Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Happy New Year in Squares, a Look Back at some Memorable Moments!
After a break from blogging, I’m ready to jump back in! So here’s a look back at some Memorable Moments from 2024, with pictures I’ve chosen for their lines and shapes, squaring them for Geometric Squares!
I’ll start with a hike through Box Canyon, even the name is appropriate, don’t you think? I sometimes forget what a treat it is to have Mt. Rainier National Park so close to home.
Earlier in the year we took a road trip to the Coast Redwoods of Northern California. I didn’t intend to take this picture sideways, but my camera thought otherwise.
On the way home we stopped by the Carson Mansion in Eureka, built for lumber baron, William Carson, in 1885. Some call it the grandest Victorian home in America!
But the highlight of our 2024 travels had to be our trip to New York City, where views from the Empire State Building, Central Park, and Grand Central Station were all fit to be squared!
It’s good to be back to blogging! Hope to see you all in 2025!
~ Susanne
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oh these are wonderful, and that first one in particular is brilliant geometrically
Thanks so much, Becky! I’m happy to welcome the new year back with squares! 🙂
Wow, the Victorian home is so very beautiful! All the best this year for you and your family, Susanne! 😊🙏🏻
Thanks so much, John! Happy New Year!
You are welcome! 🤗😊
Beautiful photos. Wishing you and the kitties a happy and healthy new year! XO
Thanks so much! Happy New Year to you and yours, too!
Lovely squares and geometry, Susanne! Such interesting perspectives in these from your travels. I love that opening shot. Happy New Year to you all!
Thanks so much, Terri! Happy New Year to you too!
Welcome back Susanne and a Happy New Year to you. That top photo is awesome and the Victorian house is a triumph of geometry!
Thanks so much, Graham. It’s fun to take another look at photos from 2024 with a different view, and good to be blogging again! 🙂
You picked some great photos for your look back on 2024, Susanne. Looking forward to your adventures in 2025.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks so much, Pete.
Good to see you back and with such an interesting post 🙂 We hiked Box Canyon too but in very different weather (foggy!) And i love your NYC squares in particular, the format really suits them.
Thanks so much, Sarah! It’s good to be back! 🙂
Thanks for including the Redwood tree. I appreciate the geometrical/square thing, but you just can’t beat the majesty of those breathtaking trees.
They are truly magnificent!
Cool retrospective! Happy New Year!
Thank you! You, too. ☺️
December was not a month of much blogging for me. I’m hoping to get back at it. Taking some time to go back and comment on posts. Love your photos and update!! I wondered if that photo was Mt. Rainier. We visited N.P. last april and really enjoyed. it.
Thank you! My blogging has slowed down too, but I hope to keep at it! Yes, that hike was at Box Canyon in Mt Rainier National Park, with the mountain showing at the head of the trail. We visit the park a few times a year since it’s so close. We never get tired of it.