photos from a rainy sunday

Today we went to visit the Lake Shrine Temple in the Pacific Palisades. It was a cold and wet day for a walk, but still beautiful! The mix of architecture was a little unusual, but the grounds were beautifully kept and full of lush foliage and lovely flora. Well worth a quick stop if you're ever by the Pacific Coast Highway in southern California.

The rain actually made some of the flowers look too too picture perfect, what with the raindrops on roses and all that! Many of our leaves actually are turning color now that it's fall (though of course it's nothing like the spectacular color on the east coast), but it's still nice to see life in bloom no matter what season it is.