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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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our first official #instacamp prompt:  sunshine!
our first official #instacamp prompt: sunshine!

​It's time for our first #instacamp prompt, friends -- we're gonna capture a little sunshine this week!

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Karen WalrondJune 4, 2012camera phone, iphoneography, instacamp, phone photography Comments
something summery this way comes (some #instacamp inspiration)
something summery this way comes (some #instacamp inspiration)

The first of the #instacamp images are coming in -- and they're awesome.​

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Karen WalrondJune 1, 2012camera phone, iphoneography, summer, instacamp, cameraphone Comments
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
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"As I walked around the stalls looking at the work of all sorts of artisans — woodworkers, potters, knitters, bakers, butchers, cheesemongers, to name just a few — I thought, well, here’s one deeply European custom that America
One last look around before locking up and heading back to the US.

Thank you, Bath, you’re beginning to feel like home. ❤️🇬🇧
Last night was my last speaking event of the year — and now I’m free to get into the Christmas spirit! 🎄So today, during a break in the (ever-persistent) rain, I walked into town to check out the Bath Christmas market.

It was mobbed.
I
"The house is quiet with my loves gone, but I’ve been enjoying the solitude: save for one day of sightseeing when some dear friends from the States came in town for a visit, I’ve been viewing the alone-time as a creative retreat, of
 

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