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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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#instacamp prompt, week 2:  the great outdoors!
#instacamp prompt, week 2: the great outdoors!

​It's time for the second prompt of #instacamp, friends!  And this week? We're headed to the great outdoors.

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Karen WalrondJune 11, 2012the great outdoors, instacamp, #instacamp Comments
#instacamp week 1:  beautiful sunshine
#instacamp week 1: beautiful sunshine

We come to the end of our first week of #instacamp -- and here are the amazing sunshiny images that resulted.  If these don't put you in the mind of summer, I'm not sure what will.​

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Karen WalrondJune 8, 2012sunshine, instacamp Comments
8 beautiful things
8 beautiful things

Some beautiful awesome around the web.​

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friendsKaren WalrondJune 7, 2012beautiful, beauty Comments
random thoughts:  unlocking a habit
random thoughts: unlocking a habit

I inadvertently discovered I had developed a bad habit.  And I've unlocked myself from it -- but I'm not sure I'll be able to make it stick.​

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJune 5, 2012technology, laptop, repairs, habits Comments
susannah conway:  this i know
susannah conway: this i know

My friend Susannah has a brand new book, released today.  And it's beautiful.​

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friendsKaren WalrondJune 5, 2012susannah conway, book review, this i know Comments
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
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"A few weeks ago, I mentioned I was going to take the entire month of December off: I’d just come off of book tour, and I was in lovely, Christmas-y Bath, so the thinking was that I’d spend lazy days with mugs of tea and relaxing mus
"I’ve been back in Houston for a week, and it’s been one of those weeks where it feels like it’s flown, and also lasted at least few months. You know those weeks? Like, I can’t believe it’s already Friday; also, was
"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
 

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