Keep out

Something about this one just seems particularly depressing, as if dropped slyly while the owner was on the move.

Another terrific shot from Chayoung!

Such great heights

Yield to oncoming
'Brollies, broken and blowing
Green, Yell, red. Stop rain.

Our friend Annaleeb spotted this traffic jam in Northampton, England, and sent it in a snap via Twitter. You just never know!

Cameo

What can we say? We're completely humbled by 1st-time submitter Drenen's quick reflexes in submitting our first movie appearance. Confession, we're not familiar with the film, but in IMDB'ing the synopsis, sounds like a broken umbrella was the least of this guy's troubles.

Thanks, Drenen!

Minimalism

Remember Fiona? Well she recently sent us an email saying she'd just returned from a trip to Tokyo, and while she was there... yup, you got it, she thought of US! We're verklempt over here. Tokyo! Vacation!

Where first she found this:



And then this:



She goes on to explain that any left-behind umbrellas in lobbys or metro stations are quickly collected by the homeless, and she was lucky enough to see why and where they go. What a grand re-use, and wonderful perspective from a new locale.

Thanks Fiona!

Alternate transportation

Travel dry, water
All around, no thanks
Claustrophobic. Fear.

Snapped by Mike, outside a Philly to Jersey PATCO entrance.

Pastella -ella -ella

We dined al fresco
No skin cancer? You're welcome
I melt like sorbet.

2-time sender Andrea is getting the hang of this!

Pseudo-protection

Scaffolding will end
Think you can go this alone?
Ha, see if I care.

Sent in from NYC by Karen.

Unsuspecting

STOP AND BRELLA LIVES
GIVE ME THE IPOD, MAN. AND
DONT CALL THE POLICE.


@Jewelsann tells us that she'd just finished a photo shoot when she and the model realized they left their prop behind. Before walking back to retrieve it, she was compelled to snap this shot. Some time later she was chatting with a Twitter friend who knew of this blog; she says the first thing she thought of was this shot.

We love hearing from new readers, and about readers thoughtful enough to talk about us! Heart. Bursting!

Thanks so much for sharing, Julie!

Slip up

Felt a little cramp
Potassium overdose
Ribs, fragile. Gasp. Splat.

A quirky little find from Nerdette, plus aGawking in Traffic Easter egg.

Coming or going

Bella found this one waiting at Grand Central Station.

Gift wrapped

Sitting
Waiting
Wishing
Freecycling

Karen is our queen of finding 'brollys in the most random of locales.

Picture in Picture

Here at Better Off Soaked, we're all about observing the unique within everyday objects. So perhaps the only thing that surprised us about today's post is how long it took us to see something wholly different in one of our sad, beautiful broken umbrellas. Do you see it too?

Before:



After:



Fly away beautiful (now hot pink) heron!

Solar snubbing

Brilliant!

New reader Adam Garcia snapped this on Broad and Spruce in Philadelphia. Thanks, Adam!

Another Big Belly reject

Sent in by Whitney!

Reflect

We found this one on Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia

Rugby anyone?

Sent from new reader Andrea, from Long Beach Island, New Jersey. And our first in the "striped" category! (Eds. Really? Wow.)

How was your trip to Philly?

Dear tourists: thanks for
walking! Not thanks for litter-
ing. With love, Philly.

@sawinkler stumbled upon this carnage in Queen Village last weekend. So much fantastic in one shot!

If it bleeds, it leads

If it pours, it sours.
Oh wait. Damn English language.
If it rains, it pains.


I passed this one at 22nd and Fairmount Monday morning on my way to work. It was still there Monday evening.

In Pixels

The BOS community grows thanks to Twitter:

RT @annaleeb: @BellaBrella Hi saw this by a derelict hospital which is being redeveloped in Northampton, England after heavy rain http://twitpic.com/d0h6m

Thanks lady!

86'ed, adjusted for inflation

Captured by Moira, in Baltimore.

Faux (pas)

This gorgeous closeup comes from Bella Foxx!

Spotted at the corner of Vernon Blvd and 50th Ave in Queens, NY.

Abandonment issues

As if being dump'd
Isn't bad enough, Philly's
Trash cans too chic, too.

Looks like Philly's fancy new trash cans have some digestion issues with our subjects. Rachel found this one purged in Center City

Busker

Submitted by Anonymous, from the Times Square subway, NYC

Blackout

Alyssa emails that she came across this friend outside a cleaning supply store, of all places!

22nd & Walnut, Philadelphia

Double stuff

Surely there's milk in there somewhere.

First-time submitter, Aly whom I met during my First Person Arts Salon presentation. Great to hear from you again, Aly!

Moving on

Taken (at a stop light, promise!) on my way home from work today. My first attempt at being artsy. What say you? (Besides, get an SLR, obvs. Still a few more freelance jobs away.)

Don't look back in anger

Our favorite British 'brolly-hunter Robin sends this groupie to us from last weekend's festival in Dorset, England.

Gimme shelter

Whitney sent this today while she was apparently out and about during Philadelphia's biblical downpour. Eek!

Mating call

Spotted by ccashdollar, on 11th and Market.