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.

Category: Life

It’s mostly what this blog’s about.

  • first photos

    Here is another one from the archives, from my series of first photos. This is one of my all time favorite photos. I love that my brother is sticking his tongue out at me as I take the photo. Doug and mom look like they want to sell us to the circus. Also, I totally…

  • Do you remember your first roll of film?

    I was inspired by the first line of this blog post by Eve North on  35mmc.  It made me think about when I first started this hobby of photography. I don’t have a clear memory of my first roll of film because photography has been a hobby of mine since I was a kid. I…

  • A walk in the Wildwood

    A walk in the Wildwood

    Not feeling up for running yet, but I still need to get some miles in. I opted for a walk instead. We went to one of my favorite places, Wildwood Park. I even shot some pinhole! 🙂

  • Today

    Today is all about antibiotics and pain killers. Maybe that 12 mile run wasn’t such a great idea after all. I’m also thinking about yesterday’s eclipse and what an amazing experience it was. But I’m also feeling some regret. Looking at a map, I was sooo close to the path of totality. Maybe 15 miles…

  • Today my heart is with Barcelona

      This morning as I was getting ready for work I saw the scarf I bought when I was there and it reminded me of this beautiful, amazing, vibrant city. I even entertained, for a moment, a thought about moving there. It think if I would be an expat it would be to live in…