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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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scenes from the weekend
scenes from the weekend

Just taking the camera out for a spin.

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Karen WalrondSeptember 30, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a drone annoying a dog, a sleeping octopus, and a bonsai that’s seen some stuff.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 27, 2019Comment
ode to the secret goal - and how to make it happen
ode to the secret goal - and how to make it happen

Common wisdom says share your goals. I say otherwise. Here’s how to make them happen.

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big plansKaren WalrondSeptember 26, 2019 Comment
lime retreats is back!
lime retreats is back!

Lime Retreat is back!! Join me in Houston, Saturday, November 16!

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big plansKaren WalrondSeptember 25, 2019Comment
marcus is 50
marcus is 50

My love has turned 50.

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familyKaren WalrondSeptember 24, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring beautiful harvest images, a portrait of the elusive Banksy, and ways to help those affected by Tropical Storm Imelda this past week.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 20, 2019Comment
transition time
transition time

Sometimes I need a moment.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 16, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a true polyglot, funny animals, and the good kind of scat.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 13, 2019 Comments
back to the beginning
back to the beginning

Sometimes to get better, you need to go back to the beginning.

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Karen WalrondSeptember 11, 2019 Comments
on mexican petunias and hummingbirds
on mexican petunias and hummingbirds

I may have gone overboard with the Mexican petunias.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondSeptember 10, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring weird animals, beautiful landscapes, and how to help the Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondSeptember 6, 2019Comment
the intimacy of photography
the intimacy of photography

Photography is a very intimate thing. I’m ready to dive in again.

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big plansKaren WalrondSeptember 4, 2019 Comments

keep making light

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daily light

Been a minute since I’ve been on the grid, so I thought I’d share proof of life! Enjoying some quick downtime reading @jenpastiloff’s brand new book Proof of Life (out this week, congrats, Jen!) and I think you should, too.

Just a
Hey lovelies! One for the grid:

@barnesandnoble is having an amazing sale on preorders -- if you haven't yet preordered my book (or even if you have, I don't judge), now's a great time to do so! Simply use the code PREORDER25 at check out. I'll shar
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

@shannonrwatts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, is a DELIGHT — and her new book, Fired Up, is a manual for Lightmakers everywhere. The world looks bleak right now — join us to learn how you can find your light aga
HEY BOSTON! 

I'll be speaking this week at the Brown Forum for Women in the Law -- an activist-forward law school with impressive alums. This year's theme is "Generations of Justice : Sharing Experiences Across Ages," and I'm honoured to b
 

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