The picture is published upside down deliberately to make it a bit more interesting.
Do you think the feel of the grass on their backs is pleasurable to a cat and a dog or other animal? Foxes roll around like this. It has to be pleasurable. Why? Is it the cool roughness that gently scratches the back and cools the skin? Is rolling around in the grass simply an act of pleasure; a gesture and expression of temporary contentment?
The original photograph is a lot sharper and carries much more detail. The internet has difficulty presenting large, heavy files. This is a reduced size version but it has the feel of the original.
Yes, except when they put bloody weed killers on it ;).
Thanks Marc.
Great photo Michael – it’s nice that Charlie can enjoy the outdoors.
Thanks Rose. You are kind. Charlie says thank you too.
Oh I love that photo,Charlie is one gorgeous boy.
The original picture is huge, about 3 feet long if your printed it out full size, and you can’t present that on the internet. The camera I have creates super-high quality images. About 20 million pixels per image. Something like that. You can see every hair and blemish in the original.
Charlie has small black whiskers which can be hard to see.