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CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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chookooloonks wild west road trip: heading home
chookooloonks wild west road trip: heading home

​Heading home today, friends.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 27, 2013wild west road trip, marfa, big bend national park, west texas, roadtrip Comment
life is a highway. i want to ride it all night long!
life is a highway. i want to ride it all night long!

We're heading west, young men -- to an incredibly cool part of the state.  (Note, however, the photo above is not  a picture of that cool part of the state.)

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondMay 23, 2013marfa, roadtrip, wild west road trip Comments
fighting the mean reds
fighting the mean reds

​It's impossible to feel awesome all of the time.  Here's how I fight the mean reds.

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Karen WalrondMay 21, 2013depression, mean reds, audrey hepburn, breakfast at tiffany's Comments
make your moment: life list #38 - host a grown-up dinner party
make your moment: life list #38 - host a grown-up dinner party

​This weekend, I completed a life list item:  hosting a grown-up dinner party.  And I'm so grateful it happened.

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big plansKaren WalrondMay 20, 2013la crema, dinner party, life list, make your moment Comments
random thoughts:  on playing hooky
random thoughts: on playing hooky

Thoughts I had in the gloaming. Which included thoughts about the word "gloaming."

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 17, 2013random thoughts, time off Comments
the coming day
the coming day

​That Anaïs was one smart cookie.

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Karen WalrondMay 16, 2013anaïs nin Comments
going gangsta
going gangsta

​It's time to plant some serious seeds.

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big plans, friendsKaren WalrondMay 14, 2013ron finley, gayla trail, motivation Comments
scenes from the weekend:  teo chew temple
scenes from the weekend: teo chew temple

​Marcus stumbled upon a beautiful, sacred place.  And so much of it is still a mystery.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 13, 2013chinese temple, taoism, buddhism, teo chew temple Comments
the incredible lightness of maddy
the incredible lightness of maddy

​This past weekend, I took the senior portraits of a 5-year-old I once knew.  And she reminded me of her light.

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friends, how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 10, 2013look for the light, maddy cruz, senior portraits Comments
you find what you look for
you find what you look for

​Why I'm wildly convinced you're uncommonly beautiful.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 8, 2013hailey bartholomew, you can't be serious, beauty, the beauty of different Comments
national photography month, and the beauty of different worldwide virtual photo exhibit
national photography month, and the beauty of different worldwide virtual photo exhibit

It's National Photography Month.  So naturally, I want to share all of your awesome photos.​

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Karen WalrondMay 6, 2013 Comment
film friday:  the nikon fe vs. the hasselblad.  sort of.
film friday: the nikon fe vs. the hasselblad. sort of.

Some shots I took to determine which film camera is better, the Nikon FE or the Hasselblad 501c.  Results:  in my hands, inconclusive.​

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Karen WalrondMay 3, 2013nikon fe, hasselblad, film photography, film Comments
a highly weird experience, and the very lovely blacksmith café
a highly weird experience, and the very lovely blacksmith café

I had a strange experience at a café yesterday.  Luckily, I visited Blacksmith coffeehouse right after, and all was wonderful again.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 1, 2013blacksmith cafe Comments
man, i love food (and a giveaway)
man, i love food (and a giveaway)

Our amazing meal this weekend, and a giveaway of an amazing book.​

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Karen WalrondApril 29, 2013shauna ahern, gluten-free girl, blue heron farm Comments
a little beauty for the weekend
a little beauty for the weekend

Planning on taking it easy for the weekend?  Here's some beauty around the web for your surfing pleasure.​

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Karen WalrondApril 26, 2013 Comments
looking for a place to lime
looking for a place to lime

I'm in San Antonio, on a site visit for a potential venue for Lime Retreats.  I love this town.​

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondApril 24, 2013san antonio, lime retreats 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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