three shades of pink

I live next to a lovely town park, where this was found after the rain.

The location for a not even close to starving grad student is perfect. Whenever I need a break from reading or writing (and there has been a lot of THAT lately), there is the park, and the field beside the river, which is where these hollyhocks are blooming and attract quite a lot of industrious creatures (myself included).



And last but not least, beside the gazebo is a woody, vibrant plant--name, anyone?