Sunday, March 17, 2019

St Patrick's Day

Since it's St Patrick's Day today, let me share some photos from a bizarre spectacle I came upon on a walk by Lake Union on Friday evening:



Yes, that appears to be St Patrick himself landing on the Lake Union shore.  I don't quite know how that fits into his history and lore, but everyone involved seemed to take it very seriously - complete with a bagpiper playing away during the whole proceedings (even with floating planes taking off and landing nearby!).  And then after he made land and after some ridiculous proclamations from some local "dignitaries", he got taken away by a bunch of pirates.  Weird.  Is this some convoluted reenactment with the "Emerald City" standing in for the "Emerald Isle"?


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