Christo’s Umbrellas

Seventeen hundred 20-foot iron stakes in the ground might be heroic. Painted yellow and topped with large yellow umbrellas, they are pure whimsy. As I looked, I thought that there should be leprechauns. Then I saw groups of people resting under each of the umbrellas. I know that Christo had made leprechauns of us all.

ELDEN HUGHES

Whittier