Foothills

This photo was taken about two miles from my home.

Today is St. Patrick's Day!! Saint Patrick's Day, colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day that celebrates Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of Ireland's patron saints.

Many people don't realize that Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish. Though his life's work took place in Ireland, Patrick didn't go there willingly. Instead, at the age of 16, he was kidnapped from his family's British estate and taken to Ireland as a prisoner. He escaped after six years,s but eventually, he showed extreme forgiveness when he returned as a missionary. 

Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by those of Irish descent and increasingly by people of other ethnicities, notably in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. The celebration takes place on this day in honor of the death of St. Patrick, which took place more than 1500 years ago on March 17 in the year 492.