Bench series: September
Having failed dismally to find anything for Jude’s colourful benches challenge last month, I knew I’d have better luck with September’s – metal benches. The High Viewpoint at Inverewe Gardens in Wester Ross has two fairly nondescript specimens – but the view makes up for their lack of attractiveness!
The photograph below wasn’t taken for the bench at all, but for the mural behind it. That’s the wall of the ticket office at Dirleton Castle – if you zoom in, you can read the notice at the right hand side:
The children of Dirleton Primary School’s 100 year wall painting of the village and castle.
And the bench is metal. Result! For more metal benches, visit Jude at Travel Words.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
My favourite is the second pic 🙂
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It was such a pretty place to sit.
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I like benches with backs and open slats. And views.
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Yes, views – definitely the views are important!
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Gosh, Anabel – you’re right, those amazing views could make up for any ‘unattractiveness’ in the immediate environment!
It looks like a lovely place for a sit down and think…
Emma 🙂
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Thank you! It certainly was worth lingering.
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I saw that first picture and just dreamed that I was there. These pictures are lovely
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Thank you!
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As much as I have to agree with you that the benches are no beauties, the views definitely make up for them and I always love to see community street art and murals, I can spend ages studying maps. Nice to see you back in the challenge Anabel 🙂
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Thanks, Jude! That might be it for metal but looking forward to the inscribed month: have a few for that.
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A bench challenge! Never would have thought of that, but what a great idea!
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Amazing how many benches you suddenly start seeing!
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Careful! It becomes an obsession!
Jude xx
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Only been to Inverewe once many years ago, but thought it was so beautiful and the variety of delicate plants (protected by the mildness of the gulf stream) was a revelation.
I rarely get around to the bench challenge, even though I take an unhealthy number of shots of them!
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I’ll do a full post on Inverewe – eventually! It was beautiful: we’d been before too, but the best part of 30 years ago so I didn’t remember much about it.
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