today is bagel’s 10th (tenth!!!) birthday. in all of his years, he’s never been to the beach, so this morning we woke up to catch the sunrise at red rock park near lynn beach. well he’s been to the beach, but never on the beach. i let him off leash and he was having so much fun. he even ran in the water as the tides were rising. there was an abundance of hermit crabs, and even some bigger crabs roaming around. it was a quiet morning. as the sun came up, i saw a surfer come from the sea. he must’ve been here crazy early. as bagel ran around, i was in deep thought. i kept thinking of how much he changed my life and if i end up changing the world in any way, it’ll be credit to him. dogs are so special, and it’s been my privilege to be on this journey for this long.
seeing as this is a forever thing, we’re just beginning.
happy 10th birthday bagel, dad loves you to the end of the universe and back.
-ratha, 9:49am, 9.12.22