I’m having a lovely birthday today. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the birds are singing, and I’m treating the whole clan to dinner tonight from our favorite Turkish restaurant. I’m also reflecting on past birthdays and birthday weeks at our cabin in Minnesota and would like to share a few flashbacks that I’ve gathered from years past. 
One stands out in particular: my two musical buddies and I (together we are Indian Summer) put on a two-hour concert at the Historic Ironwood Theater in Ironwood, Michigan in 2012. We had an audience of around 250 and it went extremely well. Also, it’s very nostalgic for me to think of the magic of the autumn colors in the north woods that I have missed this year, so here are a few, just for fun. I hope you’re also having a lovely day!
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A very happy birthday to you Gary! Is it possible to buy a CD of your music in NZ? I hate doing overseas transactions.
I’ll see what I can do–stay tuned.
Feliz cumpleaños, wie die Leute in Texas sagen.
Vielen Dank, como dicen mis amigos en Alemania.
Turnabout is fair play.
Lovely images and I hope you have a very enjoyable Birthday and dinner with the family :)
That 3rd image is particularly beautiful and I love the angle of the shot.
That was a particularly lovely morning, and I remember it very clearly. The dinner was great–thanks again, Vicki.
Happy Birthday greetings from Canada! I love your fall photos a lot. Best wishes! Peter
I hope you’ve had a great fall up there, Peter, and that you have a good winter too!
Happy Birthday Gary
Thanks so much, Maryse, and how nice to hear from you
A belated happy birthday, my friend!!! Wonderful! Good pictures, esp the 3rd down. :)
Not belated at all–it’s still the 6th here as I write this. Glad you liked that one; it’s a favorite of mine!
Many happy returns, Gary! Hope you have a good one!
I have indeed. Nothing like being together with all the immediate family!
Happy Birthday!!!! 🎉
Thank you, Marina!
Enjoy the day! :-)
Happy birthday 🎂🎉🎈🎁. Sounds like you had a wonderful day 😃.
Ah, Cindy, so good to hear from you again! Yep, it’s been an especially good one. Everyone is happy and healthy and the grands get along so well together (most of the time).
One of the greatest gifts of any birthday is happy memories. You clearly have a lifetime filled with them — best wishes for many more happy years!
Yep, that’s exactly my plan. I’m so grateful for them and I plan to make many more. Thanks, Linda!
Happy birthday….
Memories are being created this year for all the wrong reasons. 2020 now that was the year we celebrated CV19 style. Enjoy your Turkish party 🥳
The Turkish party was great, and I have many good memories from this year to balance out the others. Could be much worse.
What a lovely way to spend your birthday with happy memories and thoughts whilst surrounded by your family! Love the third image with all those layers :-)
That’s one that I love too, and I’m happy to be able to bring it back out of the archives. And, yes the family makes all the difference!
Happy USA Birthday, Gary! What fun for you – you can celebrate for 2 days! One for NZ and one for the USA… ;) Stef
You’re right, Stef, I’ll jump at the chance to celebrate for two days in a row any time, and this second day is just fine, too!
Wonderful series and Happy Birthday!
Thanks for letting me know you liked them and for the kind wishes!
Great memories, Gary. I envy your collection of them and you have obviously enjoyed your years. Best wishes for a lot more where they came from. Happy Birthday although belatedly, my friend.
I appreciate your kind wishes very much, Steve. I don’t know how we compare, but I expect we are of very similar vintage. I’ll just say that, to make mine complete. there should have been trombones.
Almost similar vintages. I’d be 4 trombones short.
I’d say our vintages are close enough to be quite equivalent–as are our philosophies.
Happy (belated) Birthday, Gary! It’s interesting to think about celebrating your birthday in autumn all your life, then having it in the spring. Such warm memories…it’s good that you can cherish them, isn’t it? :-)
You are so right! But even stranger to me than a spring birthday is having Thanksgiving and Christmas in mid-summer.