On our last trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, we found this interesting place. I will share more about it soon. In the meantime here are some fences, the kind that were built in Colonial times in America.
The photo above and below shows how gates were made in those days. Two sturdy fence posts on each side, with notches in them holding the rails. These rails would be slid in and out when needed to keep in any livestock, or remove them from their enclosure.
If you would like to see other fences, or join in with your own, you can go here. Thank you for hosting Gosia, and thank you everyone for visiting my blog.
Have a great weekend and I will be back on Monday.
These are very impressive!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ginny, I thought they were too.
DeleteLove that fence - and suspect variations on that theme were built across the world.
ReplyDeleteThank you EC, yes I would say so. Necessity is the mother of invention everywhere :)
DeleteMagnificas estas fotografias e aproveito para desejar um bom fim-de-semana.
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Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Obrigado, você é muito gentil. Desejo-lhe um excelente fim de semana :)
DeleteHello, great fence scenes Denise! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen, you too :)
Deletei love the way these type fences look, the appeal to my rustic nature. I liked those cabins also.... it took a lot of work to get the trees ready to make these fences and a lot of hard back breaking work to build and maintain.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra, I feel the same way about rustic, cabins too :) I have thought how hard people worked back in those times, even more so lately since visiting places such as these.
DeleteBeautiful fence but what a lot of work. However they did last a very long time.
ReplyDeleteThey did indeed, thanks Red :)
DeleteGood fences here!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine :)
DeleteHi Denise,
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful old building with its unusual fence. Appears very sturdy and the gate is a superb idea.
All the best and have a good weekend,
John
Thank you John, all the best to you too for today and the weekend :)
DeleteVery interesting gate structure. I love those old zig-zagging split rail fences.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kenneth, they were very clever in their designs and they were so sturdy.
DeleteFascinating fences!
ReplyDeleteI agree William, they were :)
DeleteI do like this fence, great pictures.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you Jan and all the best to you too :)
DeleteI love these old fences, Denise. They really speak to the ingenuity of our forefathers.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly were Martha Ellen, totally agree. Thank you :)
Deleteso interesting photos love from Poland
ReplyDeleteGreetings and love from the USA Gosia :) Thank you!
DeleteInteresting about the gates. I see these fences around but not with gates.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, it was a first for me too :)
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