Variations over a bench

It is usual for a city or other municipality to have a standard bench. One would this think that if you have seen one, you have seen them all. That is not so. Benches, like everything else, function in a context. You have to see it in its surroundings.

I spent part of last week in Kristiansand, a city in southern Norway. Here is three examples of the "same" public bench in three different settings:




Some of my Blogging-friends "collect" benches, for instance PERBS and Malyss. If you have the time to spare give them a visit and look around. You won't regret it.