The sun is out at the moment, for the first time in a few days. Good news for those who bought cheap umbrellas like this, which work best in drizzle when there is no breeze, earlier in the week.
Posts Tagged ‘umbrella’
Umbrella RIP
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn weather, nyc cheap umbrella, photography, sidewalks of ny, umbrella on October 5, 2012| 1 Comment »
Gone good-bye
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, fourth ave, park slope, photography, rainstorm, umbrella, wind and rain on January 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The wind was so fierce yesterday umbrellas required a two-handed grip. By the evening rush, the storm was over, and umbrella casualties by the dozen littered the sidewalks.
Wheelies in the rain
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged atv, brooklyn, fourth ave, photography, tires, trash can, umbrella, wheels on September 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

one not real
The wind and rain Friday were cruel to umbrellas. I saw the bottom tire first, and the battered umbrella a few yards away, which transformed it into a cartoony wheel like you’d find on an all terrain vehicle.

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Someone lost an umbrella
Posted in Misc, tagged blossom, brooklyn, drizzle, malfunction, pear tree, photography, rain, springtime, umbrella on April 15, 2009| 1 Comment »
Brooklyn’s in bloom and looking great, even in the drizzle. I think this is a pear tree. No telling where the rest of the umbrella ended up – probably stomped to death on the sidewalk following a malfunction.