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CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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chookooloonks wild west road trip/film friday: marfa
chookooloonks wild west road trip/film friday: marfa

Tiny town. Giant charm.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 31, 2013marfa, chookooloonks wild west adventure, wild west road trip, roadtrip Comments
chookooloonks wild west road trip:  some favourite shots
chookooloonks wild west road trip: some favourite shots

​I've got all sorts of stories to share with you about our trip out west. But first, some favourite images.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 29, 2013chookooloonks wild west adventure, big bend national park, marfa, roadtrip Comments
chookooloonks wild west road trip: heading home
chookooloonks wild west road trip: heading home

​Heading home today, friends.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 27, 2013wild west road trip, marfa, big bend national park, west texas, roadtrip Comment
life is a highway. i want to ride it all night long!
life is a highway. i want to ride it all night long!

We're heading west, young men -- to an incredibly cool part of the state.  (Note, however, the photo above is not  a picture of that cool part of the state.)

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondMay 23, 2013marfa, roadtrip, wild west road trip Comments
fighting the mean reds
fighting the mean reds

​It's impossible to feel awesome all of the time.  Here's how I fight the mean reds.

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Karen WalrondMay 21, 2013depression, mean reds, audrey hepburn, breakfast at tiffany's Comments
make your moment: life list #38 - host a grown-up dinner party
make your moment: life list #38 - host a grown-up dinner party

​This weekend, I completed a life list item:  hosting a grown-up dinner party.  And I'm so grateful it happened.

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big plansKaren WalrondMay 20, 2013la crema, dinner party, life list, make your moment Comments
random thoughts:  on playing hooky
random thoughts: on playing hooky

Thoughts I had in the gloaming. Which included thoughts about the word "gloaming."

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 17, 2013random thoughts, time off Comments
the coming day
the coming day

​That Anaïs was one smart cookie.

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Karen WalrondMay 16, 2013anaïs nin Comments
going gangsta
going gangsta

​It's time to plant some serious seeds.

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big plans, friendsKaren WalrondMay 14, 2013ron finley, gayla trail, motivation Comments
scenes from the weekend:  teo chew temple
scenes from the weekend: teo chew temple

​Marcus stumbled upon a beautiful, sacred place.  And so much of it is still a mystery.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 13, 2013chinese temple, taoism, buddhism, teo chew temple Comments
the incredible lightness of maddy
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.

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friends, how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 10, 2013look for the light, maddy cruz, senior portraits Comments
you find what you look for
you find what you look for

​Why I'm wildly convinced you're uncommonly beautiful.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 8, 2013hailey bartholomew, you can't be serious, beauty, the beauty of different Comments
national photography month, and the beauty of different worldwide virtual photo exhibit
national photography month, and the beauty of different worldwide virtual photo exhibit

It's National Photography Month.  So naturally, I want to share all of your awesome photos.​

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

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Karen WalrondMay 3, 2013nikon fe, hasselblad, film photography, film Comments
a highly weird experience, and the very lovely blacksmith café
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.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 1, 2013blacksmith cafe Comments

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