i am jared.

// chapter . we're all just a story waiting to be told; here's to a new chapter arising on the horizon. . #story #write #music #chapter #onwardsandupwards #vsco #vscocam (at Lakes of Windermere)

// companion . here begins a new season with a new steed.. yet to be tamed, yet to be named. . 📷 • @iamsethkaye #toyota #4Runner #truck #flagler #beach #avenue #newsmyrnabeach #drive #ocean #explore #adventure #familysporttrucksterII #steed #travel #roadtrip #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at New Smyrna Beach, Florida)

// south beach . still have some unreleased shots from the stormy night on miami beach, where i slept in my car and woke up to this sunrise. . #seagull #sunrise #miami #beach #southbeach #storm #night #morning #travel #explore #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Miami Beach, Florida)

// timing . a lot of my time as of late has been spent in a small studio across the street from this field. . it's funny how how a common, inanimate, geographical location can teach you a lesson. . this field recently reminded me that timing is everything. . whether in music, dreams, pursuits, relationships, or just life, timing is of the utmost importance.. and oftentimes, simply out of our control. . so much less of my energy should be expended worrying about where i should be and what i'm probably not ready for, and instead where i am and what our Creator has ready for me. right here, right now. . this field does not just always look like this, yet it is always there. - but if you stumble across it at just the right time.. there will be something for you. . #timing #instagram #studio #evers #lostcause #sunset #field #itiswell #explore #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Summerport)

// onward . it's easy to look back and wish for the things life has asked you to leave behind.. they can be good things just as equally as they can be bad, yet despite their value or influence on your life, demand themselves let go. . i think a lot about the past, i think a lot about the present, and i spend endless amounts of time considering a future.. being trapped in time and space is both frustrating and freeing. . what we know - nothing we do, as hard as we may try, can alter the past. but - everything we do, as little as we may try, impacts and effects our future. . memory is always worth its purpose - remembering; but it is not worth the energy that is spent toward the high cost of longing. it's time to focus less on the unchangeable, and more on the attainable. . here's to a final look at what's behind, and ever gazing onward. #onwardsandupwards #adventure #topo #wintergarden #florida #future #forward #purpose #perspective #vsco #vscocam #2017 (at Winter Garden, Florida)

// stairwell . i knew that i was a dead man . #latergram #grandfathermountain #roadtrip #milehighswingingbridge #northcarolina #blueridgemountains #mountains #trees #songwriting #retreat #thisismosaic #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Grandfather Mountain)

// blue . a trip worth missing - expending energy on remembering. . #blueridge #mountains #northcarolina #songwriting #retreat #thisidmosaic #music #write #create #onwardsandupwards #домa #vsco #vscocam (at Blue Ridge Mountains, NC)

// construct . here's a few of my kids. & a little preview of a project i've had in the works for a long time.. slowly coming together. . #wintergarden #florida #guitars #build #create #taylor #fender #kids #light #stand #гитара #домa #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Winter Garden, Florida)

// polar . alpine lakes - fact, they're cold yet ever worth the plunge polar bears - i get you, i get you a foster 'midst the cubs . a poem by jared defriese, rn . #greenlake #trail #crestedbutte #colorado #poem #rightnow #polarbear #alpinelake #cold #polarbearclub #refresh #hike #polar #getoutside #getinthelake #swimnaked #explore #adventure #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Green Lake)

// @zouassi . and of course, whenever @westonraywaugh and i exist in the same town, some form of creative endeavor will come to pass.. . 🖌 • @zouassi 👕 • @printalloverme 📷 • @westonraywaugh . #art #shirt #print #crestedbutte #colorado #clothes #albumart #zouassi #tshirt #shoot #model #tshirtdesign #design #collaboration #tshirtprinting #printalloverme #vsco #vscocam (at The Woods Walk)

// upper . back on the track choose your path . #crestedbutte #colorado #upperloop #slateriver #singletrack #mountainbike #garyfisher #wahoo #mtcrestedbutte #aspen #trail #bike #ride #explore #adventure #home #vsco #vscocam (at Upper Loop)

// sherpa . best meal all trip both times plus the chai tea both times . thank you 🙏🏼 @angyangeen.sherpa #crestedbutte #colorado #sherpa #nepalese #nepalifood #tibetanfood #authentic #nepal #everest #makhani #explore #adventure #vsco #vscocam #icouldliterallyeatthistherestofmylife (at Sherpa Cafe)

// waking . i am going miss opening my eyes to the warm sun right behind my head, a breeze cooler than any i feel all year, and the fresh smell of mountains filling my lungs.. last day . #crestedbutte #colorado #morning #wake #bed #pillow #sunrise #fresh #mountain #breeze #cabin #home #keepexploring #adventure #paradise #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Crested Butte, Colorado)

// comrades . two years ago, if we knew exactly what was ahead of us - every valley, mountain, storm, landslide.. what would we choose? . #sofar #onwardsandupwards #evers #weareevers #band #write #record #bandlife #adventure #explore #getdangerous #besomebody #letsgo (at Valdosta, Georgia)

// twenty-one . happy birthday, brother look at us in our twenties - taking in a moment to watch as life rushes by.. you're the real deal. thanks for always supporting, encouraging, and caring for every single person around you. you're a role model to me in many ways and i'm honored to call you the closest of family. keep growing, keep exploring, and keep being exactly who you're meant to be. and thank you for being my brother.. and like, not legally disowning me or something weird and probably super expensive like that. anyways - i love you my brother, and here's to many more ahead. . #birthday #brother #twentyone #🍻 #gunnison #crestedbutte #colorado #mountains #family #explore #adventure #vsco #vscocam #onwardsandupwards (at Gunnison, Colorado)

// colony . three trees one root riot quake . #crestedbutte #colorado #greenlake #quakingaspen #tree #aspens #grove #trail #hike #band #life #music #explore #adventure #vsco #vscocam #evers #intotheeversandbackagain (at Green Lake Trail)

// rent . guys, found our new lease.. . #crestedbutte #colorado #greenlake #trail #hut #thecastleguard #lease #rent #americanhomes4rent #florida #life #explore #adventure #vsco #vscocam #thecastle (at Green Lake Trail)