It was good
Winds only 15-20mph
Six grownups wearing goggles
Mick wore goggles, an old leather pilot hat, and a white silk scarf...I couldn't even ask where he got them because I was laughing so hard.

Charley is all over/in the lake
Six people with ample arses in a jon boat...a visual for sure
Cramped but comfy with Charley in the middle
I had to leave my animals (crutches) on the pier
Much fun being loaded in the boat
There were enough ashes for each of us to toss a handful
while we told our favorite memories of him...
Wind, Ashes, and Laughs
Gonna form our own band

I felt the spirits of many with us
My blood-brothers and others who died because of the war
The spirits of those with broken spirits and wounded hearts
who walk among us
Gave me the damn creeps so I shushed them away.
They can have their own party once Charley has finished scouting the perimeter.

My favorite memory was watching him holding a baby while on a Medcap...them smiling at each other. Priceless.
I've other memories not so pleasant, but this is the best.
No worry lines, etc., just plain joy in holding this itty-bitty baby.

My thanks to all who walked this journey with me,
Cap