It's been a few years since I've updated balgavy.com with photos. In a semi-return to the way things used to be around here, I've posted some snapshots from this past weekend. It was Mike's birthday and he hosted a group of friends in his backyard.

The birthday fellow takes charge of the grill.

One cool cat. I dig those zippers on his jacket.

yL confirms the number of strips for the bacon-o-meter.

I couldn't resist taking a photo of the delicious bacon Mike prepared. How awesome is it to make that much bacon available for backyard burgers?

yL prepares a cheese stuffed treat for the China-Latina Chowhound.

The China-Latina Chowhound. Check out that fork! Talk about preparedness!

That's me with the slightly bemused grin.

Does the bocce talk ever stop? It started to get cold, but a few of these guys stuck it out for many additional hours.