Teresa from A Run *A* Round Ranch in Texas, always hosts a “Good Fences and Gates” Thursday. I have found this most challenging — the looking at my everyday world with new eyes to ‘see’ fences and gates.
It’s surprising how mundane we are with our ‘seeing’. If we have always seen it–such as the fences and gates on your own farm or the neighbors farm you never really notice them after the first true look. From that point on you glance…your brain says-‘Yes, it’s still there’–you go on. Never really looking or assess what is right there in front of you.
Having enjoyed Teresa blog for some time (she is a sanctuary for birds, I do believe) I decided to pick up her challenge to find interesting fences and gates where ever I might be in my world.
The word is CHALLENGE! WHEW!!
I have been rather amazed at all the fences I see and think—nah, just an ordinary fence.
But WAIT!!! Is it really? Sometimes the fence or gate IS ordinary, but what it in compases isn’t. Therefore, I have grown to really like this blog challenge —I offer it up to you to join Teresa and see if you can find a fence or a gate or something interesting within the fence or gate to share with the world.
Monday we went to Paonia, Colorado to visit the Solar Institute’s solar training farm. They had a cool bench…yes, I know this isn’t a fence or a gate—but it still was rather neat.
But they, also, had an most unusual fence….made of bamboo stakes! Now just how different is that!?
Today is NICE! Lots of cloud cover, so far. I hope it stays just as cloud cover we still have bales of hay to haul in; the rain needs to stay in the foot hills and on the plateaus. We sweltered yesterday while hauling and raking and forking hay. Today will be MUCH better to work in.
Anyway…take a wander over to Teresa’s and join in with the rest of us — you will enjoy looking at the world with ‘different eyes’ I am positive!
Your friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I like the Bamboo fence. it must have taken quite a long time to make.
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The most unique fence so far this week. Nice find.
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i do like that bamboo fence – it is nicely framed and finished, too! i’ve come to realize, in all my years of posting fence photos, that what i consider normal and mundane, others may find very interesting. 🙂
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That is a cool fence. Bamboo, interesting.
I’m like you,the fences here, barb wire, cedar, panels. But what they hold in, priceless.
We got a nice storm yesterday. Wholly cow! Rain, wind, thunder the shebang! 3 horses in the barn getting shoes on. They just stood there. The shoer was impressed. The horses have heard worse in there! Lol!
Cheri
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great bamboo fence. and yes I agree with you, no fence is ordinary.
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that is an unusual one….
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I like that bamboo fence as well. I agree that we often overlook some of the ‘mundane’ things around us. I hope you safely get your hay before any rain comes.
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The is a beautiful fence. It was 36 degrees here last night. Talk about a cool down.
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Bamboo is a horribly invasive plant when people plant it in their yards here. I’m glad to see it put to good use. I have enjoyed Teresa’s birds and fences for some time.
Stay cool.
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Wow! The bamboo is gorgeous! It’s fun to see unique fences like this!
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Cool fence! Bamboo sticks. Very original.
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Beautiful fence. And your monarda is gorgeous! I’ve never seen it in purple before.
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The bamboo fence is great! I am glad you had a cool day, enjoy the rest of your week!
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That is a nice fence, haven’t seen anything like that. Bamboo is easily renewable, too. Win!
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I love that fence! Very unusual.
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The bamboo fence is very pretty.
Thistle! Pretty as long as you don’t touch. 😉
God bless you all. ♥
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Good morning, Linda; I’m coming to your blog from The Weaver of Grass, and found your writings very interesting. We are “older” farmers in Arkansas and I’m always thrilled to read about the different types of farming; for instance, I have often wondered where sweet corn and pinto beans were grown. We are contract poultry growers, have Angus beef cattle, and therefore do a lot of hay baling as well. Hope you’ll visit some time. Charlotte
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