Death and Life outside the Door. subtitled We Adopt!

This is not the only shooting that's taken place outside the door but it's the only one that's remembered each year.  This one was before our time, the others we could hear the pop pop pop and watch as the OPD roll up with the lit up cars and camera people taking photos of spent shells on the street.

Each year at this time a few people come by and set up a RIP for Thomas.  They drink some drink and stand around for awhile.  Unfortunately I have no idea who Thomas was or why this happened.

The bullet holes in the wall behind.

Joaquin says it was a 45.  We have a new garage door but apparently the old one had holes in it as well.

Looking at the bullet holed wall (with a new colorful live in neighbor).

The rain did a beat down on the balloons.

But to get back to the adoption....decided the nearest triangle needed some loving so we went through no process whatsoever to adopt it and clean it up.  After the initial pick up of the crap and broken glass.

Long distance view of digging and planting.

 Oh look!  A new baby triangle!

To complete the view of the corners outside the door here, a couple of  life affirming memes.

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An addendum May 12....another killing outside the door.  A car horn stuck to the on position, open the front door to see what's up.  Car totally in flames complete with explosions.  Body inside.