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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 week 2:  the great outdoors
#instacamp week 2: the great outdoors

This week on #instacamp, camera photographers around the world shared some amazing images of the great outdoors.  Here's a sampling of their awesome (and leave a comment for a chance to win The Bloggess' book!).​

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Karen WalrondJune 15, 2012the great outdoors, #instacamp Comments
celebrating 10 years
celebrating 10 years

Taking a break from my DC meetings to tell you we're celebrating.​

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family, big plans, placesKaren WalrondJune 13, 2012Marcus, anniversary, 10th anniversary Comments
on one, africa and never saying never
on one, africa and never saying never

There's a lot of exciting stuff happening right now.  Here's a sample.

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondJune 12, 2012the one campaign, daphne brogdon, momversation, one, cool mom, africa, ricki lake, ethiopia Comments
#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
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karen walrond,
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I love this week between Christmas and New Year’s, don’t you? It’s just so much QUIETER: no shopping needs to be done, no pressure to entertain, no reason to hustle. Bliss.

So tonight, Marcus and I are going out for dinner, just us
I MADE THIS FOR YOU. 

Over the last month, I’ve spent hours every day planning out the immediate future of my work and my career to fully encapsulate my word of the year for 2026:

KINSHIP. 

This led to the design of an entirely new website:
Happy Christmas from our house to yours! 🌴🎄
"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
 

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