A rose bush sans bush and roses. This spiky branch was in a flower bed along with many other similar branches sticking up into the cool spring air. The flower bed was infested with signs asking people to refrain from cutting the roses (click thumbnail at right to see one of the signs). I just found the scene amusing because at this point I couldn't imagine why anyone would want to cut these roses, and also because they look like they've already been cut to within an inch of their lives. I'm sure those signs make a lot more sense in the summer when the roses are in bloom.