Holiday Commuting
On my way to pick up some rental equipment from the city right before Christmas (Friday Dec. 21), I walked on to the ferry to find it covered in holiday (read Christmas) decorations made by school children. The thing that struck me was how tired the decorations looked and how that reflected the general sense of exhaustion regarding the holidays. Also, I thought it was funny how the decorations seemed to impose on some people who you could tell wanted a little space from the whole scene, like the image here. I also found the juxtaposition of the decorations with the utilitarian institutional elements of the ferry really funny- like trying to decorate a gas station restroom.
I'm headed into the city tomorrow to pick up some more equipment for this weekend and plan to do another mini series on some theme while I'm there. Right now I'm thinking it might be just strolling through Chinatown, or maybe the street grocery stores of Mission St. or Irving.