plants and animals

Here's one lonely tree, losing its leaves, just like the trees on the East Coast.I haven't seen another.

 There are no pigeons, but the town fountain is visited by seagulls, who use it for a lounge and birdbath.

 A Bird-of-Paradise in a local garden, if not in the wild. It seems to thrive here, and grows to be a large shrub when planted outdoors. It looks much better planted naturally than stuck in a vase as a one-flower arrangement.