Today is Luke Mahony’s birthday. We introduced Luke to 19Pondstreet readers exactly one year ago today (see October 6, 2019 blog post).

Luke, along with his proud parents, Elizabeth Daley Mahony and Thomas Mahony and his siblings, Liam and Maeve, is living out in smoky North-Central California. As the wildfires continue to rage, the smoke persists and sometimes the falling ash coats parked cars. Hopefully, the Golden State will soon return to normal.

Just as a reminder, Luke’s maternal grandmother was the late Joan (Riley) Daley (1919-2019) and great grandfather was the late Patrick J. Riley (1900-1985)

Here is a great picture of Luke under cleaner and fresher skies, pursuing his favorite activity.