The bench I decided to visit was dedicated to my grandmother. It is located at my cabin on Mayne Island, d

2. See, Feel, Think, Want
As I sit on the bench I am able to see the library behind me, the library is a light brown colour and is not very warn because it is brand new, one of the library’s windows is located right behind the bench and I am able to see 2 computers and rows of books in the back. Beside the bench there are 2 glass doors that are opened during the summer to let warm air in. The bench is bolted down on cement that also has engravings in it that are dedicated to different people. Ironically there is an engraving that is almost the same saying as my grandmother except one word is changed. The quote is right beside the bench. As I look forward I am able to see an open field, the grass is green and light brown, which has small brown and green shrubs surrounding it, and a large pine tree to the left side with a worn bench placed under it. As I look passed the field I can look onto active pass and then Galiano Island passed it. The ocean is a dark blue colour against the light blue sky and is not very clear. There are small motor boats and sail boats on it. As I sit there two ferries go by blowing their horns as they go through, the sound is very loud and rings in my ear. The sky

3. Dedicated to me
If I had a bench dedicated to me I would also like it on Mayne Island. It wouldn’t be outside the library because I don’t really like to read books but I would want it outside the strip mall because it is a place where everyone just sits and enjoys their ice-cream, it is also a place where people come together and just talk. I've grown up coming to Mayne Island with my family and there are so many amazing memories here that I will never forget. My cabin is a family place, we go there for special vacations such as Easter, Thanksgiving and even Christmas once; my family is very important to me. I would also like it to be near my grandmother’s bench because she was very important to me, yet I wasn’t very old when she died. I still remember a lot about her. The inscription on my bench would read “the best things in life are worth waiting for” I don’t know why but I have always liked this quote and I have found it very true. I do believe that the best things in life are worth waiting for, and that one should not rush into things.
4. I dedicated a bench
If I were to dedicate a bench to someone it would be to my parents or sister. I would place the bench on Mayne Island along with my grandmother’s bench. It would go in the Japanese garden because every time we visit Mayne Island my parents love to go there. My grandmother also has a plaque in the garden along the fence. Mayne Island is very important to everyone in my family, and I k

5. Journal
On my journey to the bench I first had to get to Mayne Island, I took the ferry with my parents, sister, granddad, aunt, uncle and cousins. It was only about an hour and a half long stopping at Galiano on the way. On the ride we played cards and got some lunch. When we arrived we went to the cabin and unpacked. We needed to go into town to get some food so I decided I would go and just look around at different shops. It was a beautiful day and wanted to go out also. We drove into town with everyone in our van. On the way we passed a few shops, the elementary school, the clinic, and the fire hall. Reaching town we passed city hall on the outside of town, as we made our way in we passed the gas station which had a movie rental attached to it on the left. On the right were a few houses and then a little clothing store. We parked outside the store and got out. As my parents when inside the store to get food my granddad, sister, uncle and cousins went down the dock. I decided that I was going to go sit on my grandmother bench and enjoy the day instead of going in the store or down on the dock. I walked through the opening of shrubs to get into the field that the bench looked on to. The field wasn’t that big and it didn’t take me that long to finally reach the bench. There was a little hill that I had to walk up to get to the bench but it wasn’t that bad. I read the plaque before I sat down and looked into the library. The library seemed to be open because people were inside reading. I sat down on the bench and just looked out onto the ocean.
6. Poem about my bench
Park Bench
Sitting on a park bench,
the fragrance of the grass
scents the fresh air.
It makes you look more closely
to everything that is there.
The beauty of the day,
white clouds, no black ones of dismay.
A breeze that bends
every leaf and petal to and fro.
Then there are the colours,
a multitude of green.
Everything assaults our senses,
every smell and flower there.
The sun is over my shoulder,
blue skies, and no clouds in sight.
As I sit here on a park bench
enjoying everything, I see.
David Harris
This poem relates to my bench because it is exactly how I feel when I sit on the bench on a beautiful day. You are able to enjoy the nature and its beauty in peace. You can smell the scent of fresh air, and see the beauty of nature around. You are able to see the different colours around even though they may not all be able trees. There are colours given by the trees but there is also colours coming from the ocean and town. You can feel the breeze coming off the ocean which moves the shrubs and trees back and forth. The sun on my face with a blue sky above me. This is a place where I can just enjoy everything with no worries, just like in this poem. This poem seems so lovely with nothing wrong, almost perfect, that is the exact way I feel when I am sitting there.
7. Connection to my poem
The poem connects to my personal philosophy of life by that you need to take the time just to enjoy what life holds for you. You can’t rush through life not taking the time to enjoy what is around you. Also that nature is a beautiful thing that people take for granted, it’s not everywhere when a person can look one way and see the mountains and another see the ocean with trees all around. I do take nature for granted sometimes but then when I read this poem or just sit and take a moment to enjoy it makes me feel happy that I am able to do that. Being outdoors on a wonderful day just makes me so happy, a feeling that I can’t get from anything else.
8. Purpose of a park
The purpose of a park is to allow for people to come and enjoy the nature and outdoors. Parks are places where children to adults can enjoy playing sports or on a play ground. They are able to interact with their friends or make new friends. It is also a place where people can come to walk and exercise. A park also gives a place for nature to grow and be left alone; it can be enjoyed by people of any age. Parks can be big, small, covered by trees, or an open field; there are so many different kinds of parks each with a different feeling to it. But mostly a park is to allow one to be able to do whatever they want outside and enjoy peacefulness of nature without the city around. When I am in a park I am able to be free and just hang out with my friends or family, I feel like I could sit there forever just looking at the beauty around me.
9. My poem
Graduation
Scary
Exciting
Nervous
All words that creep into my mind
I don’t
I won’t
I have to
Graduate
New experiences
New friends
New opportunities
All things that will appear
I don’t
I won’t
I have to
Graduate
Freedom
Choices
Disconnected
All effects that come with it
I don’t
I won’t
I have to
Graduate
Too late, times gone
Not yet, not ready
I can’t, I can
I have
GRADUATED

By: Lindsay van Leeuwen