We are in the midst of summer, yet the relaxing days of sipping iced refreshments on a sunny porch as promised by lemonade commercials are a long way off. Why? Because we are blocked. Blocked from private beaches for being too poor, blocked from wearing a bathing suit out in public due to your obesity, or blocked from strolling along the beach for bringing your dog when they aren't allowed (such a fascist rule). This photo illustrates these blocks by displaying only a small view of a sunny paradise, with a wall blocking you from basking in the beach's sun. You can see the beach, hear the beach, but you are blocked from the beach. I especially appreciate that the photographer deliberately kept the fence out of focus, because sometimes it's hard to see what's standing in our way. The summer sunshine is out there, but unfortunately so is the sunblock.