Carved Snake Bench

Cheethams Park & Nature Reserve

Stalybridge

I am joining in again with Fridays bench theme which I enjoy very much. If you want to see other benches visit the following places where I am sure you will not be disapointed. Rune's Ancient Benches is a classic. Gerald's Every Street in Manchester is a great play on words and then there's Kerri & Perbs fantastic Bench Blog I'm sure you will enjoy them all

This bench is part of a Sculpture trail within Cheethams park.... it really makes for an interesting walk... if you want to see other's from this walk scroll down to the posts I did at the beginning of the week.

I did rest here awhile, and I can tell you it was very comfy.... I rested my arm on the snakes head and got a few stares from passer-bys.

A bench not to missed, or should I say 'HISSED' ha!

Carved Nuthatch

Nuthatch Seat

Cheethams Park & Nature Reserve

Stalybridge

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This is a living tree and the carved Nuthatch as been attached where a limb as been removed.. the seat is just wide enough for me to sit on... so it must be ment for two.. ha! Again this was part of the sculpture trail... this trail as been added this year and I have not been able to find any information on it as yet.

I will show the next set of pictures from this set on Friday, to join in with Rune's bench post..... so theres a clue as to whats in store. Tomorrow I will show you two old stone posts with inscriptions.... I hope you can join me then as I need help deciphering one ;o)

Carved Badgers

Battling Bagers

Cheethams Park & Nature Reserve

Stalybridge

These are part of the parks Sulpture walk that I mentioned yesterday... more tomorrow.

Carved Owl

Cheethams Park

Stalybridge

This is just one of a few sculptures this park as commisioned and have placed throughout the grounds on what it calls a Sculpture Trail. I'll show more from here this week... tomorrow with be a pair of Badgers.

A stitch in time

I took up knitting years ago as a way to give up smoking... it didn't work but at least I learnt to knit. I have since given up smoking though. Anyhow ane was tidying up and wanted to know if I would ever get around to using some left over wool... and heres the result... one rather thick baby blanket... well winter is just around the corner now. Even after knitting this I still had some left over so this weekend I knocked up this little doll below...

Work In Progress

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