We went to Saint Marks square in Venice this evening.  We even went in and sat through the evening mass in St. Mark’s Basilica.  It was very cool.  However before the mass, as we arrived at Saint Mark’s square, so did the wind and the rain and everyone cleared out.  It was like Moses parting the red sea as the people just seemed to move away from us.  Of course maybe it was Barb and her dangerous wielding of a fancy new umbrella she bought at the square when the rain and wind started.  I am sure glad that my camera has automatic image stabilization.  I was laughing so hard I could hardly hold the camera still to take pictures.  What follows is an assortment of camera shots of the two umbrella carriers in our party tonight.  One has a red one and one has a multi-colored one.  See if you can spot any difference in the way they are used……..It is like one has lived in the desert all of her life and sees the umbrella as a source for collecting rain water to save for a later day.  Hmmmmm.  Anyway, here goes.