Downtown at 6:00
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Today, I listened to a song by Seabears as I waited for the 22 bus to pull up to my stop...still waiting after the 44 was already full and passed by twice. One of the best things about waiting for your bus downtown is being there when 6:00 rolls around. All the office buildings, including the one I work in, typically have automatic timers to turn off the lights on all their floors at 6PM sharp. This is to avoid wasting energy, and if there are still people present on the floors, they just have to go turn them back on.
When you stand down on the street at 6:00, like I do waiting for my bus, all the towers that are lit up in the early evening go black, and for a split second, it's dark and quiet. Floors go dark one after another until all the tall office towers are like large shadows against the already dark sky.
It's almost a phenomenal event to see them all go black and dim; and the most interesting thing is that no one notices. On the streets, everyone keeps their heads down to mind their own business; I feel as if I'm the only one who is looking up.
Then, only 10 seconds later, the lights slower flicker back on.
Lifeless to glowing. Silent to loud.
You can't really capture this with pictures. It's a small thing you have to experience. But I thought I'd share the song I was listening to today when 6:00 came around; for some reason, it seemed appropriate. ...I don't know why.
Seabears - Arms
Posted byPiper at 10:18 PM
I love being able to get a glimpse of your thoughts. Something that may seen mundane and normal to many, appears as a sparkle in life when seen through your eyes and captured in your time. It makes me smile and wish I was there to experience some of these things with you.
It's great to have the audio on play when scrolling through your page as I capture the mood better. The more senses you engage, the more thrilling it becomes.
You know how to capture a moment in time.