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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 28 May 2012 14:47:05 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Journal</title><subtitle>Journal</subtitle><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/atom.xml"/><updated>2011-12-21T19:13:46Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Sisters - Olivia &amp; Lucia</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Portland children photographer"/><category term="artistic lifestyle children photography"/><category term="indoors children photography"/><category term="natural light photography"/><category term="outdoors children photography"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/21/sisters-olivia-lucia.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/21/sisters-olivia-lucia.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T19:13:46Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T19:13:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>"Bless  you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked  so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister."&nbsp; <em>~Katherine  Mansfield</em></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/children-photographer-portland-olivia-and-lucia1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324413715829" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/children-photographer-portland-olivia-and-lucia2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324413734055" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/children-photographer-portland-olivia-and-lucia3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324413752257" alt="" /></span></span></span><br />... Olivia in the summer of 2009, as a newborn :) Time does fly, and seeing my children and other kids around me growing and changing so fast, it really makes it that much more real!<span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"><br /><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/elenawilken_picoftheday_120809.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324431078119" alt="" /></span></span><br /></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Loved and happy</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Families"/><category term="Portland children photographer"/><category term="fall children portraits"/><category term="fall family portraits"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/21/loved-and-happy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/21/loved-and-happy.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T19:12:44Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T19:12:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back." <em>~ William Tammeus</em></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/dani-lyuba-portland-children-photographer1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324462262805" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/dani-lyuba-portland-children-photographer2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324462300512" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/dani-lyuba-portland-children-photographer3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324462322933" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/dani-lyuba-portland-children-photographer4.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324462352611" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/dani-lyuba-portland-children-photographer5.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324462371714" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Morning Light</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Families"/><category term="Portland children photographer"/><category term="artistic lifestyle children photography"/><category term="ffall family portraits"/><category term="natural light photography"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/21/morning-light.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/21/morning-light.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T18:41:24Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T18:41:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/portland-photographer-jones1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324493044815" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/portland-photographer-jones2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324493090503" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/portland-photographer-jones3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324493116026" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/portland-photographer-jones4.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324493130687" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Noah and Hazel</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Portland Or. Children Photographer"/><category term="artistic lifestyle children photography"/><category term="cchildren portraits"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/noah-and-hazel.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/noah-and-hazel.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T06:07:04Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T06:07:04Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/portland-children-photographer-noah-and-hazel1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324431607787" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/portland-children-photographer-noah-and-hazel2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324431631653" alt="" /></span></span><br />I captured images of the kids several times over the last few years, but this was the first time I met Hazel, 9 days young, at the time :)<br /><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/elenawilken_apicaday_121409_1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324431407254" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Hannah and her lovely family</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Families"/><category term="fall family portraits"/><category term="family photography"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/hannah-and-her-lovely-family.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/hannah-and-her-lovely-family.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T05:38:36Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T05:38:36Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>It's been so much fun and such an honor to photograph Hannah of <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.worldsapartphotography.com/index2.php?v=v1#/home/" target="_blank">Worlds Apart Photography</a>, and her lovely family!<br /><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/Hannah-and-family1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324446392543" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/Hannah-and-family2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324446337546" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/Hannah-and-family3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324446426394" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/Hannah-and-family4.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324446452967" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/Hannah-and-family5.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324446476616" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/Hannah-and-family6.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324446496763" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Abby</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Families"/><category term="Portland Family Photographer"/><category term="Portland children photographer"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/abby.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/abby.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T04:02:40Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T04:02:40Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>...and all those who love her most :)<br /><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/abby-portland-children-photographer1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324440362032" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/abby-portland-children-photographer2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324440384701" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/abby-portland-children-photographer3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324440401846" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>A rainy, dreary day</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Families"/><category term="Portland children photographer"/><category term="artistic lifestyle children photography"/><category term="outdoor photography"/><category term="outdoors children photography"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/a-rainy-dreary-day.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/12/20/a-rainy-dreary-day.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-12-21T03:15:19Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T03:15:19Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>...and a happy birthday boy :)<br /><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/theBecs-portland-photographer-1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324437862220" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/theBecs-portland-photographer-2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324437887677" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/theBecs-portland-photographer-3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324437912866" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-december/theBecs-portland-photographer-4.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324437940406" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Dreaming of warm mid-summer nights...</title><category term="In Love"/><category term="People in love"/><category term="Portland engagement photographer"/><category term="couples"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/11/28/dreaming-of-warm-mid-summer-nights.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/11/28/dreaming-of-warm-mid-summer-nights.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-11-28T22:35:55Z</published><updated>2011-11-28T22:35:55Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>...lavander fields and celebrating love.</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-november/dream-of-a-summer-night-love-1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322520994947" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-november/dream-of-a-summer-night-love-2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322521010270" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-november/dream-of-a-summer-night-love-3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322521109808" alt="" /></span></span><br />It's a cold, wet and dreary day. While catching up on older posts, these seemed to be the perfect ones to start with. :)</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Destined for great things</title><category term="Newborns"/><category term="Portland newborn photographer"/><category term="baby photographer Portland Oregon"/><category term="newborn photography"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/8/28/destined-for-great-things.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/8/28/destined-for-great-things.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-08-28T22:28:25Z</published><updated>2011-08-28T22:28:25Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-august/samson/newborn-photographer-black-and-white-1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314570623041" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-august/samson/newborn-photographer-black-and-white-2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314570643538" alt="" /><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-august/samson/newborn-photographer-cuddled.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314570668997" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-august/samson/newborn-photographer-vintage-pram.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1314570685434" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Little Emmalaina</title><category term="Children"/><category term="Portland children photographer"/><category term="artistic lifestyle children photography"/><category term="children photography"/><id>http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/8/14/little-emmalaina.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/journal/2011/8/14/little-emmalaina.html"/><author><name>elena wilken</name></author><published>2011-08-14T07:24:19Z</published><updated>2011-08-14T07:24:19Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"></span>"While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about." <br />~ Angela Schwindt<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.elenawilkenblog.com/storage/post-images/2011-august/children-photographer-Portland-emmalaina.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1313307017132" alt="" /></span></span></span></span></p>]]></content></entry></feed>
