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going gangsta

​It's time to plant some serious seeds.

Posted in awesome videos, big plans, favourite links, friends and tagged with ron finley, gayla trail, motivation.

May 14, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • May 14, 2013
  • ron finley
  • gayla trail
  • motivation
  • awesome videos
  • big plans
  • favourite links
  • friends
  • 47 Comments
47 Comments

the incredible lightness of maddy

​This past weekend, I took the senior portraits of a 5-year-old I once knew.  And she reminded me of her light.

Posted in beauty all around, friends, photography, photographer's meditation, scenes from the weekend, the beauty of different, people and tagged with look for the light, maddy cruz, senior portraits.

May 10, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • May 10, 2013
  • look for the light
  • maddy cruz
  • senior portraits
  • beauty all around
  • friends
  • photography
  • photographer's meditation
  • scenes from the weekend
  • the beauty of different
  • people
  • 10 Comments
10 Comments

camp hope, a little love, and a summer-reading-for-summer-camp giveaway

Camp HOPE needs help.  And I have an amazing book package to give away.  This is going to be great.​

Posted in awesome videos, beauty all around, big plans, friends, favourite links and tagged with camp hope, brené brown, katherine center, Jenny Lawson.

April 2, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 2, 2013
  • camp hope
  • brené brown
  • katherine center
  • Jenny Lawson
  • awesome videos
  • beauty all around
  • big plans
  • friends
  • favourite links
  • 2 Comments
2 Comments

random thoughts: on connecting with joy

I had lunch with my wise friend Katherine Center yesterday.  And she gave us all some inspiration to think about.​

Posted in friends, downloads, random thoughts and tagged with downloads, katherine center.

March 28, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 28, 2013
  • downloads
  • katherine center
  • friends
  • downloads
  • random thoughts
  • 12 Comments
12 Comments

#hasselbladfriday #21: some shots from the beach, and some thoughts from the archives

Some shots from my weekend at the beach.  It's a wonder they're even in focus.​

Posted in beauty all around, family, friends, places, scenes from the weekend, all about film and tagged with hasselblad friday, hasselblad.

March 22, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 22, 2013
  • hasselblad friday
  • hasselblad
  • beauty all around
  • family
  • friends
  • places
  • scenes from the weekend
  • all about film
  • 5 Comments
5 Comments

random thoughts: on friends, friends-in-law and couple-friends

It's hard enough to make friends on your own -- and when you have a partner, it can be even more complicated.

Posted in scenes from the weekend, sponsored post, make your moment, friends, random thoughts and tagged with la crema, friendship, friends, family.

March 20, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 20, 2013
  • la crema
  • friendship
  • friends
  • family
  • scenes from the weekend
  • sponsored post
  • make your moment
  • friends
  • random thoughts
  • 5 Comments
5 Comments

spring break in port aransas

​We're back from our beach vacation, filled up on surf, sand, and Jason's Heart-Attack Burgers.

Posted in family, friends, marcus, alex, places, scenes from the weekend, travel and tagged with port aransas, beach vacation, maile wilson.

March 18, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 18, 2013
  • port aransas
  • beach vacation
  • maile wilson
  • family
  • friends
  • marcus
  • alex
  • places
  • scenes from the weekend
  • travel
  • 6 Comments
6 Comments

spring breakin'

And we're out.​

Posted in family, friends, travel, places and tagged with spring break.

March 15, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 15, 2013
  • spring break
  • family
  • friends
  • travel
  • places
  • 1 Comment
1 Comment
Cheryl Schulke of  Stash  .

Cheryl Schulke of Stash.

stash (or, how i began writing my second book)

An adventure in the beautiful Stash facility.  My second book begins.​

Posted in big plans, favourite links, friends and tagged with new book, stash, cheryl schulke.

March 5, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 5, 2013
  • new book
  • stash
  • cheryl schulke
  • big plans
  • favourite links
  • friends
  • 10 Comments
10 Comments
The courtyard of the  Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City , where the ALT Summit is held every year.

altitude design summit 2013: the thing about going to conferences

Thoughts and favourite images from the third annual Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City.

Posted in friends, favourite links, travel, speaking gigs, places, scenes from the weekend, big plans, people and tagged with The Happy Film, Stefan Sagmeister, alt summit, Katie Sokoler, Laurie Smithwick, altitude design summit.

January 28, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • January 28, 2013
  • The Happy Film
  • Stefan Sagmeister
  • alt summit
  • Katie Sokoler
  • Laurie Smithwick
  • altitude design summit
  • friends
  • favourite links
  • travel
  • speaking gigs
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  • scenes from the weekend
  • big plans
  • people
  • 9 Comments
9 Comments
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