DECEMBER 2011 - THE BENCH

[streetshooter]

Phila, Pa Market East.

 

[Marcus E.]

The lonely Christmas.

 

[Mainiac]

Bench is a very old word with cognates in many languages including old Norse, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and German . The first two recorded uses are quoted in the Oxford English Dictionary a 1000 Beowulf 659 Buᴁon þa to bence. c 1200 Ormin 14087 He wollde sittenn þær, To drinnkenn þære on bennche. Notice the 1200 usage of the word to drink beer on bench.
The holiday season is here don't forget to sit on a bench and drink beer not just read a magazine

 

[panonski]

[No message]

 

[quester]

Seaside bench.

 

[thelps]

Seat In The Sun

Sit, soak up the sun, watch the world go by.

 

[Wiener]

Under the old oak tree.

 

[proto]

After so much aspects of benches, I think this one, I discovered last year, but went now to take a foto, should be in this collection, even it was quite difficult for me, to make important the lower part of the bench.

 

[Duane Pandorf]

"My Bench" taken in San Diego, CA in front of the Hilton Gas Lamp Hotel.

 

[Brian_ph]

Situated in the oldest district of Manila and heritage site of Fort Santiago in the Philippines, this bench is on the brink of eradication due to modernization and development pressures replacing the culture and history with rampant commercialism. If this happens, the efforts to rebuild this historic fortress including this bench founded by the Spaniards in 16th century will have been in vain. (Photo taken using Ricoh GXR S10 - toy camera scene mode)

 

[pjphoto59]

My lovely old garden seat has got a lovely patina...

Peter J

 

[lensman]

The Train Bench

 

[The Jannie]

The bench waits for those who didn't come home.

 

[silverbullet]

on our town bench, Haans and his wife are watching the traffic:

 

[obliviousmonkey]

friends

 

[obliviousmonkey]

I guess I missed the cutoff time

 

[odklizec]

Unfortunately yes. Rules are rules...sorry I wish you better luck next time!

 

[Orol]

I guess I missed the cutoff time

It is a pity, by the way.

Peter

 

[panonski]

ru :?

 

[obliviousmonkey]

i forgot about the 9 hour time difference...
no worries
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