Day 274 - Rainbow

2010 is three-quarters finished, and I've stuck with my self-imposed photo-a-day assignment for nine months now . . . almost as rare as seeing a rainbow in L.A.

Day 273 - Burton Chace Park

Spectacular. Simply spectacular.

Day 272 - Burton Chace Park

Due east of the sunset was a rainbow, and due north were lightning bolts.

Day 271 - Burton Chace Park

The Helmsman has been a part of every memory I have at Chace; as a hyperactive (correction, Mom says I was "a little boy who liked to climb, run, jump, and then climb some more") child, it was the perfect size to climb on. But I never knew it stood in front of the Helms Bakery in Culver City before the park was built.

Learn something every day . . .

Day 270 - Burton Chace Park

The weather at Chace was unbelievably rare; earlier in the week the temperature was well over 100, setting a new Los Angeles city record. On this day, thunderstorms were rolling across the eastern part of the city, and while the marina stayed dry, the clouds provided a sunset I hadn't seen in a long time.

Day 269 - Burton Chace Park

When I was a child, my mother often took my sister and me to Burton Chace Park, a small chunk of trees and grass in the middle of Marina del Rey. There was room for us to run around, boats to watch, and even celebrities to see. My mother was bold enough to ask for the autographs of Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan when they were filming an episode of Remington Steele there.

In any case, I hadn't been to Burton Chace in at least 20 years when H-Mac and I went shooting there this week. Apparently these four sea lions aren't permanent residents, but visit frequently enough to not attract too much attention.