Our son-in-law, and our grandson are learning to play the bagpipes. Their instructor, and his wife, hail from Bonny Scotland (himself).
We were invited down to listen. Although, I wasn’t allowed to take a close-up photo —just yet. I was able to get this one as they were warming up.
Bladen is very excited to be learning WITH his Dad! They are way past the chanters, and now adding in the drones. So far there are two drones with the rest of everything to go. Maybe, by this time next year they will have a parade or two under their belts.
Mr. Barie said that there used to be a nice sized group in the three counties (Mesa, Delta, Montrose) that would get together every once in awhile, but he is the only one left… that he is aware of. Having a couple of McCormick’s join him in real Scottish music will be real nice.
When Kelly and Misty got married Misty used the McCormick traditional plaid as part of her wedding…once the little group gets comfortable playing it will be time to have kilts made in the proper plaid.
It rained here a nice gentle soaking rain all night starting around 7. It’s still cloudy with a promise of rain. The air is much cooler also. Really rain is nice when everything is not in the harvest stage.
My daily view
I love this double deep red hollyhock…I didn’t plant the seeds it just appeared this year.
Your friend, Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Linda Would you be willing to share some of that deep red hollyhock seed? I have some burgundy and some pink hibiscus seed I could swap with you if you like. Those are beautiful as is the rest of your flowers!! Rita
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Hollyhocks! I can’t wait for mine to flower. Right now they’re so tiny I couldn’t even get a proper picture of them. I’m so envious of your rain.
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Ah, something else we have in common! Grew up on bagpipe music and mom has made several kilts for dad and the grandsons, as they have represented our clan…Clan Montgomery…at Scottish games for ages. I envy your private concerts
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How exciting for your son-in-law and grandson to be learning the bagpipes!! Our family also claims Scottish heritage, “McIntire” by name, and I was in Scotland several summers ago. Can’t wait to go back. Such a beautiful place! Good luck to the pipers and keep us informed of their progress! My son-in-law would like to learn too (he’s a Scottish Kennedy!) and it would be “easy” for him as he’s an accomplished bassoonist and can play most anything placed in his hands! My daughter who is married to him is a professional photographer and is planning to rent Kennedy kilts and such to take their family Christmas photos in. The boys are aged 4 and 6, girls are 2 and 8, so they are still young enough to go along with it!
We’ve been back in Phoenix and miss Colorado terribly, so I really cherish your pictures! I brought back several boxes of peaches from First Fruits organic farm to share with our local families and also to put some in the freezer. I have enough left to make some peach jam. I canned cherries and peaches while were in Paonia.
Thanks for a particularly delightful posting today!!
Your Colorado fan!
Teri
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I think its neat that your grandson and his dad are learning to play bagpipes together. I really like your photo of the irrigation ditch reflecting the sky. I’m glad you got a nice rain.
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Well—I hope they do well with their bagpipes…. I have Scottish blood in me since some of my Bruce relatives are from Scotland… Neat, huh???
Love the color of those Hollyhocks… Beautiful!!!!
Hugs
Betsy
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I haven’t seen a hollyhock in many years. My grandmother had them all over her yard without ever planting them.
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What an amazing gift to get to learn that! That’s not something you get a chance for very often.
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Hello, Linda
Ah, the sweet essence of a rain. Here in Idaho we had a gully washer around midnight totaling .30 inches. It was welcome ! I love the cooler weather but our summer has been 90-102. So cool feels great. I watch your pics with much interest. Am learning lots from you. You feel like a friend I already know. Save me some hollyhocks seeds, please. They are my favorite flowers and my chickens snitch the leaves all the time. Thanks for sharing every day. Take care.
Cheryl
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So cool they’re learning music and family heritage together. Love your yard; nice of the hollyhock to volunteer!
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bagpipes! neat!
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Your flowers look wonderful. I thought it odd that your son-in-law and grandson were going to learn the bagpipes. but with a name like McCormick, that explained it all.
Good luck to them and enjoy your weather!
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The very first thing I noticed is, they’re practicing outdoors. 🙂 Not a sound to be indoors and learning. I love the bagpipes and can only imagine their mournful sound rolling across the hills in Scotland. Wonder what your local coyotes think of the music?
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With a name like McCormic they should certainly take advantage of bagpipes! When they get sure of themselves they could be called on often for funerals and parades. We spent an evening watching a magnificent performance of a bagpipe band from Scotland with all the bells and whistles–er–drones and chanters. Amazing. Your hollyhocks are gorgeous. I have them here too. I had two varieties until this year when they cross-pollinated. Now I have three!
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I have come to appreciate bag pipe music. I used to hate it. We need some rain.
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I love the bagpipes! So cool that your Boys want to learn!
Enjoy your rain – we’re crossing our fingers for dry weather to come for the Bean Harvest! 😀
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Wonderful thing for them to learn together!
Wonderful views and love you header!
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