Friday, June 21, 2019

Umbrellas, Open or Closed

Patio umbrella, inside the store

One of the Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt prompts was "An Umbrella, open or closed" (number 6 on the list of prompts).

Summer is the season for patio umbrellas, and, living in southern California, as I do, I'd expect to see them in various outdoor patios.  But, I have been amused to see where I am finding them.  The one pictured above was set up inside the store, in a bin filled with other (closed) patio umbrellas.

Then, I looked up and saw this:

Summer Display
Today, I went to the lab to get some blood work done (for my upcoming doctor's appointment on Monday) and saw not one, but two, patio umbrellas: 

Indoor Patio
This is a "patio" area, set up inside the car park, on the second level, right next to the elevators.  Two patio tables and two umbrellas, set up in front of a wall painted to look like a green meadow, with a mountain range in the background, a patch of blue skies, and a little white cloud.   I thought the artificial plant near the pipes on the left added a nice touch!  The glare to the right of the photo is from the roof level parking area.

I don't know, but, I think this might end up being my selected photo for this prompt!  What do you think?

12 comments:

  1. Definitely. It's the first patio in a car park that I've ever seen. Well spotted!

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    1. Thank you! The painted scenery, complete with a little white cloud is too funny!

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    1. Thank you, Natalia. Hope your weekend will be a good one, too. :)

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    1. Reminded me a bit of the song, "It's Only a Paper Moon". :)

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  4. Do you believe it’s bad luck to open an umbrella indoors?

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    1. Yes, I do! But, I think it applies only if opened inside a house and held up. An open umbrella, lying on it's side on the floor to dry is OK. :)

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  5. Sure, why not? I've been planting more trees to provide shade.

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    1. Trees are good! They provide the best kind of shade and natural cooling!

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  6. Once you start looking, it seems that umbrellas are everywhere. I like the ones in the garage for your photo. Now, I should start looking around.

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    1. Yes, once you start looking, you find things everywhere! I guess that is the purpose behind the scavenger hunt? It's a little like your "Second Look". Maybe you can find a few things, this weekend?

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