Monday, December 5, 2011

Back to the Grind


It's Monday.  Time to go back to work.  I'm fortunate that I don't have to use the freeways through the city in order to get to and from work.  One day a week ago, I attended an afternoon event and made the mistake of getting on the freeway to head home.  This was the scene as we headed west toward Phoenix with the late afternoon sunset lighting the sky.
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21 comments:

  1. GunnDecember 5, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    I like this, all the lights and a beautiful sky!
    have a nice happy new week!

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  2. biebkriebelsDecember 5, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    It looks colourful, but it is boring to drive in a jam. At least you had a beautiful sky to look at.

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  3. KathyDecember 5, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    That is one thing I don't miss about the city!

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  4. brattcatDecember 5, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    there are more cars on this one section of road than there are people in our small town, i think.

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  5. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comDecember 5, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Look at the bright side. At least the freeway traffic was going so slowly that you could safely take this photo.

    By the way, i could have told you never to get on the I-10 heading west into central Phoenix during the evening rush hour. I get on the freeway at 7th or 3rd street every day heading east, and traffic is almost always backed up out of the Deck Park tunnel.

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  6. ThérèseDecember 5, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    and the sunset views can be very distracting...

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 5, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I think freeways are the same in cities everywhere Sharon, but this makes a great image with the fabulous sky and the glowing lights.

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  8. Valladolid Daily PhotoDecember 5, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Not a bad view to your way back from work.

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  9. JudyDecember 5, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Yuck. This is why we don't come down your way much. at least you had some nice sky color to look at.

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  10. MagpieDecember 5, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    How did you manage to take a picture that actually made that gridlock look pretty...must be that lovely sky. :)

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  11. glendaDecember 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    I agree with you on the freeways. I avoid them when I can. You captured a very interesting sky.

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  12. TeresaDecember 5, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    This is a cool scene-even better that you had the opportunity to capture it!

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  13. KarlDecember 5, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Beautiful photo Sharon, I like it a lot, but a bad situation for motorists...

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  14. RedPatDecember 5, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    it's the same here! So frustrating!!

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  15. Regina KDecember 5, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I hate traffic and congestion. One of the reasons I head to work early because I can head home before the rush hour.

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  16. KateDecember 5, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Looks like a pretty grim ride with all that traffic.

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  17. RandyDecember 5, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    I do not miss that one bit.

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  18. LowellDecember 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Yikes! Makes me glad I'm retired. I think Phoenix was a little town (more or less, relatively speaking) when we lived there.

    Houston, I understand, is the same way or worse. A friend of mine lives in the suburb of Katy, Texas. It used to take 30 minutes to get to town. Now it takes 2 hours!

    A very dramatic photo - I especially like the contrast between the red tail lights and the yellow/orangish sky!

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  19. JackDecember 5, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    I think the correct description is "yucky." When I worked in Boston, I faced this every day, both directions. But, after moving to Hartford, traffic jams are mostly a distant memory. I did commute on numbered highways most of the time, but an advantage of a smaller city (and going in the opposite direction of most commuters) was that I ran into negligible traffic. Now I am retired and don't see this at all!

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  20. AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    I guess that is one good thing about being semi-unemployed! I used to have to drive them all the time. Ugh.

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  21. UnknownDecember 10, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    What a fantastic shot, Sharon!

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