People, critters, birds and flowers are enjoying this nice sunny summer day.
Fence of Color
Picture of the Day for June 26, 2014
With more rain predicted the next few days, which will most likely set the record for the wettest June on record, I think a larger rock will be needed to keep the post from floating out of the ground.
Rock Too Small
Picture of the Day for May 24, 2014
The trees are finally leafing out again but when the leaves first emerge, they almost have a fall feel with colorful shades of yellows, reds, browns and greens.
Springtime Barn
Picture of the Day for May 10, 2014
Red wagon wheels at least add some color against the grass greening up since the wildflowers are slow in opening up, but it sure would be nice if the wheels could roll in some sunny, warm days.
Rolling into Spring
Picture of the Day for April 4, 2014
I prefer the autumn picture I took of this barn and I imagine a spring picture would be pretty when the apple tree is in blossom, but I don’t know if I will get to see the spring picture since it is snowing again today so there would be more snow covering the trees and fence. And that might make a pretty picture too, but I can’t get out of the driveway yet until I clear the snow to go take the picture.
For those tired of winter, look at the autumn scene instead, click on this link – Signs of Autumn.
Signs of Winter
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2014
I think I need to fix my fence. It is not stopping the snow or the cold! Course it wouldn’t stop any critters either but the bluebirds like to land on it to watch for bugs in the summer.
Leaky Fence
Picture of the Day for October 22, 2013
Colored leaves and red apples on the trees announce that fall is here, but as soon as it gets here, it seems to slip away too quickly as more leaves are on the ground than on the tree, the days get cloudy and cold, and the apples are harvested before they freeze. And hopefully these apples were picked since the temperature was 23ºF last night, otherwise the birds will have a supply of apples to pick at.
Signs of Autumn
Picture of the Day for July 12, 2013
The need for barbed wire arose in the 19th century as the American frontier moved westward into the Great Plains and traditional fence materials—wooden rails and stone—became scarce and expensive. Of the many early types of barbed wire, the type invented in Illinois in 1873 by Joseph F. Glidden proved most popular.
Glidden fashioned barbs on an improvised coffee bean grinder, placed them at intervals along a smooth wire, and twisted another wire around the first to hold the barbs in a fixed position. His U.S. patent was issued November 24, 1874 and the patent survived court challenges from other inventors. Joseph Glidden prevailed in litigation and in sales. Today, it remains the most familiar style of barbed wire.
Joseph Glidden’s wire fences were cheaper to erect than their alternatives and when they became widely available in the late 19th century in the United States they made it affordable to fence much bigger areas than before. Joseph Farwell Glidden’s simple invention, barbed wire, changed forever the development of the American West.
Barbed Wire
Picture of the Day for February 26, 2013
The snow is piling higher with each snowfall but I don’t think any one has to worry about the cows walking over this fence when the snow gets too high – not since the rest of the fence appears to be missing!
Missing Fence
Picture of the Day for December 31, 2012
One last ‘old’ picture for the old year ending. It looks like this old fence list is counting down to the new year with 2 old steel fence posts and then one old wooden post. But of course the new year here will not be a warm fall day but a cold, white winter day with temperatures starting out around -10F and wind chills down to -23F – a refreshing start to the new year.
Old Fence Line
