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: Photography

This might also be what this blog is mostly about.

  • The Steam Clock

    Originally posted on Pinhole Obscura: I was determined to visit as many Atlas Obscura places as I could on my vacation to Vancouver B.C. I managed three. One of the three was the Steam Clock in Gastown. Funded by the neighborhood merchants, it was built 1n 1977 as a monument to the city’s first downtown…

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: from lines to patterns

    I think I might be a little late in the game for this (last?) week’s WordPress photo challenge. But here it is anyway. I took this with my pinhole camera in Seattle earlier this month. I am humbled that it made Explore on Flickr. That is always a nice (if not mystifying) ego boost.

  • Post Alley

    I didn’t want more than a week to go by before I posted on my blog again. And here I promised a health update on Sundays! ugh. I have a lot to write about but am lacking motivation at the moment. My mind has been been really focused on photography lately. Here is a photo…

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

    My husband a few weeks ago at lunch. And when I shared this on Twitter my friend said: @CraftyMoni love for you in his eyes! — Karma (@goodkarmaa) September 9, 2013 I thought this fit the WordPress Weekly Photo challenge theme for this week quite well!

  • Portland’s Japanese Garden

    Originally posted on Pinhole Obscura: Exposure time: 6 minutes 43 seconds Portland’s Japanese Garden is beautiful. It is the home of The Tree (a gorgeous, often photographed,  Japanese maple tree worthy of its own Flickr group).  Considered by some “the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan,” It is worth visiting if you are in…