{"id":6589,"date":"2018-08-19T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T14:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siteandinsight.com\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2018-08-19T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T14:54:18","slug":"the-skating-pond-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/fr\/the-skating-pond-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Skating Pond, August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes small changes make a huge difference, or as I wrote last fall, <a href=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/little-things-mean-a-lot\/\">Little Things Mean a Lot<\/a>.\u00a0 I was writing then about\u00a0some small changes I&rsquo;d made at the Skating Pond at Glen Villa, my garden in Quebec. Later\u00a0in the fall, after I wrote about the changes, I made one more. I added a bench.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6599\" style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6599\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6599\" src=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bench-1-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"The slate under the bench was left over from a previous project.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The slate under the bench was left over from a previous project.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My sister immediately said the bench looked wrong &#8212; and she was right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6600\" style=\"width: 2583px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6600\" src=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bench-1-up-view-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up at the first bench from the boardwalk told me that my sister was right. I needed to change the bench. \" width=\"2573\" height=\"1807\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking up at the first bench from the boardwalk told me that my sister was right. I needed to change the bench.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It took me almost a year to\u00a0replace that bench. The new\u00a0one does everything I wanted it to do. Unlike its predecessor, it almost disappears into the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6602\" style=\"width: 4682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6602\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6602\" src=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bench-overview-2-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"From the far side of the Skating Pond, the bench almost disappears. \" width=\"4672\" height=\"3115\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the far side of the Skating Pond, the line of the bench echoes the line of the boardwalk.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The materials are simple and appropriate for the setting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6601\" style=\"width: 4938px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6601\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6601\" src=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bench-2-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"A side view of the new bench shows how simple it is -- two rocks and two planks.\" width=\"4928\" height=\"3285\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A side view of the new bench shows how simple\u00a0it is &#8212; two rocks and two planks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the boardwalk looking up, the bench appears like a natural element, not a decorative seat as the previous one was.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6603\" style=\"width: 4986px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6603\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6603\" src=\"http:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/bench-2-up-view-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"This view from the boardwalk shows \" width=\"4976\" height=\"3317\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This view from the boardwalk shows how\u00a0 comfortably this bench fits the landscape.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m happy with this modest change. As small as it was, it re-affirms for me how important it is to keep looking and to make changes when you need to.<\/p>\n<p>What about you? Have you made a small change in your garden that has made a big difference?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes small changes make a huge difference, or as I wrote last fall, Little Things Mean a Lot.\u00a0 I was writing then about\u00a0some small changes I&rsquo;d made at the Skating Pond at Glen Villa, my garden in Quebec. Later\u00a0in the fall, after I wrote about the changes, I made one more. 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