Between the pages
The bench had been designed with a wave of elegance, some architect no doubt commissioned to mimic the ripples in the lake, or the way a leaf falls. They had used a rich acacia to cut slat after slat which slowly undulated from left to right on this box seat. A floating back of more slats rising and falling above it. It was nestled tight within the foliage which looked out across the smooth surface of the lake. Clearly visible from the other side, though careful planting meant that most didn’t find it easy to locate.
