Ghost Roses

Family and friends continue to leave flowers on the corner of 26th Street and Blaisdell Ave., where a police car speeding to an emergency struck and killed a motorcyclist.

You can see the roots of the big tree on this corner that was blown down in a summer storm.

photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Stay Away

They seem to be guarding the silk poinsettias planted in their yard's border.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Caught In The Act

A female goldfinch picked up a seed in it's beak among the zinnias, right off the busy 26th St.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

A Little Alley Action?

A lovely day for lilacs to bloom and for checking out alley furniture.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

This Is Not a Flower.

I see we photogs are all losing our minds for spring flowers.
But this one is really a photo of a bug!

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Magnolia

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Crocus Poking Through The Leaves

This bright yellow crocus is undeterred by the leaf and twig litter, even boldly reflecting its color off the twig to the right.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeco

Spring Ephemeral Native Flowers

 Snow Drop

 Blood Root

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

The spring emphemeral flowers bloom in their native habitat in the forest before the leaves come out.  You can plant them in your yard, too.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Morning Glory

A starfish galaxy irradiates my alley,
right next to the dumpster.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza