Contemplating Nature

I took this photo because I wanted to capture the funny position of Teddy's rear right leg, but now the photo strikes me as the revelation of a previously-unknown aspect of his personality. Teddy is not a pioneer or a loner. He was the only puppy of the litter that did not want to explore the world outside the whelping box and cried piteously whenever we tried to set him on the floor beside the box. He loves to be with the other dogs and is rarely seen on his own...except in this photo, where he's all alone in his quiet contemplation of nature.