Photo: The Bloomsday readers in Troy

The Bloomsday readers at the Rensselaer County Historical Society

The Bloomsday readers at the Rensselaer County Historical Society in Troy, NY (photo by Brendan Kenndy)

What a great night earlier this week — June 16, aka Bloomsday — and what a great group of readers, with everyone adding new depths to my enjoyment of “Ulysses” through their takes on James Joyce’s novel. I hope everyone didn’t mind my singing (at least it was brief!): Lal the ral the ra The rocky road to Dublin …

In the photo are Patricia Lynch, left, Jeanne Finlay, me, Laudelina Martinez, William Kennedy, Tina Lincer, and Marea Gordett.