FSO: Fences

Thanks to Sandra Leigh for choosing this week's theme.  I really got carried away with this one.  It was a lot of fun.  I encourage you to visit Sandra Leigh's blog.

Fences have been around for a very long time.  They are used to keep people or animals in and out.  The song, "Don't Fence Me In" keeps popping into my head, but I like fences.  I think they serve a good purpose.  However, I don't much like fences that are plain and ugly and too modern.  I think fences should stand proud and display architectural character.  I thought living in Las Vegas was going to be quite a challenge finding fences with character because as you drive around town, mostly what you see are plain old ugly block walls stretching from neighborhood to neighborhood.  Surprisingly,  my exploration netted me a myriad of fine looking fences, or rather fine looking objects that the fences contained.  I also pulled a few from my archives from Oregon and California.  I hope you enjoy seeing an ordinary object through different eyes.  Let's begin the tour.  Don't forget, you can click on the pictures to enlarge the image.  It's much nicer that way because you get to see more detail.

A fence to keep our dearly departed protected. 

I wonder about the spirits who roam around inside.

A rusty barbed wire fence.

I wonder how long this has been here?

A watch dog stands guard and barks at me and Sasha as we take the photo.

I think he's quite adorable.

A strong iron fence protects this wealthy horse ranch.

The trees stand like soldiers, looking tall and proud.

A thin wire fence with brittle wooden posts holds the winter firewood.

A festive wrought iron fence is decorated for the holidays.

A decorative black wrought iron fence cast its shadow.

All of the above pictures were taken in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Surprising, I know.

The rest of my photos are from Oregon and California, respectively.

A wooden fence creates a balcony in a treehouse.

Cave Junction, Oregon

Sometimes an old wooden fence post is used for parking your saddle.

This is my brother-in law's yard in Yoncala, Oregon. 

It's probably his saddle too, as he is highly active in rodeo roping.

A fence painted white separates water from land. 

What a view.

Long Beach, Ca.

Sometimes, when you look beyond the ugly chain link fence,

you can spy critters that make you smile.  This little fellow is munching on a nut.

Long Beach, Ca.

Add a few colored glass block and this block wall looks a little more interesting.

An artist must have lived here once.

Long Beach, Ca.

Well, that's the end of this tour. I can tell you though, that I had a lot of fences in my archives.

I had no idea that I had taken so many pictures of fences. 

Something about them must have caught my eye.

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