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UC Davis Arboretum | Davis | 11 am - 3 pm

November 7, 2014

Entries collected by Rose Cabral

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Aww! This is such a cute idea! I could think of something more profound to write at the moment…Well, maybe later. Love, XOXO, Jennifer

Okay thought of something: Book recommendations -Gail Carriger - steampunk, vampires, werewolves, metanatural  -M.L. Brennan "Generation V"  -Seanan McGuire - EVERYTHING SHE EVER WRITES -Sarina Bowen - love, sports, steamy, drama

I'm tired. Need a moment of quiet and solitude. Life can be chaotic; I don't often have time to spare, but it feels good to just sit. Sometimes we need to just sit.  Joseph McGee Oh. This is a great idea btw. Joseph McGee

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Dear Bench Diary, I just got off the phone with my mom. To give you a little backstory, I stopped talking to her about two years ago. I would refuse to talk, only text, sometimes. It happened this way because I found myself all alone when I needed

Dear Ethan, I wish you the best. For people in situations when you feel down google emotional baggage check. You will get something nice :) -signed a girl with a broken arm

Ethan - Good luck w/all of that. I hope it goes well for you.

Tags idea, cute, book, recommendation, vampires, steampunk, love, steamy, drama, tired, quiet, solitude, sit, work, mom, abuse, drugs, forgiveness, dad, brother, serenity, thanksgiving, story

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UC Davis Arboretum | Davis | 8:20 am - 5:20 pm

April 2, 2014

Entries collected by Rose Cabral

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I came to take a stroll through the arboretum with someone I hadn't talked to in awhile. Enjoying the spring days after a rainstorm, we came upon the perfect bench to sit and found this diary. Thanks for helping us reconnect. - B

I am the someone that the previous writer "B" spoke of. And yes it's been a long time and catching up has been a blast. We came to the arboretum for a stroll through what I consider is the epitome of Spring. Thank you for being here to listen to me.

Bench- I came here in search of solitude to read, and I found it.  -Courtney, 20 yrs old

I have always considered myself an intelligent man. I sit quietly amongst others and observe. I am always seeking answers to my life's questions. How did I become this way? How could I have done things differently? The only way to figure out those a

Dear Bench Diary, I came upon you on the search for an object to draw for my first art class. This isn't the first diary hidden on a bench I've written in. Um, I don't have many secrets or any secrets. I hope someone other than me writes in this. A

I want to draw my muffin for art class but I also want to eat it. -S. Hohmann

We just fed the ducks cheez-its and I'm concerned about their saturated fat and sodium intake for the day now.

Tags catching up, reconnect, friends, spring, stroll, rain, read, solitude, observe, answers, life, questions, mistakes, art, drawing, draw, secrets, muffin, ducks, fat, cheez-its, food

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