diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d440d88..83b8496 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+# Ignore everything in _site
 _site/
+
+# allow this
+!_site/images/posts/summer2025.png
+
+# parent directories are not ignored
+!_site/images/
+!_site/images/posts/
 .sass-cache/
 
+
+
+
 .jekyll-cache/
 .jekyll-metadata