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.

Author: Moni

  • On Breaking Up With My Phone

    On Breaking Up With My Phone

    On a whim I picked up the book “How To Break Up With Your Phone.” It was on the new book shelf at the library and I thought I’d thumb through it just for laughs. It turns out, the book is really good.  As I read through the first half of the book I slowly…

  • Pinholeday: Shots taken with a lens

    Pinholeday: Shots taken with a lens

    Apologies for not posting for so long! I am not sure what is going on with me lately but I am feeling a need to scale back, and I guess blogging was one of those things for awhile. I don’t want to devote a lot of time to this subject at the moment, I’m sure…

  • “I believe that the proper utilization of time is this: if you can, serve other people, other sentient beings. If not, at least refrain from harming them.” – The Dalai Lama

  • Pinholeday, Part 2

    Pinholeday, Part 2

    Here are a few pinhole photos taken on Pinhole Day with a Terrapin Ace, 3d printed by Todd Schlemmer. I acquired the Ace the evening before at a gift swap. I have enjoyed using it ever since! Ektar 100 was used for all of these shots.

  • Pinholeday Part 1

    Pinholeday Part 1

    Pinholeday was a rainy ramble through the city of Norwich. It was a little cold but we didn’t let that stop us! Rain is a pinhole photographer’s friend. This day will be broken up into 3 different posts entirely based on the cameras I used. Today I will feature the Reality So Subtle 6×6 pinhole…