WhatTheJules

By WhatTheJules

Concrete Legos

Similar to the obelisque, here we have stones rising from the ground for reasons known only to them that placed them.
These bricks are at the Ballona Discovery Center. Here you can start at the trail head and either take a horticultural tour of what the plant life was like before this area was converted from wetlands to condos and apartments (and an abundance of parks) or you can chooseaa to follow the same path but read the fitness circuit instructions, stopping at each station to perform a physical fitness task (because that's why I go to a nature preserve area).
Watch along the fence line as you walk to see the many bird boxes hand painted by the students of the adjacent elementary school. These boxes serve as nesting places for the birds that were displaced by construction and were stipulated in the EIR (environmental impact report).
You will also see a sign that describes the water cycle and the important role a wetland plays in filtering the water from the mountains, through towns and cities before it dumps into the ocean.
Finally, at the end of the trail is a life sized model of a native home, it's built just as the natives would, out of rebar. ;)
Nearby, where all the learning ends and the concrete begins we find our blocks. They are fun to climb on, jump from and sit on. I just don't know why , other than to bring me and my friends joy, this public art project exists. It does not fit in with the theme of the park.
Well it is not for me to question why but to enjoy.
And, should you find yourself in Los Angeles, Playa Vista to be exact, give our little park a visit. I promise you will like it.

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