2009_01_16_Not enough hours in the day

2009_01_16_Not enough hours in the day

It was great being home for a tad between internships. I only had the chance to spend a little more than a week at home between traveling from Seattle and to Kansas. A month would have been nice, and a week was far to short. However, it was great to catch up with family and friends while I was home for that short period of time before heading off on the next adventure.

Thanks for looking,
Brad Vest

Listening to: Place to belong, Little Dragon

Giant slice of pizza from the new place in DeKalb.


Curious pup watching the grill.


Collision? or a little love?


Coming from Seattle where the weather is not exactly ideal in the winter, a little cold and rainy, it was a sunny day on the beach compared to the -10 to -20 degree weather northern Illinois was having when I returned.


Very, very cold.

01_10_2009_Home, past the holidays_bv

--01_10_2009_Home, past the holidays_bv--

After ~2732 miles, a little over a day of driving, and a few seedy hotels I've finally arrived home, DeKalb, Illinois. In 9 days I'll be starting my second internship with the Hutchinson News in Hutchinson, Kansas. But for now it's nice finally spending more than a few hours awake in some other position besides being behind the wheel of a car.

necessary?


The last leg of the trip was uneventful as far as scenery goes. Along interstate 80 Nebraska is about as visually interesting as a beige piece of construction paper. Though it would be great to spend some time in that strange state making photos. After all, everywhere has amazing people and photos, you just have to look.

Dirty window, clean energy.


In this short time at home I have a lot of things to keep me busy, this little vacation is going to go by very quick. Home with friends and family, a trip to Chicago for a couple days, reorganize my stuff and get ready for the trip to Kansas, and finally a little get together down in Urbana with a few great friends.

Due to this and the fact that I'll most likely be off the internet grid for a while I may not be updating much over the next week. I'll be shooting as always, things will be up eventually.

Thanks for looking.

Best,
Brad Vest

Biggest full moon of the year. It would have been great to have a 400mm in the trunk and really take advantage of this guy, it was huge.


Sunset in the side mirror, oh man, mind blowing, original, awesome. (ha)






I love being home to see my family, but they knew I was coming home. It's always fun to see how the dogs will react.


Nice to see you too.

01_06_2008_the long trip home_bv

--01_06_2008_the long trip home_bv--

Live in the moment.

My brief time here in Seattle has come to an end, for now. I honestly can't even begin to describe my feelings of leaving this place. I feel as if I am leaving something just as I was beginning to truly appreciate and understand some of it's intricacies. The hardest part is not the city, place, or the things here that this place has to offer that I have come to love, it's the people. I'll be leaving great friends and fresh friendships that I have developed in my time here. Feeling more and more at home as everyday passed while realizing it can only last a certain amount of time.



Today I embark on my journey home across the wide open tundra of the midwest to Illinois for a week with friends and family. From there I'll head off to Hutchinson, Kansas to begin my spring internship with The Hutchinson News.





Moving onto Kansas will be eye opening, foreign, and creativity inspiring place to this fresh-eyed wanderlust who'll be stomping its ground for the first time. I am really looking forward to making pictures and developing friendships in this new place. But for now I can't help but feeling the tug on the heartstrings as I leave this place, with people who've impacted my life so much.



I'll be back Seattle, one way or another. But for now this bird has a little more migrating to do before planting his feet. After all, it's the journey and the stops along the way, not the destination.

Stay tuned, the tide is changing.






Best,

Brad Vest

listening to: Once Around the Block, Badly Drawn Boy

Thanks for the drawing Anne, it was a fantastic 'last' night in Seattle. Time to go rock out in Kansas for a while and make some wonderful americana images.