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KAREN WALROND
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CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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favourite images from around our house these past few evenings
favourite images from around our house these past few evenings

It's officially summer! And it's shaping up to look great.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondMay 31, 2012summer, third grade, summertime, dusk, second gradeComment
instacamp!
instacamp!

How about we make our own, easy-peasy-grab-your-cameraphones summer camp?​

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big plansKaren WalrondMay 30, 2012iphoneography, camera phone, instacamp, cameraphone Comments
the beginning of our weekend away
the beginning of our weekend away

We're back from our little getaway.  Also?  I broke the only camera lens I took with me.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondMay 29, 2012iphoneography, westin stonebriar, travel, iphone, snapseedComment
a quote that i came across a few days ago, and happy weekend
a quote that i came across a few days ago, and happy weekend

"I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.  It is my personal approach that creates the climate.  It is my daily mood...​"

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Karen WalrondMay 25, 2012 Comments
on philanthropy, fried green tomatoes & the fight for civil rights
on philanthropy, fried green tomatoes & the fight for civil rights

​Greensboro taught me a lot.  More than I expected.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 23, 2012sit-in, greensboro, civil rights, united way, woolworth's, civil rights museum, north carolina Comments
random thoughts:  self-definition (and something of a confession)
random thoughts: self-definition (and something of a confession)

How do you define yourself?​

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friends, random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 22, 2012susannah conway, this i know, writing, titles, photography Comments
the mess of everyday life
the mess of everyday life

The house is a mess, and we're distracted.  A typical lovely Sunday night.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondMay 20, 2012home, sunday evening, travel, sundays Comments
bonus shot:  skater girl
bonus shot: skater girl

My daughter has taken up skateboarding.  Also, talking like a teenager. I am old.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondMay 19, 2012skateboard Comments
hasselblad friday, roll #11:  summer evening, light
hasselblad friday, roll #11: summer evening, light

This might just be my favourite time of year ever.​

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family, big plans, placesKaren WalrondMay 18, 2012summer, light, evening Comments
talk about the beauty of different
talk about the beauty of different

If there was ever an argument for using your talents and skills to the hilt and in your own unique way, this man is that argument.​

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 16, 2012Kevin Olusola, cello, beatbox Comments
in defense of beauty:  top 10 ways to put more good out into the world
in defense of beauty: top 10 ways to put more good out into the world

It's time to flood the Internet with awesome, friends.

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random thoughts, big plansKaren WalrondMay 14, 2012shawn achor, happiness, beauty Comments
probably won't happen again this year
probably won't happen again this year

​We picnicked.  It probably won't happen again this year, but it was the best. mothers' day. ever.

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familyKaren WalrondMay 13, 2012discovery green, park, houston, mothers' day, picnic Comments
help a mother out
help a mother out

​I do love honouring my mom on mother's day.  But I think a little peer-to-peer support might be called for on this day as well.

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family, big plansKaren WalrondMay 11, 2012every mother counts, oneorg, ONE, Mother's Day Comments
top 10 awesome things happening right this very moment
top 10 awesome things happening right this very moment

​And I couldn't more certain about these things, even if I wasn't guessing.

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Karen WalrondMay 10, 2012top 10, top 10 list Comments
scenes from the mom 2.0 summit
scenes from the mom 2.0 summit

I didn't take many photographs while at the Mom 2.0 Summit; but I do love the images I did manage to capture.​

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friends, placesKaren WalrondMay 8, 2012ritz carlton key biscayne, liz gumbinner, cool mom picks, cool mom tech, kristen chase, helen jane hearn Comments
random thoughts: on solo brainstorming
random thoughts: on solo brainstorming

​My last full day in Miami, I did nothing but creative brainstorming exercises.  Dude.  We should all do that more often.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 7, 2012mom 20 summit, miami Comments
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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
NEW WEBINAR SERIES! Please join me and other authors in this free webinar series, Where Do We Go From Here: Conversations About Community, Creativity, and Resistance. As headlines change on a daily—if not hourly—basis, we wonder what our
COMMUNITY + HUMANITY > AUDIENCE + FOLLOWERS

Yeah, I said it.

On today's Substack, I talk about the evolution of personal narrative online, and why I'm returning to my values. It's not you, it's Z*ck.

To that end, come join me -- this graphic sh
Sharing a couple of photos of the begonias Marcus planted in our garden (aren’t they lovely?) to let you know that the times, they are a-changin’, and my time here on the socials will be drawing nigh. I’ll explain it all in my comin
 

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