This time of year it is all about rushing. Rush to work, and home; company parties, shopping, children’s plays, recitals, shopping, dinner parties and more shopping. There should be no limit to the possible photo ops and I have found myself with ZERO photos on the camera. I carried the camera with me all week. Nothing. Two days ago I began looking through the Houston archives. Nothing.
I suggested this topic. Surely I had an idea for a photo to post. Nothing comes to mind. Last week Patty and I went shopping for Thanksgiving dinner supplies, the lines were miles long, everyone in a rush to get home. Did I take an interesting photo – NO. On Thursday night we went to Wal-Mart to see ‘black Friday’ activities. It was a madhouse people acting like idiots, rushing about then standing in a line that wound around the store, probably a quarter mile long. No dollar saved was worth standing in that line. Did I take photos – NO. Are you getting the idea that this is a disclaimer?
Right at this moment in time I don’t work. In fact, I avoid going out between 6 – 8 am and if I do go out, I try to be back at the house or hiding in a coffee shop between 4 and 6pm. Houston is a ‘get there by car or don’t go at all’ town. Missouri city does not have any mass transit options. Avoiding rush hour out this direction is a matter of survival. Today I took two photo – snap shots really – that can give you an idea of what a society driven by cars means on a daily basis.
looking south
looking north on a Saturday afternoon.
and inside a store… we were 10th in line
Gosh, Ginger, any hour would be rush hour with that much traffic on the roads, even on a Saturday. The second shot really tells the story.
ReplyDeleteYes the first shot, bumper to bumper is definitely rush, rush, rush.
ReplyDeleteGinger - thanks for the topic and thanks for the invitation. We all need a nudge once in a while. You took on your own assignment head one. The first shot was great because it made me cringe -- we can all get creative but looking through a windshield at a line of car ahead of us. The essence of what it feels like. And the shoppers in line...when I see a line like that I look for a shorter line and usually the shorter line is longer because the clerk is a trainee.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like my city. :( Sometimes I wish I lived with Pauline.
ReplyDeleteHi Ginger!
ReplyDeletePhotos or not, this is a great post. It's -interesting-, and that's what I like.
I did get your message, and I may participate in the Shootout soon, though it will be an exception. Perhaps I can make it once a month...
Science Girl, good to hear from you. And a shot from France every once in a while would be great. don't even worry about once a month - no promises just show up and say hello.
DeleteLooking at your photos makes me especially glad that I live in SW Florida....brrr...it looks so cold where you are!
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