These are on a tree hanging down over the sidewalk by the library. Because I’m not a botanist or even an accomplished gardener this is all very confusing to me, except that it’s the tree’s reproductive cycle at work. I would have guessed that the “pods” on the upper left were seed pods, but they seem to be budding flowers. The seed pods appear to be the empty things on the lower right. At least the flowering part is gone and seeds will be forming in what’s left. The whole thing seems very strange to me, but so much of the tree turns red that it’s impossible not to notice. The afternoon light caught these blooms at just the right moment. Such a world we live in.