Thematic Photographic

Carmi, at his blog Written, Inc., has posted another interesting subject for his regular weekly thematic photographic project. This week’s project is "yellow" and once again I couldn’t resist participating and putting my own spin on my interpretation of "yellow."

So many things come to mind when I think of yellow: the sun, flowers, birds, primary colors, etc. If I were to just focus on "things," I could have captured just about anything in my daily life to participate in this week's challenge, but it wasn't the "things" that interested me. Yellow means so much more to us than the physical things that share it's color. Yellow can represent a variety of other intangible things, from bright to caution. Caution, being the inspiration and subject of my entry for this week's project.

I found this slow sign on a recent trip to Massachusetts. It was located on a park access road that was still closed for the winter season. At first all I could think about as I hiked past it was the irony in the fact that the only people to obey its command were those people wandering down the closed road. Usually only meant for vehicles and their drivers, I couldn't help but think this sign had another meaning for me as I walked by. Slow. So much is captured in this simple word of caution.

~Sarah E. Rose~