The Riverside Bench

Posted byKipling D.Posted inUncategorized
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Analysis:

The Riverside Bench is a green bench located in West Medford, Massachusetts. My family and I always go for walks on Tuesday nights after dinner. On one of our Tuesday walks, we found this bench, and I decided to put it on my blog. It was one of many benches along the river, but I liked this one because it is the closest to the water. Maybe if you sit there, you can relax while watching ducks and swans swim and glide through the water.

The bench was the most roughed-up of all the benches. This is surprising, because it is the most comfortable. It has a concrete slab under it that stops dirt or mud from getting up onto your feet. The bench also has scattered trees all around it, which match how dilapidated the bench itself is. That is why I rated it a five. (I looked up “dilapidated” in the thesaurus.)

I wrote five for comfort because, for some reason, the bench is always warm. Its back makes you feel so relaxed, and it feels like it could cheer anyone up. For beauty, I put two because it looks like a regular bench; that makes me want to rate it one. But I rated it one peg more because of the swirls at the end. For uniqueness, I had it as one because there are so many green benches in the world with swirls at the end and concrete slabs holding them up.

The Takeaway: The Riverside Bench is a comfortable bench on the banks of the Mystic River where you can sit and watch ducks and swans swimming through the water.

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20 thoughts on “The Riverside Bench”

  3. Another great analysis Kip! You have a good eye for finding some high quality benches. I really like this bench, too. The swirls are great. If you find gum on the underside of the bench, will that give a bench less points … or more?

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  8. Kip, my friend, Chris O’Brien turned me on to your blog, so I need to thank him. I also know your mom. This is a great blog so far and makes me want to head down to my favorite spot besides the CT River here in Bellows Falls and makes notes on all the benches. Usually, I just sit and look at the river and the trees and across the river to Fall Mtn in North Walpole NH.

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  9. This is blog whose time has come! When your family visits Chicago, please pop up to Grant Park. I’ll meet you there and give you a tour of my favorite benches.

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  10. I enjoyed reading your very thorough thoughts on this bench. I wonder why it is always warm. I am looking forward to more benches in future.
    Heather B.
    Ps dilapidated is a great word.

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