Puppy sunrise

 This morning I awoke to the all-too-familiar

"I have to pee... right now..." whine.

Knowing that my options were

get up now or clean up later,

I begrudgingly rolled out of bed

and followed Paley out to the beach.

 It took me about 2 sleepy-eyed seconds

to forgive my dog for her small bladder

and to start feeling lucky that I was the only person

in sight enjoying one of the most beautiful sunrises I had ever seen.

As with most truly extraordinary things,

the pictures I took just couldn't capture it,

but it was well worth the lost sleep.

Thanks, Paley,
I guess you are forgiven... for now at least.