Coming Up Roses

There's always something in bloom in Santa Cruz but May seems to be a particularly pretty month.  Below are some May flowers which are currently on display at Mission Plaza:

I've been told I take a lot of photos of flowers.  This might be true.  I guess I just can't help but appreciate them.  They're little surprises.  Walks and runs down the same streets seem to change as the flowers do; yards are transformed.  Flowers are fleeting but that keep things  interesting.  In a couple of weeks or a month, these roses will have fallen away.  But by then there'll be new flowers to linger over . . . Like Hydrangeas! I always look forward to those!