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hasselblad friday: roll #10, or my first black and white film since the 90's

​It took me forever, but I finally ran some black and white film through my Hassie.  Here's how they turned out.

Posted in at home, family, alex, all about film and tagged with hasselblad friday, hasselblad, hassie, black & white, photography.

March 30, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 30, 2012
  • hasselblad friday
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  • black & white
  • photography
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  • family
  • alex
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  • 10 Comments

busy as a ...

​I'm as busy as a bee (or a "blue-arsed fly," as Marcus would say).  I'm going to take a day off, but in the meantime, there's lots of lovely  to see.

Posted in favourite links, awesome videos, big plans, the beauty of different and tagged with imogen heap, the beauty of different, ebook, kindle, ted.

March 28, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 28, 2012
  • imogen heap
  • the beauty of different
  • ebook
  • kindle
  • ted
  • favourite links
  • awesome videos
  • big plans
  • the beauty of different
  • 11 Comments

even more on light

​I think different cities have different-coloured light.  And the video in this post provides (some) evidence.

March 27, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 27, 2012
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random thought: look for the light

I think I've come up with the solution on how to eliminate stereotyping.  Spoiler alert: photography provided the answer.

Posted in random thoughts, the beauty of different and tagged with stereotypes, moby, the beauty of different, light, photography.

March 26, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 26, 2012
  • stereotypes
  • moby
  • the beauty of different
  • light
  • photography
  • random thoughts
  • the beauty of different
  • 12 Comments

of happy hearts & lollipop moments (& renting your own little piece of chookooloonks)

We made it to the end of the week, folks! To celebrate, I've got some serious goodness to share.​

Posted in friends, favourite links, awesome videos and tagged with erin loechner, journaling, design for mankind, lollipop moments.

March 23, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 23, 2012
  • erin loechner
  • journaling
  • design for mankind
  • lollipop moments
  • friends
  • favourite links
  • awesome videos
  • 6 Comments

i am a very lucky person

So yesterday, after I wrote that post, a funny thing happened:  I was reminded I'm lucky that I have such great people in my life.​

Posted in friends and tagged with love, encouragement, friendship, vulnerability.

March 22, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 22, 2012
  • love
  • encouragement
  • friendship
  • vulnerability
  • friends
  • 3 Comments

random thoughts: on rebirth and evolution

I've been experiencing a bit of uncertainty lately.  I'm trying to remember that this is actually a good thing.​

Posted in favourite links, random thoughts and tagged with crux move, rebirth, jonathan fields, evolution, uncertainty.

March 21, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 21, 2012
  • crux move
  • rebirth
  • jonathan fields
  • evolution
  • uncertainty
  • favourite links
  • random thoughts
  • 22 Comments

top 10 procrastination tactics to get you back on track

​Sometimes procrastination is a good thing.  Trust me.

Posted in top 10 and tagged with top 10, top ten, get moving, procrastination.

March 20, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 20, 2012
  • top 10
  • top ten
  • get moving
  • procrastination
  • top 10
  • 13 Comments

on road trips, galveston & miracle cures

Sometimes it's surprising where you can find peace and restoration.  This past weekend, we found it in Galveston.​

Posted in friends, places, travel and tagged with friends, salty air, galveston, seaside.

March 18, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 18, 2012
  • friends
  • salty air
  • galveston
  • seaside
  • friends
  • places
  • travel
  • 1 Comment

of conferences, spring break & karate chops

​I'm back from an amazing time in Columbus, Georgia -- and I'm off to the beach for more fun.  While I'm gone, here are some cool things to check out.

Posted in alex, places, big plans and tagged with columbus, columbus state university, women's leadership conference, spring break, karate, martial arts.

March 16, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 16, 2012
  • columbus
  • columbus state university
  • women's leadership conference
  • spring break
  • karate
  • martial arts
  • alex
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