The weekend trip to St. Louis was quite successful. At the Fleadh Cheoil I took a first place on hammered dulcimer (in the miscellaneous instruments category) and a second place on mandolin.
Consequently, I'll be going to Ireland again this August, for the Irish National Music Festival (Fleadh Cheoil na h'Eireann).
I also got to watch a Cardinals game, and I spent an afternoon at the zoo.
There I saw this massive and muscular beast: ![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
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I also got to watch a Cardinals game, and I spent an afternoon at the zoo.
![ooo aaa](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoticons/monkey.29263bd3952b.gif)
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And congratulations again on your victories in St. Louis!