Here’s this year’s retrospective.
Jim and Eileen waiting around before the Pride parade.
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Sentinel reminding me that one of my duties is to feed him.
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My seven a.m. trek to the Max. Only two other people had come before me.
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Original hardware and glimpse of staircase at the AirBnB I stayed in when visiting Minneapolis. (Currently winning the award: City with the largest number of houses that leave me weak in the knees.)
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Some chit-chat after SKS’s dissertation, with Barbie finding a nook to overlook the proceedings.
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My favorite example of the mish-mash of change in Minneapolis. Foreground: 1950s-era basic building; middle ground, front: original house that makes me weak in the knees; middle ground back: newer office building; background: the prow of the new stadium.
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The best picture I have of the hard work paying off, plus a reminder of how very good those cakes were.
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My favorite People Taking Pictures photo of the year.
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Sentinel enjoying the sun and fresh air on the back catio.
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Our first visit to the Oregon Country Fair
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My favorite representation of fair goers.
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Baseball magic.
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Redwoods magic.
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My favorite performance this year: the Ukel Aliens at the Humboldt County Fair.
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Best capture of how much fun making music together is.
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4-H pig competition.
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The best thing to come out of the endless building construction project of 2019.
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My favorite Halloween costumes this year.
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