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Summer holidays - the best time of the year. When the days go on forever, the possibilities seem endless & the air smells of dry soil and ice cream.
These long days of suburbian summer exist in a constant state of simultaneous excitement & relaxation with nothing ever really happening but it all being absolutely worthwhile.
Streets are empty, paint dries on tidy fences, the garden is in full bloom buzzing with bees and crickets, cheeks are still hot and freckled from the heat of the day and the warm nights make you want to stay outside til dawn.
There's dinner on the patio and fresh water melon for dessert and then you just wander off to your favourite place in the garden or take the bike to go up and down the block for hours while dad is watering the lawn and mum is preparing a pitcher of ice-cold lemonade...
This is a set created in pure nostalgic spirit: childhood memories.
Not the kind that are evoked by retro-memorabilia but rather the kind that lies beneath all that - the vague recollection of the beautiful feeling that it would last forever. That we would.
Easy, happy & young.
And while not everyone got to spend their childhoods in the comfortable boredom of suburbia I still believe that many can relate to the feeling of the sheer immensity of summer break and its glorious possibilities. - Man, life was good back then.
For me there are 3 plants which combination brings about this summer memory like no other: rhododendron, hydrangea & summer lilac.
The colours, the smell, the lilac attracting the butterflies especially in the evening light.
Plus I've always wanted to have a LEGO rhododendron (I've must have spent about the same amount of time underneath rhododendron bushes than I did brick-building. They are a child's paradise, a natural fort, a magical hide-out place.).
So I created a little scene that features these plants, a typical white fence with lanterns and a family of three going about their summer evening - gardening, preparing fresh water melon and living their best life among the rhododendrons.
The build currently consists of roughly 1500 pieces (which could surely be optimized) including:
- 3 minifigures
- 1 bicycle
- 1 teddy
- 2 butterflies
- several printed round tiles
For playability the set is build in two parts that can be pulled apart to access the rhododendron cave or pushed together to display the complete scene.
This set is nice to look at and channels the playfulness of childhood where having nothing to do was the most thrilling thing in the world.
It would make a great addition to villages and cities of all kind while it also works as a stand-alone piece for gardening enthusiasts, the family folks and the nostalgic ones that like to keep a piece of the easier times around. And after all it just provides a little scent of summer whenever one needs it...
If you enjoy this project I would appreciate the support and please leave a comment, too, so I know who you are & can thank you!
Enjoy your summers.
By
Alegorie
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