This was taken in 2005 when I was a sophomore in high school.. 116th & Keystone Ave. I drive on or past this intersection almost every time I go out. Although now, almost five years later, you won't see traffic lights here anymore. The city of Carmel replaced this intersection along with all the others along Keystone Ave. to huge roundabouts. Good or bad? I don't know. Good because now we don't have stupid traffic lights that don't even know the difference between a line of cars stopped at a red light while letting one car take all the time in the world to make a left turn. Bad because most people don't know how to use roundabouts because they are illiterate and do not understand what the word 'YIELD' means. But like everything else that is complex, these systems can be learned in time and experience. I digress... Anyway, I like this photo because of the sunset and how it sets a warm tone throughout the rest of the picture. It also reminds me of a time when living in suburban Carmel, IN was not as hectic and traffic-jammed at dusk aka rush hour. Now it's just annoying. One of the reasons why my family moved out of San Diego was because it took over half an hour to drive somewhere that should really have only taken ten minutes, minus the traffic. I know I'm only 21 and normally I should be wanting to be out in the city going with the flow of busy traffic with busy people.. but I long for quietness and homeliness. I want to live in peace where there are children running around outside with their dogs without the fear of being run over by a bus or something (I've seen it happen right before my eyes as a child growing up in New York). But in my defense, I'd like to stay close to a city just so that I'm in close reach of an escape whenever the slow motions of that quiet life comes to a standstill. Geesh, I must sound like I'm more 65 than 21..
