I know I've taken pictures of this spike red beauty growing on a wall of the building where I live, but
I'm seeing today what the rainy weather does to otherwise beautiful flowers.  The freshest flowers manage to keep their perkiness and vibrant color and shape when they first open, but those that were showy last week are drooping today.  Watching the rain come from the ocean is interesting, and noting what it does to make green greener is encouraging, but what it does these beautiful red flowers is a lesson that I'll not try to teach.