2024 in photos

We traveled a lot this past year, more than we have in years, be it a couple nights in a nearby city or a longer trip to visit family, we got away from home 7 out of the 12 months. And instead of talking about my year, I thought I’d show it. Many of these photos were taken by G, since he’s gotten into photography I’ve now got a lot of photos of me as he is behind the camera most of the time.

In order of travel, I slept at least one night in the following cities: Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Edwardsville, Milwaukee, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland, Monterey. Being gone so much made me realize how much I love the quiet of our town. Getting to a big city is awesome and we love it, but I appreciate our little town quite a bit too.

A few nights in Seattle to celebrate my 50th. The weather was good to us and I enjoyed exploring the city and going on a quick ferry ride over to Bainbridge.

A picture out a window, looking over the Pike Place Market with the neon sign prominently in the mid ground. In the background is the sound and the industrial port area.

We went down to San Francisco and it coincided with the home opener for the Giants, but due to ticket prices we didn’t go to a game. We did, however, walk and walk and walk and walk. Again, the weather was wonderful and it was nice to take in a museum and eat some good food.

A view up a hill on a San Francisco street with buildings on the left, steps on the sidewalk because it's so steep, and the street on the right. Two people are coming down the steps and a single person is going up.
Photo credit G

Chicago! The weather was not great there, so we headed to the Art Institute on the night they stay open late and it wasn’t too busy, especially in the parts of the museum for 20th Century art. I love that museum.

A woman stands in front of a large sculpture that is taller than she is, it's of a skinny man with very long legs and made of bronze. The woman is standing with folded arms and you see her from the side with the profile of her face and body.
Photo credit G

Finally a Brewers home game, such a great thing to cheer for the home time rather than always being the away team when we’ve gone to games on the west coast. It was a good game, they won, and I enjoyed the sausage race.

A shot of a baseball field that is under a closed roof, the shot is taken from high up from the corner of left field. The stadium is not very full of people, there is a gray sky coming in from the window panels on the far side, the infield for the home team, the Brewers is out and the Pirates player is at bat.
Photo credit G

A bit of every day life. I regularly walk into town, get a boba, and knit while hanging out and this was one of those days. G stopped by as he was doing a photo walk around town.

A woman sits at a table holding a drink and straw. She's smiling and laughing. She's wearing larger framed glasses and has curly hair parted on the left. On the table, somewhat visible is a zipper pouch that is open and knitting is in her lap. Behind her is a large plant and window.
Photo credit G

LA meant another Dodgers game, really such a great place to watch baseball. I like to get there early and watch how meticulous the ground crew is when preparing the field. The Dodgers won and we got to see Shohei; a good night at the ballpark.

A view of a baseball field in the open air, there is a lone woman sitting in the first row of the tier, one seat in, waearing a colorful striped tank top. On the field the grounds crew is working on wetting the infield dirt and putting a logo on the back of the pitchers mound. In the distance behind the stadium you can see a large parking lot filling with cars.
Photo credit G

While in LA we also went to some museums. A photo of me hanging out in a room full of Rothkos, my favorite artist.

On a cream colored wall there is a very large painting that is two blocks of color, dark gray and a lighter gray, with red on the borders. A woman sits on a bench with her back to the camera, a belt bag across her side, in a green t-shirt.
Photo credit G

It gets hot here, really hot in July and August and so I end up spending time inside knitting on smaller items. G caught me here, working on a cowl.

A close up shot of hands as they knit, in the foreground and blurry is a woman's face with part of her glasses visible.
Photo credit G

A favorite friend in the neighborhood, we call him Meow Meow but his name is Valentine. He’s a talker and if you whistle he may pop out of the barn and meow as he walks over to see you at the fence.

There is a hole in a fence with a small post on the left side and through the hole is a cat, close up, his face is looking away from the camera towards something in behind the photographer.
Photo credit G

A couple of last minute nights in Portland meant I took some morning walks along the Willamette. Beautiful light while we were there.

A view of a river with a bridge in the distance that is a lift bridge so there are two large structures on either end of the lift area. The sky is filled with clouds but sunlight is starting to light up the day.

Our anniversary in Monterey was so nice. Beautiful weather and sunsets, amazing jellyfish at the aquarium, and amazing coastal drives along the peninsula.

A beach with a sunset happening over a large sky. The waves are gently rolling on the beach and in the distance is a spit of land coming out into the ocean.

We got new furniture in our living room and rearranged things, so the tree moved to a new spot this year. The jury is still out as to if we like where it is, but the tree itself is beautiful and I love the lights in the evenings.

A corner of a room with windows and shades drawn up, a Christmas tree is in front of the corner, lit up with white lights and assorted ornaments are on the tree. Under the tree is a tree skirt that is red with a print of ornaments on it. A bit of table is on
Photo credit G

Whew, what a 2024. Looking forward to 2025; we plan to continue traveling and I hope to be making and taking walks wherever I find myself.