The plane trees in San Francisco's Civic Center are beginning to show their awareness that colder weather is settling in. Soon all these somewhat green leaves will be turning brown and falling to the ground. Beaux Arts side facade of the old Main Library, now converted to a second existence as the Asian Art Museum.
The museum's upstairs colonnade, with vitrines in the niches currently dedicated to a display of Chinese pottery from the Avery Brundage collection.
Downstairs, toward the front of one of the atriums, there is always a display of flowers arranged according to one of the classical Japanese schools.
Designed by Yoko Klingebiel and Naoko Suzuki (in accordance with the edicts of the Sogetsu school) for the Asian Art Museum Flower Committee.
Materials include viburnum branches, parakeet heliconia, roses & hala leaves.