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film friday: the nikon fe vs. the hasselblad. sort of.

Some shots I took to determine which film camera is better, the Nikon FE or the Hasselblad 501c.  Results:  in my hands, inconclusive.​

Posted in film friday, all about film and tagged with nikon fe, hasselblad, film photography, film.

May 3, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • May 3, 2013
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  • film photography
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11 Comments
Blacksmith Café .   A really lovely little place, no weird experiences in sight.

Blacksmith Café.   A really lovely little place, no weird experiences in sight.

a highly weird experience, and the very lovely blacksmith café

I had a strange experience at a café yesterday.  Luckily, I visited Blacksmith coffeehouse right after, and all was wonderful again.

Posted in places and tagged with blacksmith cafe.

May 1, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • May 1, 2013
  • blacksmith cafe
  • places
  • 16 Comments
16 Comments

man, i love food (and a giveaway)

Our amazing meal this weekend, and a giveaway of an amazing book.​

Posted in favourite links, scenes from the weekend and tagged with shauna ahern, gluten-free girl, blue heron farm.

April 29, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 29, 2013
  • shauna ahern
  • gluten-free girl
  • blue heron farm
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  • scenes from the weekend
  • 42 Comments
42 Comments
"Dear God, woman, I need a bath."

"Dear God, woman, I need a bath."

a little beauty for the weekend

Planning on taking it easy for the weekend?  Here's some beauty around the web for your surfing pleasure.​

April 26, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 26, 2013
  • 6 Comments
6 Comments

looking for a place to lime

I'm in San Antonio, on a site visit for a potential venue for Lime Retreats.  I love this town.​

Posted in big plans, places, travel and tagged with san antonio, lime retreats.

April 24, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 24, 2013
  • san antonio
  • lime retreats
  • big plans
  • places
  • travel
  • 7 Comments
7 Comments

scenes from the weekend: girls-only getaway (and the ms 150)

Alex and I had an impromptu girls-only weekend getaway, and Marcus road 180 miles from Houston to Austin.  Here's how it went down.

Posted in travel, places and tagged with bp ms150, austin, girls getaway, mom-daughter time.

April 21, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 21, 2013
  • bp ms150
  • austin
  • girls getaway
  • mom-daughter time
  • travel
  • places
  • 9 Comments
9 Comments

film friday: the return of the nikon fe (and film vs. digital, redux)

I took my very first SLR camera I ever owned out for a spin last weekend -- and got the film back yesterday.  Here are the results.​

Posted in film friday, travel, places, photography, all about film and tagged with film, Nikon FE.

April 19, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 19, 2013
  • film
  • Nikon FE
  • film friday
  • travel
  • places
  • photography
  • all about film
  • 8 Comments
8 Comments

you are more beautiful than you think

Because I think we could all use a shot of beauty today.​

Posted in awesome videos, beauty all around, favourite links, the beautiful moment series and tagged with boston marathon, boston marathon bombing, you are more beautiful than you think.

April 16, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 16, 2013
  • boston marathon
  • boston marathon bombing
  • you are more beautiful than you think
  • awesome videos
  • beauty all around
  • favourite links
  • the beautiful moment series
  • 20 Comments
20 Comments

path finder: journeys & discoveries

The best kinds of journeys always result in a discovery of treasure.​

Posted in big plans, path finder and tagged with path finder.

April 15, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 15, 2013
  • path finder
  • big plans
  • path finder
  • 2 Comments
2 Comments
Click here to download a free 5"x7" .pdf of this image .  Feel free to use it for your vision board, your inspiration board, or whatever personal use you'd like.

Click here to download a free 5"x7" .pdf of this image.  Feel free to use it for your vision board, your inspiration board, or whatever personal use you'd like.

on making dreams come true

You are the Universe.

Posted in for your vision board, big plans and tagged with manifesting dreams, working hard.

April 12, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • April 12, 2013
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  • working hard
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  • big plans
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Learning how to use your camera?  Awesome -- everyone starts somewhere, and you should start here: a clear guide on the differences between ISO, shutter speed and aperture.

Learning how to use your camera?  Awesome -- everyone starts somewhere, and you should start here: a clear guide on the differences between ISO, shutter speed and aperture.

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