These things seem so cute before St. Patrick’s Day and then afterwards they just seem silly. I went back to work today after more than a week off and I remembered how little I enjoy credit cards, banking and compliance. It’s a living, I guess.

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I was hoping to catch a shift change at St. Pat's, so I stuck around for awhile. After about 30 minutes, this guy does some excellent Nap-of-the-Earth flying, barely clearing the trees, and flies 20 feet over my head. Mom* flies out to meet him, they have a little dance over the vacant field, and then this guy flies into the nest and Mom flies off to the west.

* I have to admit that at this point I can't distinguish Mom from Dad. I'll have to talk to Ralph about marking one of them.

Seatac, WA

Apr. 3, 2017

St. Patrick's gothic revival church of 1840 is partnered by buildings of a similar vintage in Camp Street, New Orleans.

St Patricks 2011

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Various loot that Max acquired at the Baton Rouge St Patrick's Day Parade 2009.

I know it's early but I thought I'd get in before the leprachauns and the green beer LOL...

Not much of a fuss is made here on St Patrick's Day - Maybe you have to be a 'Paddy' far from home to fully appreciate it. There will be some parades; good, bad and indifferent, However, it is guaranteed that at every mass on the day, this song will be sung, either as an opener, or a closer, or both!

I wonder how many of you will know it already?????

Two verses will be sung, 1 & 5 as the others don't really resonate in today's world - a bit on the strong side:)))

The biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the Lowcountry on Saturday, March 12th in Park Circle of North Charleston: The 13th Annual “St. Paddy’s Day Block Party & Parade”

Photo by Ryan Johnson

Photo by Martin Barry

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