Paul Goldfinger.  Ft, Myers, Fla. Feb. 2022. ©

I rarely go into the water.  Mostly I walk around with camera in hand. I saw her from a distance but couldn’t figure out what the situation was.

As I approached, I noticed a couple of guys nearby looking in her direction.  They saw my camera and smiled.  I saw the mystery:  Was she wearing a bathing suit or not?

I wasn’t sure.  Eileen was there and she wasn’t sure either, but as we got closer she said, “No.  It’s a flesh colored bikini.”

Really?  I had to study my photograph closely to see that she was right. In fact this composition was a closeup view.

The mystery was solved except for the fundamental question, “Why?”

THE FLAMINGOS