I was going to write one of those heavier blog posts that have been waiting for a day when I didn’t have a lot else to do, but today turned out to be the first beach day of 2011 for us. The sun was out and temperature has gotten above freezing so we thought it would be good to get Wesley outside for some serious exercise.

He loves to go in the car with us, but today we drove a little bit further than usual. He was starting to get a little antsy as we got to the beach. So, when we finally got there, he was eager to get out and run around. It was a wide open space full of new smells, so he was quite happy.

Then, we made it out onto the beach.

He was beside himself; running, prancing, soft sand under his paws, at least where the snow and ice had melted, the sea moving in and out. He ran back and forth for the longest time. Then, some other dogs started to show up. They were bigger dogs as well, a couple golden retrievers, a bernese mountain dog, and a husky. The retrievers were probably the eldest of the dogs. One was really amazing at catch. He would catch the ball in his mouth and throw it back to me. I threw the ball repeatedly and it seemed like he could probably go on for hours like that.

The husky was a female. She was the youngest and fastest and Wesley played with her for a long time. As the dogs got tired, the owners took them home. Wesley found a horseshoe crab shell to chew on for a little while. Then, we headed off as well. Wesley climbed into the car and laid down. We ran over to Bill’s seafood and had lunch while Wesley rested in the car.

It was a good first day at the beach.