Neon Clock Tower Reflection in Tijuana Puddle

Rain-slicked asphalt in a Tijuana corner reflects a towering clock face glowing with neon blue and magenta against the midnight black. A horizontal tree trunk bursts directly from a cracked stucco wall, extending outward with a full canopy of green leaves that hang low over the wet street. Passing car headlights slice through the alley shadows, momentarily illuminating wind-blown paper and dry leaves skittering across the curb. The reflection of the clock tower distorts in the rippling puddle, merging with the impossible horizontal branches. Neon signs from a nearby cafe cast pink light onto the damp pavement, highlighting the texture of the cracked concrete and the glossy sheen of the leaves. at the edge is a single piece of crumpled plastic caught in the shadow of the tree's lowest branch.