Don't forget a cushion
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
Rockingham, Australia
March 21, 2017 9:50am CST
I hope I haven't put this photo up before. It's hard to keep track sometimes. This park bench is in Nannup in Western Australia and has been created from a heap of small pieces of hardware. Maybe most are bicycle parts. There seems to be a lot of sprockets and roundy things that might be from bikes.
And I like the way the creator has blended the industrial world with the natural world by enclosing all the parts into a leaf shape. However, it doesn't look the softest of seats. I'd be taking a cushion along with my book and coffee.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Mar 17
It may not be comfortable to sit on but the bench is very stylish and imaginative.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
A big, fat, comfy cushion, a good book and a big cup of coffee. 
@Tampa_girl7 (48991)
• United States
21 Mar 17
That may be the prettiest park bench that I have ever seen
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@Tampa_girl7 (48991)
• United States
22 Mar 17
@JudyEv I could just see it under one of my shade trees.
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@Marilynda1225 (79768)
• United States
21 Mar 17
That certainly is a interesting bench and I don't remember seeing it before. You're right when you say you'd need a cushion as it doesn't look very comfortable.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
Wrought iron seats and benches are rarely comfortable although they look good.
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
I'm glad it's 'new'. I have a lot of posts to paddle back through now but mostly I search for keywords I think I might have used.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
21 Mar 17
I love it! That's funny , before I read the article I thought to myself how it looks like bicycle parts. It is beautiful, but, perhaps not the most comfortable.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
It would be unique wouldn't it? Got any spare bikes laying around?
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
25 Mar 17
I would worry that my long hair would get caught in the backrest. Guess I would have to put it up in a bun to avoid that.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@JudyEv it is catchy to the eye though. Very creative piece of work.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I love this bench. It is so creative. I do not recall seeing this picture of yours before but I could have missed it. It does look like it might be a bit uncomfortable to sit on for long so it would just be a nice place to sit when we need just a few minutes to rest.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
21 Mar 17
I thought it looked a bit like a jalapeno.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
I guess it does but Nannup is in timber country so I assumed it was a leaf. I guess it's also just an interesting shape. :)
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
22 Mar 17
@JudyEv Yeah it's probably a leaf.. I guess it's open to interpretation.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Mar 17
It is a very pretty bench and yes, it looks like a cushion would be required lol
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Mar 17
@JudyEv - I don't remember seeing this photo before, on either this side or "the other one." What a great bench! I love this type of creativity!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Mar 17
@JudyEv - This is recycling in the best sense of the word!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Mar 17
Yes, chainrings, cassette rings, and pedal cranks. I'd totally buy that if I could afford it. But yeah, a cushion would be most necessary!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
@teamfreak16 We have enough bits and pieces around the place too though not of bikes but we'd be hopeless at creating something artistic too.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Mar 17
@JudyEv - I did, at one time, own four bikes. But I couldn't make something like that. I'm not very artistic.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 17
Chairs and seats made from wrought iron are rarely comfortable I find.
@allknowing (130064)
• India
22 Mar 17
Dainty looking piece of art and certainly not for sitting - not for me anyway as I would surely forget to take a cushion
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
22 Mar 17
@JudyEv Looks sturdy and beautiful.You need more than one cushion.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Mar 17
yeah, pretty but rather painful looking
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
22 Mar 17
No, it doesn't look like the most comfortable seat in town but it sure is pretty!
