This MOC started out as a small park bridge for my Winter Village (render of that too, below).  I wanted more outdoor 'furniture' than Lego has so far provided.  A small decorative park bridge seemed like a good choice.  I wanted something with a graceful curve to it, difficult in Lego (and doubly so since I curved both the walls and deck of the bridge in different directions).  That was all I intended to do.  Here's a quick render of the (still WIP) MOC:

Anyway, when this round of BDP came around, I decided to enter.  Not sure why, because I never had before.  While I love castles and pirates, I didn't want to do anything in those themes.  Too much competition.  But I realized that a small stone bridge is complimentary to all those themes.  And of course it works in contexts like City and trains (as scenery) as well.  So I set out to make a version that was mostly compatible with them.  I split it into quadrants half of it could be used as the entrance to a keep or palace, or it could be part of port city.  This also allows a builder to add additional spans or widen the bridge as their particular layout needs.  I also changed the season, because a snowy setting was a little too stark (and doesn't fit with pirates much at all).  Then I populated with some minifigs and a few animals (I love brick built animals!) to set the scene and... well see below.

Anyway, here's some pics of the resulting BDP entry.  If you like, this is where I make a shameless plug for you to go and vote for it.  It's outside of the normal themes that get a lot of buzz, so I can use all the support I can get. ;)

 

 

Very cute design. I particularly like the little scenes you created. The proposal looks great.