I’ve never sat at this bench before. Somehow, I’ve walked past it before many times, but I’ve never even noticed it was here. It’s clearly been here for a long time though because it’s not new. The wood has lichen growing on it and the timber is very weathered and a bit warped. It’s not […]
Month: February 2022
Day 5 – Lily Pond Bench
At this time of year, the Lily Pond is almost overgrown with the lily leaves. There’s no gaps in between where you can see the sky reflected in the water. It is a sea of green thick leaves, layers of leaves, all competing to grow on top of each other to get more light. They […]
Day 4 – Lily Pond Bench
Two of the big pine trees behind the Bench have blown down in the wind. Since I was here, an old tree has come down very recently. It’s huge trunk has splintered near the roots. The other tree looks like it came down at least a month ago. It’s already dry and brown, whereas this […]
Day 3 – By the Way Bench
Sitting on the bench once again. The space opens up and it feels so good. In the field of dandelions.
Day 2 – Lily Pond Bench
It’s a hot, humid, still day. Thunderstorms are coming. There are dark clouds building on the horizon. Just in the last five minutes there’s also been the odd breath of a cool breeze. The change in the air system tells me it’ll probably rain soon. But for now it is hot and still. The water […]
Day 1 – By the Way Bench
There’s a beautiful stallion in the field behind the bench. He’s looking at me right now. His ears are turned towards the sound of my voice. He’s sleek, shiny, well groomed and magnificent. He’s entirely chestnut, with no face marking, no markings anywhere. He’s very flighty. He doesn’t come near the fence. He’s never come […]
Day 0 – Back to the Bench
Today is the day that I reset my commitment to myself to sit on a park bench every day for a year. Last time I did it for a couple of months and then just fell out of it. I’m not sure why I stopped, but I do know that there was something there for […]