A Ride at the Lake

My son Jeff and I had a date with Salma and Mel. Salma is the blue one...Mel the orange. I am the old guy...Jeff...Jeffie...JP...JPPPP...Buddy boy...is the young one. We had been trying to get out in the kayaks for about a month. He works a lot, and I have been, too.

What a day...what a week. Today was 75-80, and the lake was as still as can be. With the color of the trees reflected in the water...it made me wish I wasn't chicken to take my camera out in the boat. The water lilies are gone, along with most of the birds. The only hangers-on are the seagulls. 6-7 other people were also in their kayaks. It was so warm that there were 5-6 little kids swimming in the water. SWIMMING IN MICHIGAN IN OCTOBER? Unthinkable...Absurd...Not Real...but there they were...complete with laughs and giggles. Like music to the ears.

Jeff rode Salma like a trooper. He has only been in a kayak a few times. I hope I never have to see him go over.

After we circled the lake...we went to the neighboring city, and had us a couple of Blizzards from Dairy Queen. Me-Snickers...Jeff-Oreo. As Rachel Ray says..."DELISH!" Came home to watch our Detroit Tigers tonight. Rained out. Too bad we couldn't send Texas some of our weather.