Garden Bench Number Two

After a garden bench has remained in one position for at least three years, it is courteous to give it a name and a short ceremony of welcome to the permanent garden. Garden Bench Number Two - Welcome to the Moosey garden!

Watch Out for the Rooster

Garden Bench Number Two is on the lawn, just alongside the lavender in the end of the Stables Border. It is exposed to 360 degree views, and in full sun.

This comfortable park bench is often frequented by rooster and the hens. Be warned - and be careful to take a cloth to wipe the wooden slats before sitting down.

What about a better, more descriptive name? Garden Bench Number Two isn't exactly romantic and evocative, is it?

The lavender contributes fragrance, nearby trees give shelter from the wind (the newspaper rarely blows away), and you can just hear the babbling burbling water race at the edge of the lawn. Surely the ambience surrounding this garden seat deserves a more colourful name!

No Gumboots on the Carpet...

It is the easiest seat to get to with wobbling cups of hot coffee and the morning newspaper. In fact, you'll often find old cups with coffee dregs drying in the sunshine.

The down side is that the phone in the nearby house can be heard - and there's just enough time to make a mad dash inside to answer it (no gumboots on the carpet, please!)...

Hmm... If you have any name suggestions, please let me know!