"Golden Gardens Beach 2" by seattlerayhutch45

This shot reminded us of a wonderful short story by Cyrus Colter titled "The Beach Umbrella," wherein a man longs for the community and friendship that seems to take place under other people's beach umbrellas. If only he had an umbrella of his own, he figures, his life would be full of laughter and community, too. We won't tell you what happens as the story evolves, because we think you should seek it out yourself. Maybe it'll stick with you as long as it has with us, the recollection of having read it popping up at random moments when looking through the memorable images in our Seattlest Flickr Pool. Happy Sunday!