Rode Hard and Put Away Wet

Just outside the entrance to North Central High School, these traffic cones, 

torn, tattered, and abused from the hazards of their jobs,

share a mission, marking a bit of broken pavement in the drive.

Meanwhile, the "end" is in sight for ... something.

There was evidence of a lot of spray markings in the area,

perhaps new water or sewage lines, maybe more

fiber optic communications lines; it was, after all,

just outside a fire station where I saw this. 

Traffic Cone Work Day

I've often wondered how traffic cones got to work, now I know -

they meet at the highway department then share a ride 

to the work site. This time they've been assigned to assist in the

grading and repaving of a stretch of 25th Street, 

just off High School Road.

About every twelve feet or so, each cone leaped off the truck

to take its station, creating a phalanx of orange designed to 

separate the work area from the cars and trucks traveling along

the street. The cones have their own guards; at each end of the project,

a woman was stationed with a STOP sign that she used to

control and guide the flow of traffic throughout the day.

Dressed for Work

All last week, street crews had been working in Speedway to pour 

concrete and lay brick for new sidewalks and curbing.

Drivers carefully made their way through the construction zones

in efforts to avoid the human traffic cones working

all along the way. This morning, I went for a long walk,

during which I happened to look up to see fairly new cones,

clad in reflective tape, marking work in progress 

at the corner of 16th Street and Lynhurst drive.

Of course, I took a couple pictures.

Paired with the grey of the grooved concrete

and the white stripes, how could I resist

their handsome, orange presence?

Theme Day: (In)Action

The theme for December is "action." I looked everywhere, 

found it all around. I then took another look and 

was amazed at how much time we spend waiting for action - 

as here when we sat inside this box on wheels, 

waiting as it rolls us to our destinations. 

The cars are waiting for their turn through the detour, 

the bus is waiting to enter the lane

designated by the arrow, and the passengers are 

waiting to get off at their stops.

I guess one could almost say that 

"for every action, there is an equal inaction."

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