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| The Childrens' Garden at the Cincinnati Public Library |
Benches are an invitation for us to sit, rest, enjoy the moment- the view-song of the birds- a good conversation or the simplicity of just being for a few moments.
Benches have stories. Each person that sat on a bench leaves a trace of themselves behind- perhaps an energy. At a crowded bus stop the bench is energy mixed with exhaustion. At a park it is quiet thoughts, romantic meetings, sleepy moms and reflective older gentlemen.
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| Eden Park on a quiet path near the Art Museum and Playhouse in the Park. |
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| Ault Park- I have photographed these benches many a time. |
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| See! Another photo of those Ault Park benches. |
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| Memorial bench at Spring Grove Cemetery |
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| Bainbridge Island, Washington |
From the Cincinnati Enquirer: No longer is anyone allowed to lie down on a Cincinnati park bench, park ledge and in some cases the ground in any of the city’s roughly 5,000 acres of park land, according to a new rule approved by the Cincinnati Park Board.
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Good grief!!!! Now I will lie down when I am at Ault Park, with a book. I can see not sleeping overnight, or camping out for a few day; but one thing that is a great way to relax is to take a snooze on sunny park bench on a Sunday afternoon.... Jenny
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