Impermanence

 

Standing By
10" x 14" watercolor
Arches 100% cotton cold press paper

Had to paint this from an old photo I'd taken of the bougainvillea in bloom next to the cute little coffee shop around the corner. 

Because the bougainvillea isn't standing by anymore. I noticed recently it had been chopped down to about four feet, apparently because last week's storm brought it down.  

What a lovely show it had given, two or three times a year. I miss it already.