HFF, everyone!! I have just realised it is Wednesday today. For a few hours I thought it was Thursday!!! The reason? An earlier class was with a student who I normally see on Thursdays!! DOH!!

The first in a series to come of GREAT fences!
I have been bemoaning the lack of fences in my gallery because of their absence where I go walking (Central Spain and Cornwall). Then, suddenly, on my walk last weekend, I saw the light! The fences had been there all the time!! More fences in fact than I could ever have dreamed of! I just hadn't recognised them as such! But they are; and superb specimens as you will see (and here too!) :o)))
I'm rather fond of this oak tree as well! Taken from the Roman Road again.

Dimas Sequeira, micritter, Rosalyn Hilborne, Marco F. Delminho and 47 other people have particularly liked this photo

58 comments - The latest ones

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Lots of erratic shapes to look at here, Andy. Cheers, Joe

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Ron S,
Joe,
Many thanks to you both!

5 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Nice game with light and shadows. And a really mighty fence ! HFF in advance, Andy !

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

I have just realised it is Wednesday today. For a few hours I thought it was Thursday!!! The reason? An earlier class was with a student who I normally see on Thursday!!
DOH!!
I'm going to add this to the notes, Ulrich!!! Others will be puzzled too!

5 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Très belle photo. Nicole.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac ^club

THank you, Nicole!

5 years ago.

slgwv ^club

More like walls than fences, Andy! ;)

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to slgwv ^club

Well I admit that they are really shored up walls but I think they qualify, Steve!

5 years ago.

gezginruh ^club

What a beautiful picture here! Nice light and shadows and interesting shapes!
Oh yes it is Wednesday, but let us say HFF!! :)

Have a great weekend!

Best wishes
Füsun

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to gezginruh ^club

Even if I thought it was Thursday, which I did for a while, Füsun it would still have been some hours earlier than my normal upload time of about 23:00 to about midnight!

5 years ago.

Boro

Superbe compo !!!

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Boro

Thank you, Boro!

5 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

It could be the advancing years Andy !!!!! wonderful shapes I wonder how many years it has been there

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

Probably is, Peter! Steve has just invited me to join the Silver Surfers group and I had my first look and saw that you are one of the moderators. As I don't yet know what a silver surfer is and the info on the group page doesn't explain, I don't know if I qualify but I'm guessing it might be an age related thing??
... especially from your comment above!

5 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

No idea how I came to be a moderator, yes you have to be 60, I never ask anyone to join it avoids mistakes !!!!

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

I don't know how Steve guessed that I just qualified! I don't THINK I told him but it is possible!

5 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club

Yes, it is a great fence, but I really like the old oak tree.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Ronald Losure ^club

Thanks Ronald.
The fence is a bit of a joke, although better constructed than most; you will see what I mean in forthcoming HFFs! My comments above were very much tongue in cheek!
And I agree with you about the oak!

5 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Excellent capture! HFF even if it is Wednesday!

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5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Indeed William. All round cock-up by me!

5 years ago.

José Manuel Polo ^club

La piedra y la madera, motivos importantes para esta bonita foto.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to José Manuel Polo ^club

Yes, indeed and the textural contrasts are what I enjoy with these types of shots! Thank you, José Manuel!

5 years ago.

neira-Dan ^club

HFF Andy !!

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to neira-Dan ^club

Thank you, Daniele!

5 years ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Noueux, tortueux... un vieux sage admirable !*****************

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Many thanks, Jocelyne!

5 years ago.

Julien Rappaport ^club

Des formes intéressantes *****

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Julien Rappaport ^club

Thank you, Julien!

5 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Impressive tree; very well composed Andy.
HFW.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Many thanks, Jaap!

5 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Marvellous, I love old dry stone walls - very few to be seen here. HFF.

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you, George!

5 years ago.

* ઇઉ * ^club

"HFF...", wonderful story! You made my day, Andy. :))

Beautiful photo! I like the soft play of light and shadow, the wonderful old oak and the stone fence! A really beautiful place. HFT! :))

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to * ઇઉ * ^club

I consider only the wooden additions to be the 'fence' part! The wall is definitely a wall!
Many thanks for your appreciation!

5 years ago.

