The lace umbrella

Notice that no one else is paying her any attention, all on their phones or books - and in St Mark's square Venice!
So lucky to have had a few days there staying in town and before the floods.

[Babs]

A sign of the times where people go out together yet don't talk

[Joan Robillard]

A nice front focus piece

[Corinne]

Funny yes but ... I’m sure they are sending their photos from Venice to their friends ;)

[Merrelyn]

At least the book reader is checking out a travel book :)

[Issi Bannerman]

I'm hoping that the guy with the book is actually conversing the the lace umbrella! Perhaps they're all planning where next to go. Lovely image.

[Diana]

I agree with all the above comments, Issi might be right ;-)

[Denise Wood]

I'd love that lace umbrella for our brolly girls :)

[Carole Sandford]

A fantastic umbrella, a sad indictment of the times, that the art of conversation, is dying if not quite dead!

[Wylie]

@gilbertwood I thought you would, nearly tagged you!

[Kathy]

A cornicopia of things to look at. It's interesting how the red chairs catch my eye and lead it through the crowd to the cathedral in the background.

[M. Brutus]

I was there in 2001 before the cell phone craze. It seemed much different.

[Margo]

Great capture