Red Camellias and Train Car in Tijuana Rain

Hard coastal glare illuminates a camellia shrub heavy with perfect waxy red flowers amidst terraced garden plots near Tijuana. Late autumn rain falls in steady, visible sheets, creating a slick sheen on the deep green leaves and the rusted metal of a passenger train car embedded directly into the garden soil. The train sits at an impossible angle, its windows reflecting the gray sky while the red blooms cluster against the dark, wet steel. Terraced earth steps recede into the background under the heavy rain. Water droplets bead on the waxy petals, catching the bright light. One red flower rests against the grimy lower panel of the train carriage.