St. Patricks Day was quite a delight this year. No, I didn't go to the famous Kansas City St. Paddy's day parade or spend the evening swilling beer. I did throw one heck of a party...

actually it was my dear old Dad's 80th birthday. Invited a passle of his friends to his house, put together some refreshments and had a grand old time for about 2 1/2 hours. He deserves

it. Think he's a bit depressed about turning the big 8-0, but he's in pretty good shape for his age. His friends enjoyed seeing him and I think he enjoyed the party too... Here's a photo of

the birthday boy. He was a good sport about wearin' the silly green hat.

It's been too long since I stopped by my blog. Have been trying to organize my files and get ready for several local shows. Currently, my photos are in a local coffee shop. Two upcoming

art shows have presented themselves, 1 in June and 1 in July, so I'll have to get cracking on

printing and framing some photos.

Here's an old photo, but one I still love. I followed a bluegrass band around all summer in Missoula. One of their guitar players had a stroke last fall - I don't even know if they're still together or not. This is Jessie Brown's fiddle resting while they took a break.