Crimson Leaves: Make-Believe Seasons in La La Land

Waiting for my car to be smog checked, I stoop to collect heart-shaped leaves from the sidewalk. I didn’t select this particular auto shop because of its proximity to this tree, but I will come back here because of it. Evergreen pear trees line the streets of my little corner of Los Angeles. Native to Taiwan and not particularly drought tolerant, I don’t want to love them as much as I do.