Frans Schols ^club

Schitterende eikenboom en fence,Andy.HFF!
Ik ben blij dat jij nu de fences hebt ontdekt en dat jij ze ons kunt laten zien.
Ik verheug me op de hele serie.
Beste wensen..........Frans.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Frans Schols ^club

Tank you Frans! Well, I didn't take THAT many shots, 4-5 perhaps - I left some for future walks!

5 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Outstanding shot, Andy! Superb compo with great old fence and amazingly beautiful oak tree! HFF!

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to sasithorn_s

Thank you very much, sasi!

5 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

Those dry stone walling fences are amazing. I can understand how you missed them, I would think of wood construction when I think of fences. That is indeed a beautiful old oak tree.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Well the fence aspect only refers to the wood placed on top of the walls, Jenny!! Where the walls start to collapse, the farmer constructs a makeshift 'fence' using fallen branches and so on!
Before, all I saw were the walls which aren't fences! (Except in Cornwall, where walls most definitely ARE called fences!!). Then I started to see the wooden fences all over the place!

5 years ago.

Peggy C ^club

A tree of such character !

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Peggy C ^club

It is that, indeed Peggy!

5 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

I love the shape of the oak tree.............and that is a wonderful old dry stone "fence". You've totally confused me me with the title and description though ;-)))

I'll put it down to you having a "senior moment".............something I'm having much more frequently of late..!!

At least it saves you the worry of posting a fence shot tomorrow! An early HFF to you Andy and enjoy your forthcoming weekend.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

My description to Jenny above might help, Keith. Or might confuse even further!
Well, I decided to post another shot of a wonderful fence today as well! Double bubble!

5 years ago.

Janet Brien ^club

HOORAY ANDY!!! :D Oh, what FUN to realize something that fills you with effervescent wiggling! :D I'm delighted for your discovery and I look forward to seeing your series of fences! :)

You sure did get a nice image of this one, I love this stone fence and the oak too. Great texture, super shapes, wonderful light and shadow. This picture is just YUMMY! :)

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Janet Brien ^club

Thank you, Janet!
I would just like to clarity that the stone wall is a wall not a fence! But where the wall has collapsed, the farmers have filled in the gaps with makeshift wooden 'fences' such as as you see here on top of the wall and of such a rudimentary nature that I find them very pleasing in their simplicity (as well as amusing!) and yes I know that sounds patronising!

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

***WOW; my shot seems to be liked better than I would have thought, but then it is a tree with 'character!'. Please let me add here that a wall is a wall is a wall. It is what the farmers put on top of it or in the gaps, usually of wood, that I call a fence! Many thanks to you all!***

5 years ago.

Beatrice Degan(MARS) ^club

Wednesday ..Thursday... it's the same I mean.. for a HFF with this tree with a strong 'character' and above all because it reminds me some stone walls buiklt as a fence from one farm of olive trees to another in..the South of Italy..Puglia, for example:-)
All the best from Bea

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Beatrice Degan(MARS) ^club

Thanks, Bea!! I'm not going to argue about what is and what is not, a fence! I'm quite relaxed about it; honestly! But I do think there is a differnce! Here the two get combined so that there is a wall part and also a fence part! That's all! :o))))

5 years ago.

Karp Panta

HFF and a very nice weekend !!!

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Karp Panta

Thank you Karp!

5 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

It works for me Andy. Seems strange seeing a wall fitted with a wooden branch top but hey -as you say much better than many I see here. Nice gnarly tree to boot.

HFF, have a great weekend,
Herb

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Well, it amuses me and I will post one or two others- and perhaps add in a couple that I posted before but maybe didn't recognise as HFF material, The jury's still out on whether I actually want to repeat myself; I do that often enough by accident anyway!!
Thanks Herb and have a great weekend!

5 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Andy

Today is Friday!!!!

Best Wishes, HFF, and a Good Weekend
Peter

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thank you for the necessary clarification, Peter, You have seen how confused I can get with the days of the week! LOL!!
Best wishes and have a great weekend,
Andy

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

Ha ha....good excuse Andy! I have to think hard every day as to what day it is ;-))

5 years ago.

Dimas Sequeira ^club

Surprising stone and wood fence!

3 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Many thanks, Dimas!

3 years ago.

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