Thankful for stinky cheese, yes yes.

“You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind…” Ps. 104.

You just have to. #vscocam

RAIN #vscocam

Rain makes me so happy. #vscocam

Purple skies make my day. #vscocam

Watched some whales. #vscocam

Cool shadow for a cool kid. #vscocam #kewl #khül #kooool #koala

How I feel. #vscocam

AH IT’S UNDER 75°! AH I CAN WEAR A SWEATER! AH THESE LEAVES ARE RED! Yep. You guessed it. I’m floopin spoked that fall’s a-hapnin. #vscocam

Right now I’m just trying to survive the heat, too hard to focus on taking photos. #vscocam

A few things: (a) I got my copy of the Over the Garden Wall DVD yesterday and it’s got me really really ready for harvest time. (b) I saw Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco today. First time watching the story all the way through. Still analyzing. (c) #vscocam

35mm of Half Dome, which is 1428000mm.

Abigail Nettles on her noble steed, surveying the horizon, straining to find new, exciting places to adventure. #vscocam

Desiree comforts her dog Gini as she trembles on the Diavolezza. (It’s not going to get much attention, since it’s not particularly Instagramy, but this is one of my favorite pictures I took on my trip to Switzerland in June. I like to imagine it was in some LIFE magazine editorial or something.) #vscocam #theschlaepferabroad

[To be read in a forties newsreel voice.] Stephen embarks tomorrow for the strange, far-off land know to some as “Sea-cattle”. Little is known about this fog-obscured country, but valiant Stephen fights the odds and journeys into the mists of the unknown to find the elusive “Dugri im-Arkiting”. Along the way, he will use his knowledge of the Instant-Gramp to find new faces to document, and to discover new and hap places to drink the native “ko-fee”. Nevertheless, he must leave, and a single tear falls from this humble reporter’s eye. Until next time, Stephen, and good luck on your courageous adventure into the mystery of “gru-wing ohp”.

I love this building. #vscocam

Disneyland has such awesome attention to detail. #vscocam

The song “Lion of Rock” by Gungor has been stuck in my head all day. One line says “every breath is give and take”, which is such a lovely, scary thought to think. If you want to mull something over for a long time, give their new album a listen. #vscocam

StevePickens at sunrise. #vscocam

Met a lady from Holland who couldn’t comprehend why everyone was excited about rain. #vscocam

Highway 1 is the best road in the world. #vscocam

#vscocam (K, so Portland picked the worst time to go all record-breaking heat wave on us, so we’ve been hopping from one air-conditioned building to the next and been trying to move our muscles as little as possible. Summer sucks.)

Who are you creating for? Why are you creating? How do you create in a way such that your art is used as a celebration of life rather than twisted for mass consumption?

Made plum cobbler, then ate it with ice cream, shirt tucked in, bare feet, sittin' on a pile o' hay, and listening to Andrew Bird. Good vibes were had. ::@stevepickens:: ::@joepickens:: #vscocam