April Showers

Liberty Avenue. Downtown Pittsburgh. Friday afternoon.

People Waiting for Bus in Rain

 

Bradford Pear Tree and  Blossoms Reflection in a Puddle Downtown.

Puddle

 

 

 

wet pavementThe rain stopped but the pavement was still wet and the lights reflected in it as it grew dark.

Pedestrians closed their umbrellas.

 

 

puddle in alleyPuddle in a downtown alley.

 

 

the bus station

The Greyhound Bus Station, photographed through the windshield. I liked the blue and the sky.

 

Silhouettes in a downtown alley.

Silhouettes in an alley

April Showers

“Pansies in soft April rains

Fill their stalks with honeyed sap

Drawn from Earth’s prolific lap.”

Bayard Taylor 1825-1875 Buried in Kennett Square PA

April Showers

The weight of the raindrops
bent the Pansy’s face to the ground.
Petals like velvet.