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Gray Powelled: v, to leave something of value behind at a bar.
Ex: Oh man, last night was such a blast, even though I Gray Powelled my favorite umbrella.

via @WhitneyBender

Sue age

via @WhitneyBender in Philadelphia

Out spoken

@WhitneyBender, Philadelphia

Hurty

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

3-peat

Another find from @WhitneyBender in Philadelphia.

Blue oyster caught

This amicable breakup comes to us from @WhitneyBender in Philadelphia

Lodged complaint

This looked like a particularly angry breakup, spotted by reader @WhitneyBender in Philadelphia.

Clear(ed) for landing

This does *nothing* to help our efforts to get in with the 'ista set. Blerg.

Snapped and sent in by super snapper, @WhitneyBender from Philadelphia.

What's your excuse?

Said the broken umbrella to the Wendy's cup.

Sent in by @WhitneyBender from Philadelphia

That's a wrap

Lovingly wrapped and secured after the fatal injury, yet discarded so thoughtlessly? Or did the fatal injury occur during non-use? So many questions here.

Another send in by @WhitneyBender from Philadelphia.

Curbed appeal

The neighbors must love this.

Sent in by @WhitneyBender from Philadelphia

Chain gang

Broken umbrella: "I really can't handle it any more. I'm tired all the time and it's the same chore around, around and around again. I sure could use a brake. I mean, a break! OH! Spoke too soon."

@WhitneyBender was out and about in Philadelphia and captured a few. More to come.

Mumbrellas

Reader Whitney caught Philadelphia's annual New Year's Day tradition, the Mummers Parade. So did these two.

Snow immobile

Our first from December's Big 2009 Snowstorm

Weird things to the left of me

@WhitneyBender found this fella stuck in the middle of Gross.

Hasty retreat

Ipod's fault, music
blaring. He almost missed stop
Yet I'm left behind.

A second sent in by @WhitneyBender in one day.

Fall apart

You love us when we're
Pretty. Colors, cov'rage, shade.
Fall burial ground.


@whitneybender found this poor fella asleep in Philadelphia

Solar energy vs. a cloud's full bladder

No one wins.

1st from Jen.

2nd from Whitney!

Re-shoot

And for the 2nd time in BOS history, two umbrellarazzi sent in pictures (this time 3 days apart) of the same subject.

We love you eagle-eyes - thanks for shooting this one Whitney!

Clowns to the left of me

Sent by Whitney during Philadelphia's torrential Friday storm