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.

Tag: Gum Wall

  • Dispatches from a shy street photographer – Post Alley

    Dispatches from a shy street photographer – Post Alley

    Here is a photo from Seattle. This is Post Alley, otherwise known as the Gum Wall. So yeah, on the walls on either side of this romantic-looking couple are layers and layers of germs and bacteria. (eww)   Geeky bits Camera: Canon EOS 650 Film: Fuji Neopan 400 Develop in Kodak D-76

  • A pinhole view of Seattle’s Gum Wall

    The iconic Gum Wall of Seattle is being cleaned today so I thought, in it’s honor, I would re-post a blog I wrote at Pinhole Obscura a couple of years ago. Enjoy! The Gum Wall of Seattle. This is, at once   disgusting and captivating. According to Wikipedia it started in the early nineties when…

  • Weekly photo challenge – layers

    This week the WordPress Weekly Challenge theme is layers. Here is what Sara had to say about the subject: Layers. Layers can reveal, conceal, and make something more complex. They can vary in size, texture, color, or functionality. Each layer can have its own story, meaning, or purpose. They can overlap, blend, or be distinctly…