Darwinbrellasim 101

Roisin in Boston has captured the elusive PURPLE TIGER PRINT UMBRELLA. Spotted in a crumpled, embarrassed heap its natural environment, OBVIOUSLY.

Lavendirt

Broken? Or just abandoned workhorse umbrella? Found at 24th and Fairmount by @Mikeyil

Return to sender

via SweenIT

Uprooted

Death by natural causes captured by Chayoung from Washington Heights.

Petard

Good HEAVENS! Hide the children's eyes!

This gruesome scene was snapped by @StuartYoung on Hungerford Bridge that crosses London's River Thames.

Life's ruff

Tagged on Facebook by @Csembrot

Taupe on the ropes

From our newest Brooklyn correspondent, JedediahBerry who writes "This specimen was spotted, despite its impressive camouflage, on Sterling Avenue in Brooklyn.

Tremendous breakdown

Sent by Kris from Manhattan

Brellalaureate

Sent in by Jen from Drexel University's Main Hall at Chestnut & 32nd.

Pinned

Another great shot by Roisin from Boston University

Sue age

via @WhitneyBender in Philadelphia

Slickster

Sent in by @BellaFoxxM from 45th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.

Anger management

Twittered from @Coujones at 50th and Walton in Philadelphia.

Nightvision

Sent via Twitter by @Coujones from 51st and Hazel in Philadelphia.

Stuck up

Twittered to us by @Coujones from 50th and Cedar Ave in Philadelphia.

In between places

Another find on Prince and Broadway from @Coujones

Camoflagella

@Coujones tweeted this Where's Waldo broken umbrella carnage from Prince and Broadway in Manhattan.

Lurky

This orphan was sent in by Cath from Manhattan

Lemonade

Contributed by Jen in Philadelphia

Pot of go-away

Sent via Twitter from @RobinBogg

Wrong side

1st-timer @dan_bullock tweeted us this carnage caught in Devon, England. LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL EMPLOYED UMBRELLAS!

Attempted escape

Sent in by @Moodyest 3rd and Spring Garden

No encore

Extra ticket, now available.

Spotted by @Moodyest at 7th and Spring Garden, Philadelphia

Chewables

We are nothing (except a quirky personal project) without the voluntary contributions from the umbrellacorps, and we are humbled every time a new photo arrives in our inbox or Twitter stream. Thank you all.



Today we have a special thanks for @StuartYoung who kept his camera handy while traveling in Seoul, South Korea. In spotting this handle carnage, he becomes our second umbrellarazzi to report in from all of Asia.

Yeah.

Question authority

Sent in by @SweenIT from outside a Sizzler in Queens

Ready for my closeup

Sent in by @SweenIT in NYC

Who's smiling now?

Spotted on 73rd and Amsterdam via @BellaFoxx

It's a grill!

Spotted by @BellaFoxx on 73rd and Amsterdam

Rainy day fund

Uploaded to our Facebook page by technocrat reader Roisin in Boston!

Declaration of independence

Sent in by @Coujones from 53rd and Haverford, Philadelphia

de-tetris-us

The great undoing of two umbrellas, captured by Chayoung in New York City

Hooked on a feeling

Sent in by Kris from Columbus Circle

I'll take half and you take half

30th and Walnut, via reader Alyssa

Out spoken

@WhitneyBender, Philadelphia

Conspicuous consumption

Spotted by Moira outside Josephina's, 63rd and Broadway.

Wild cap

A big welcome to our first North Carolina correspondent, @Alexandrialeigh, who spotted this purple passion on Kings Drive in Charlotte

Bag the whole idea

Sent in by @SweenIT from Park Slope

Today's Special - 2 for 1

Sent in by Jen from 11th and Chancellor, Philadelphia

Corseted

Another from 72nd and Amsterdam via @BellaFoxx

Bursting with enthusiasm

via @BellaFoxx from 72nd and Amsterdam.

Call me ish

Sent to us by Roisin from Commonwealth Avenue and Hinsdale Street in Boston

Black, red, soaked all over

The weekend's awesome weather enabled us to welcome another new umbrellarazzi via Twitter, @Michellejoni from Manhattan who acknowledged that the number of umbrella casualties was alarmingly high. (indeed).

Trash smash

Sent in from 1st-time umbrellarazza, Jessica from Bowery and Houston in Manhattan

Hurty

Sent in by @WhitneyBender from 30-awesome, Philadelphia.

Obeyed

Reader Kim found this broken and neatly disposed of carcass at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

Don't be so quick to

Soak away

Broken umbrella carnage spotted by reader Jen at 15th & Walnut, Philadelphia

Thank you very mulch

via @coujones from 48th and Market, Philadelphia

De-limbed

Carnage spotted by Moira in Central Park

Super swarm badge

Flash mob caught by @_samantha_lee_ during a walk through SoHo.

UPDATED: Also spotted by @jacobsoboroff!

UPDATED X 2: @LenDamico emails us this link

UPDATENDUM: This location has now reached New York Tourist site status. Reader @Cwallin @ us a Tweet from Jim Gaffigan. Yeah, that Jim Gaffigan.

Turn your back on a friend

We're surprised by the lack of empathy here.

Sent in by @BellaFoxx from Grand Central Station