I’m not really much of a planner—more of a spur-of-the-moment kind of person—but, I had planned to take Cooper, and his new “I’m-legal-at-the-beach” tag/collar, to the beach this morning on Sullivan’s Island. But poor Cooper woke us up at 4:30 a.m. needing to go outside…and it wasn’t pretty. So much for planning…

Our poor guy is still suffering, though showing signs of improvement, so, our beach escapades will have to wait for another day. Too bad too, because it is simply GORGEOUS outside. And, I really cannot wait to get out to the beach to get some shots of Cooper running in the surf and chasing birds and playing with other dogs.

We’ll cook some rice for him today (sometimes I think he pulls this stuff just because he wants rice!) and hopefully tomorrow or this weekend we can make a go of it to the beach. Silver lining to this dark cloud? In honor of Earth Day, I’m doing my part by not driving to the beach today…(lame, I know.)