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  1. The Author
    1. kristarella
    2. Favourites and Interests
  2. The Blog
  3. The Photoblog

The Author

Really old photo of skinnier me 😂

kristarella

  • from Sydney, Australia
  • married
  • Christian
  • 3rd kyu GKR karate-ka
  • graduated from UNSW in Molecular Biology
  • former freelancer making WordPress sites
  • Happiness Engineer for Automattic

Favourites and Interests

  • photography
  • Macs & iPhone
  • guitar
  • song-writing
  • sci-fi and fantasy
  • calligraphy
  • fountain pens
  • knitting & crochet

To learn more, read 100 things about me.

The Blog

kristarella.blog started as a personal blog called This and That. It’s still a personal blog, but with less random reports and whinging and more focus on my interests. They include (in approximate order of writing frequency) WordPress, photography, graphics, web design, Christianity, blogging, computers, science, television, movies, music, games.

The blog has been active since December 2005. I find writing about what I read, think and do therapeutic. I also hope to improve my grammar and writing skills through blogging and reading excellent blogs. It was through this blog that I became familiar with XHTML and CSS, PHP, and JavaScript.

In February 2008 This and that changed name to kristarella.blog. I felt kristarella was the name I’d been building for the last three years, where as This and that was just another example of my stellar creativity when it comes to naming things (if we’re not careful my first child will be called Baby!).

Check out the Evolution of kristarella.blog.

The Photoblog

I started the photoblog, originally called The Naked Eye, when I began taking photos with my husband’s Canon IXUS 50. It was a great little camera. Good for point and shoot with a few fun options. I started to crave a bit more from my photography so I bought a Nikon D50.

Eventually I progressed to a Nikon D300s, then Nikon Df. After a terrible experience with Nikon servicing I moved to the Fujifilm X-T3.

I mostly take photos now when I travel.

Our little Monty boy had to go to bunny hospital y Our little Monty boy had to go to bunny hospital yesterday. A bit anxious to hear how he's doing this morning. I hope he can come home today 🤞🏻🙏🏻🐰❤️
I had to reset my phone this week, and in the sear I had to reset my phone this week, and in the search for a new wallpaper I remembered this evening spent with my company at Epcot Disney World. Good memories! Loving seeing this on my phone everyday.
#a8cgm #fireworks #epcot #disneyworld
This is my word of the year #resilience I want to This is my word of the year #resilience
I want to bounce back from adversity, and be able to grow even under stress.
#lettering #brushlettering #wordoftheyear #2021
I don't always feel the need for a new notebook in I don't always feel the need for a new notebook in the new year, but I did this year. I'm not really kissing 2020 goodbye and thinking 2021 will be better; I suspect there are plenty more curve balls coming our way, but I am hopeful that my mindset for the year will be strong and resilient.
#bestnine2020 I can't believe there are no bunnie #bestnine2020
I can't believe there are no bunnies! #karate and #lego were definitely a thing though. Personally it wasn't a bad year, I look forward to better times for and with everyone else though 🤞🏻❤️
Swipe for the previous two years' best nines.
#brickheadz #gkrkarate
This silly bird flew into our glass doors today. I This silly bird flew into our glass doors today. It was stunned enough to sit still while I took this photo and checked it wasn't dead, then flew unsteadily away. #straya #prettybutdumb
This is my new friend. He lives in the garage. I'm This is my new friend. He lives in the garage. I'm cool with it as long as he eats any red backs he comes across. #straya #thingsthatdontwanttokillyou
Good holiday investment! @d.symonds and I trying t Good holiday investment! @d.symonds and I trying to stay at least a little active these holidays 👊🏻
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