Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Laughing to High Heaven
Every now and then, Patrick "Kidman" Hartburg would blow through Whatcom Falls, or we would travel the backroads of Puget Sound to the Forest Service office in Darrington where he worked, and the rest of the day would be history. Whether listening to his tunes on the concertina, or following one of his stories about backwoods mule etiquette, or simply enjoying the splendor of an autumn day in the woods, Patrick always brought unbridled good cheer to a gathering. My favorite image of him is bucking back and forth in the front yard on our feisty Mexican bronco, all the while laughing to high heaven. God bless ya, Pat.
