The Grass is always greener.......

Susie and I took her 102 year old mother out on our Yamaha 190SX today. It's getting to be a challenge; she's getting frailer and we aren't spring chickens ourselves. But we did it and all went well, I'd go to great lengths to achieve same as long as we are able. Say what you will about mother in law jokes but I love my mother in law; we've a lot of history together. I started dating her oldest daughter over 65 years ago. Much of that history revolved around the water and this lake in particular. Camping, water skiing, canoeing, we've done it all for a very long time. Since we retired and built our place here next to Tenkiller Ferry Lake we've been able to take Susie's mom out on a pretty regular basis but it's apparent that future trips are limited at best so each one is special and to be cherished. Today we visited her two most favorite spots on the lake; Goat Island about 10 miles upstream on the lake and Strayhorn Island about 6 miles south of ...