A Christmas Bench....

This blog has been a little quiet of late, but not because I'm losing my passion for benches. At all, at all. I promise to be more active next year, but in the meantime here's a Happy Christmas bench for you, dripping with jewels. I hope that 2012 is happy and fulfilling and includes lots of lovely new places for you to sit...

Benches in Taipei

Photographs sent from my friend, Anne Kelly who is out in Taiwan on an art trip at the moment. Glad to see she knows what is really important to look out for!

See, Hear, Speak Bench

Photo credit to Jack Williams

Make Your Own Memorial Bench

I love this story of a pensioner who decided to put up his own memorial bench early enough for him to use!

Thanks to Mary Atkinson for the heads up!

Church Bench?

Is it just me or is this a church pew? If so, it's been given a lovely new spot to sit in.

SUNNY BENCH WITH FALLEN APPLES

Natural v Man Made Bench

Interestingly both the bench and the felled treetrunk look equally popular - which would you choose?

Gentle Bench

Summer Bench

Jam and Jerusalem Bench

Memory Bench

Portrait of a Marriage Bench

Royal Bench

Expensive Bench

Another from Mary who says: Vendesi....Bench for sale on the colourful Venetian island of Burano. Orange painted house comes free!

Most beautiful bench in the world?

Feast your eyes, people. This bench is made from driftwood and dragged up to just the right spot.

Just by a deer highway:



The perfect place to stop and look:



Particularly when this is the view:



Could it be more magical?



Thank you, Deborah, for sending these photographs (and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!)

Shunned bench

A bold red bench on the Venetian glass-blowing island of Murano, but the locals have turned their backs on it! (thanks to Mary Atkinson for this one)

Covered Bench

Postcard bench

Sometimes the inscriptions are so simple and loving they make me cry. This is one...

Heirloom bench

A lovely story to this bench

Bear Bench

(and here's a bear just for Sandy)

A Non Feeding Fish Bench

Keyhole Bench

The Magical Memory Bench

Arty shop bench

And we did enjoy...

Historic Bench

Wave Bench

Marriage bench

Electrifying Benches....

Spotted by garden Goddess, Lia Leendertz on Clevedon Pier...





I keep thinking about the Hugh and 'Sam' one. What IS the story? In fact, I might just give a prize to the person who comes up with the best alternative... go sit on a bench, channel Griselda and let your electric imaginations flow. Then send me your story.

Simple Bench

Floating Fire Bench

Carved Bench

Shelf Bench

Bench in progress...

Interesting to see how they make those 'growing' benches. It doesn't look as if it will be long before the plant grows up to cover the rather ropey looking plank.

Entwined tree and bench...

Is it just me, or does this tree look as if it really wants to reach down and sit on this bench?

Floral Bench

From Mary, who says: "Hidden in a corner of the herb garden at RHS Wisley Gardens, this floral bench deserves a place on your blog. Almost too picturesque to sit on, but couldn't resist it and the aroma of the roses is something special. Mary"

The Ogre of the Bench...

Churchyard Benches

The perfect place to sit and contemplate life.

Bone Benches....

What strange creature do you think these came from?

Secret Bench

I sat on this bench for a little while, and two people walked right past without noticing me at all. Magic!