Good Memories...

A MEMORIAL ARMCHAIR...

Found on Chair Blog by Alex Johnson, aka shedboy.

Sitting and watching together

We don't have the wonderful American concept of sitting on your porch and watching the world go by here in the UK, but it was interesting to see something of the kind happening in front gardens in Bath recently.

Memories of Spring...

Winter's drawing in here in the UK, but here's a photograph of a sunny bench taken in the East Goshen Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania and kindly sent to me several months ago by D M Eppley. I've put it up now to remind me that it won't be long before I can go benchsitting in comfort once more...

Appreciative Bench

A bench with a sense of humour

MOST WELCOME BENCHES IN THE WORLD?

They may not look like very much but these are the benches right by the official lodge at the foot of Kilimanjaro where you wait to get your certificate to show that you have successfully climbed the mountain! I was luckily not to find a collapsed walker on them as well.

Surrealist chair/bench

Doesn't it just look as if it's going to wrap those arms around you when you sit down?!

THE NOT-BENCH BENCH

I don't think this sculpture by Peter Randall-Page is supposed to be a bench, but you could see from where it has got shiny that many many people have been sitting on it. How could you resist it?

SIMPLE CAN BE ALL YOU NEED

FLOWER BENCH

Maine Benches

My friend Alice sends me these two lovely benches from Maine, America.

The first is from the Thuya Gardens...



And the second from Rockefeller Garden...

Found in the garden of The Old Fire Engine, Ely

Possibly the best bench inscription ever.

Pioneer Bench art

These two beauties are from The Museum of the West, Old Trapper's Lodge, Burbank, California. They are made by John Ehn who was born of Swedish pioneer parents in 1896. The life size statues on the benches are made from sand and cement over an iron core and wire mesh.


(Sweet Lorraine and Lovely Louise)


(Two Gun Rosie)

LEGAL BENCH

Taken in the Middle Temple, London (just before I got locked in!)

Please welcome....

... the newest new bench blog on the internet.

Because in this busy old cyberspace, we all need as many different places to sit and stare as possible.

GIANT BENCH ATTACK

KICK ASS CITY BENCH

THE LONGEST BENCH IN BRITAIN

At Littlehampton, Sussex, and designed by Studio Weave. More wonderful details and photos here.

BARBARA HEPWORTH BENCH

Simple bench from the sculptor Barbara Hepworth's garden in St Ives.

The Heaven on Earth bench

Found in Cornwall.

Pay and Sit Bench

PAY & SIT: the private bench (HD) from Fabian Brunsing on Vimeo.

Eden Project Benches

I'm not sure whether these remind me more of Palm Trees or Wind Machines, but I do like the way the benches are incorporated at the bottom. A jungle of benches...



Although this bench looks as if it might be under siege by a giant webmaking insect:

WAVY BENCH IN ST VINCENT SQUARE

(JUST TO PROVE BENCHES ARE RARELY BORING)

LOVE BENCH

(ALWAYS MAKES ME CRY AND SMILE AT THE SAME TIME, THIS ONE)

CLASHING BENCHES AT STOW ON THE WOLD

(I HAVE A LOVELY IMAGE IN MY HEAD OF THESE BENCHES NEVER TALKING TO EACH OTHER....)

CURVY BENCH OUTSIDE THE ROYAL ACADEMY

AN ELEPHANT JOINS IN 'THE CONVERSATION'..

PILGRIM'S SIT DOWN

Bench next to the grave of John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

MORE NEW YORK BENCHES

Not taken by me sadly, but thank you to DEBORAH HEATH for these beauties.

The first is on the wonderful sounding High Line skypark



and this one is in... well, where do you think this rustic bench would be?



... I bet no one said Central Park!

Kissing bench

Kiss enough frogs and you find a prince sitting on your bench....

Bench Box

As seen on Shedworking.

Wheel bench

Seen in Oswestry, Shropshire

Rachael on a bench...

My lovely daughter's on her gap year at the moment but sent this photo back. Nice to think the bench gene is alive and strong....

Simple bench

A plank on a tree stump in Chichester. Beautiful.

Snow bench

From the common in Tunbridge Wells last week.

A BENCH A MONTH

Beautiful looking calendar here, by Tara Turner.