By JENNIFER SLAYDEN | Photos by JEN SLAYDEN AND RILEY SLAYDEN

Everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day, so the saying goes. Many donn green attire, partake in corned beef and cabbage, drink green beer, then feel pretty green around the gills on March 18th!

I’m only a wee bit Irish, but I can tell you, I feel extremely lucky to call Missoula my home. Not just on St. Patrick’s Day, but 365 days of the year.

An Irish Blessing:

May brooks and trees and singing hills

Join in the chorus too,

And every gentle wind that blows

Send happiness to you.

Rattlesnake Walking Bridge

Kona bridge fishing access off Mullen road

Building Missoula AND building community.

Getting set to celebrate the 10th Missoula Marathon this summer!

My favorite time of year on Mount Jumbo. Arrowleaf Balsamroot flowers bloom around April.

Shades of Missoula from above Mount Jumbo

Uplifting fog on the Blackfoot

Colors of autumn on the Clark Fork trail

Mountain West classic of UM Golf Course draws several hundred students and spectators

Happy Nesting!

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Jen Slayden wears many hats: Mother, Real Estate Agent with Main Street Realty, teacher for the non profit music program Center for Music, UM alumni, runner, and supporter of all things local. Her RealChange program dedicates a generous amount of her Real Estate commissions to be given back locally to organizations of her client’s choice. You can find her on Facebook, or give her a call at 406-370-0300.