Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Year: 2012

  • Plinky Prompt: My Favorite Park.

    Currently, my favorite park is Wildwood in Welches, Oregon. It is nestled in the foothills of the Mt. Hood National Forest. Foothills is kind of the wrong term. The “hills” are actually mountains in and of themselves but they are dwarfed by Mt. Hood. Wildwood is one of the most peaceful, magical places I have…

  • Lazy blogpost

    Summer is fast approaching, which is crazy-making for children’s librarians all around the world. I am in the midst of Summer Reading planning. So here is a lazy blog post. This was my 8:50 effort this morning. Taken with my iPhone and edited in Snapseed on my iPad. The auto-focus actually kind of worked this…

  • Wayback Wednesday

    This photo was taken the same week as these photos. 1997. 28 years old. I was meeting my niece, Elizabeth, for the first time.

  • Last night I had a dream that I was drowning

    I was alone on a dock on a lake. It was a sunny day and the sunshine warmed the skin on my bare arms and legs as I reached into the lake to grab something. I fell into the water and found myself on my back  struggling to stay afloat. I gasped for air as…

  • Swimming hole