Way back in 2015 – yes that really is ten years ago – I decided to post photos of the numerous benches sitting in my folders. It seemed that I was not alone and suddenly it turned into the Bench Challenge where I set a particular criterion each month and people joined in posting their bench photos. It was a lot of fun and I met a lot of wonderful bloggers through it.
This year I am returning to mark the occasion by posting a bench photo every Sunday. There will not be any particular theme set this year so it’s not really much of a challenge, but if there is anyone out there who still has a bucketful of bench photos and would like to join me, then please do so by adding a link in the comments or a link to my post in yours (a pingback) and I will happily pop along to admire.
And I think there is enough red in this one to satisfy Becky’s SimplyRed Squares
TRAVEL WORDS 
I remember when your series began! Everywhere I went I looked for benches. Hard to believe it has been 10 years
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Ah, yes the bench challenge had us all looking for benches long after the series finished. I met a lot of lovely bloggers through that.
I would like to go and sit on that bench… 🙂
In Alnwick’s walled garden. If you are ever passing.
Hopefully, I will be in the future!
Now there’s a bench that I would be happy to sit on!
Best wishes, Pete. x
There are several of these beautiful benches in the walled garden which is full of flowers. Well worth a sit down to take it all in.
Although I have been there, we only had time to visit the castle or the garden and chose the castle. Some day we will go back.
Castle was closed for filming on our visit, but I wanted to see the gardens anyway.
Happy “benches” anniversary = a benchmark for benches.
Haha… well done Pit!
What a beauty – perfect for sitting and enjoying the gardens.
And there are lots of benches in this garden.
Lovely depth of field.