Pool bust

These photos were from earlier this summer but I recently was just able to get my film developed. During our little drought earlier this year when we were blessed with weeks on end of great hot weather to ride bikes I had an opportunity to check out an old spot. It was the South side pool by my moms house. I scoped it out one night by myself on a solo session and realized that the hot weather had brought down the water level about 3 ft in the deep end of the pool and there was only about 3 feet left to be drained! I went back within a few days with Mac and we began to drain the pool. Unfortunately the place had been vandalized before we got there and also the neighbors ended up calling the cops on us and made for a premature end to the day and we never were able to ride the pool again. Luckily I left with new memories and some photos.... Enjoy!

Fall snaps

I drove out to the Porcupine Mountains to do some camping, exploring and photographing, but unfortunately I was plagued by camera issues, as well as auto issues.  The Jetta decided to call it quits 3 miles outside of town.  I did get a few snaps with the point and shoot, so here you get a couple of postage stamp sized shots from the only trail I got to camp at.  At least it was one of the best views in all of Michigan.

Sunrise on the Escarpment Trail at Porcupine Mountains State Park.  

2012 Friendly Friends

A good portion of the contributors to this blog are in this video (myself included, surprisingly). We're all Michigan people from the Holland area, more or less. Though, some of us have strayed a little far.

We're different ages, come from different backgrounds, and enjoy and experience different things in life. We're friends.

No matter where we end up.

We share heart, and honesty, and integrity, and confusion about life, and problems, and joys, and travels, and stories, and shared history. We'll always share these things with each other. No matter what.

These are my friends. These are my brothers.

My faith, My struggle

I am really struggling with my faith lately. I am having trouble with my relationship with God and if he really is good or not?

   Ever since I was a little kid I always wanted and prayed to be a dad, a husband, a provider and protector. As early as I remember I had silly fantasies about saving girls that I had crushes on from fires, bullies and things of that nature always to being the hero and getting the affection of a girl as reward. So innocent and so ignorant towards life and reality. As of today I still have a hard time with these thoughts. Growing up over the years hormones, puberty and the internet fucked everything up for me. These innocent fantasies have become sexual or violent. What once was for love and honor has become vengeful and selfish. I have twisted thoughts of love and relationships now because of a childhood fairy tale thinking and the reality of the loneliness and rejection I have experienced. I still have a heart and spirit to fight for what I believe but it is continuously being beaten down and crushed by my reality. I have prayed for so long to experience a true genuine love, someone to be able to provide for and protect but my prayers have only brought pain and heartache.