Where's our bench, the wobbly bench?
They've dug it up and tossed it away.
The wobbly bench was our special place, where we ate mini croissants and mango slices, and told stories, and played Piggy (me) and Bunny (Little A).
No more.
They closed our local playground for refurbishment at the beginning of November. Four weeks we were told. But it was still out of bounds beginning of January, covered in soil and lonely looking rides.
So what did we do?
We played outside of the playground of course! In the park itself.
"Mummy shark, look at me, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."
"Baby shark you're going very fast on that scooter."
"Yes, cos I'm a big girl now."
Round and around she goes.
"Can I take a photo?"
"Stop that mummy shark, I'm scootering."
And the week it snowed, we padded through untouched snow as fine as powder, throwing snow balls, playing chase, as icy flakes landed atop coated shoulders and woolly hats.
And then one day they came....
Jacketed men who laid down turf, attached new rides, rolled out hot, sticky tarmac, made grassy mounds from the earth that had been dug up, scattered wood chips, planted strange wispy things in the new flower beds that look like floppy spider legs, and....
Returned the park benches.
"Mummy shark look.... there's new swings, and slides, and look, it's daddy car, and baby car, and the seesaw."
Finally on 15th February, the big mesh barriers were taken away, and our playground reopened.
We tested the benches.
Neither wobble.
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Their little minds are just amazing ;)
ReplyDeleteAren't they just :o).
DeleteI love the dramatic effects with the black and white! Can just hear the music in the background, then add talk of a shark...! Glad you've got your park back. Looking forward to this week - it's a great linky xx
ReplyDeleteThank you - nice effect isn't it? It's great to have our park back - just wish it wasn't so cold! X.
DeleteOmg it is one week again, time to pull myself together and recover form half term. I love the park update. The photos of little A are totally adorable!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is :o) Didn't it come around fast eh? The park is becoming a continued theme!
DeleteGreat that you were able to make your own fun, & also that your playground came back new & improved :)
ReplyDeleteCheers! We've had fun when it hasn't been too cold - and great to have the park back :o).
DeleteI hope that the new (not so) wobbly bench brings you a whole new season of adventures :-)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha. We need to make it wobble again! :o).
DeleteThe non-wobbly bench has a lot to live up to!
ReplyDeleteHope the rest of the new playground was worth the wait :)
We want to make it wobbly again! The new playground is ace :o).
DeleteGreat update on the last One Week story! Looking forward to the posts this week.
ReplyDeleteCheers Polly - I like the continuation of the wobbly(or not so)bench!
DeleteI really do love that photo of Little A on the scooter. What a cheeky smile. Love the continued theme of 'your bench'.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good'un isn't it! Cheeky being a very apt description! I'm liking the whole bench thing too!
DeleteAw! The only certainty in life is that times move on and things change! Our playground went through a refurb that too FOREVER a year back, but once it opened it was so worth the wait - and we have a wobbly bench, except it's meant to be wobbly. You are very welcome to come over and have a wobble on it!! xx
ReplyDeletethink we might just do that! We loved our wobbly bench - we may have to don bags on our head and re-wobble our bench. But the new play ground is fab - defo worth the wait! X.
DeleteI love her telling you no she's scootering. Our eldest has started to say No, stop no pictures!
ReplyDeleteShe loves the word "no" - she doesn't like her picture being taken either!
DeleteOh I love this. So nostalgically written.
ReplyDeleteWill try to join in.
Sorry your bench is no longer wobbly - I wonder what that represents? :-)
Liska xx
Thank you! Great if you join in - which you are, so that's fab! I loved the bench wobbly :o). X.
DeleteAh, a new bench - a valentines present from the council?!
ReplyDeleteLoving the pics of Little A, and wishing you many continued happy times on your non wobbly bench xx
Thank you! I want a wobbly bench! Little A and I will have to go the park at dusk and re-wobble one of the benches! X.
Deletei love this post. Love her hat! love the little playing outside the playground story! great shots! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you! That hat rocks! And thank you - I was pretty chuffed with the pictures of Little A! X.
DeleteHow cute is Little A on her scooter. Glad you have your playground back :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth :o). It was worth the wait!
DeleteGlad you got your park back! Looks like one for Country Kids too! Please come and join me x
ReplyDelete... Eventually :o). Will remember to do that! X.
DeleteHope you will have as much fun on the non-wobbly bench!! xx
ReplyDeleteSomething tells me that might not happen! It will have to be re-wobbled. X.
DeleteMy daughters love scootering! They have even named their scooters: 'Rainbow' and 'Strawberry'!
ReplyDeleteThank you for coming over to comment! Little A is yet to name hers! :o).
DeleteI love the pictures (and the post) but I just knew that the "new" benches weren't going to be wonky! Maybe they'll get wonkier over time ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you - Little A and I will have to apply some wobble factor to them! :o).
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