I am very happy to be joining in with Friday's Fences with Jan and Jer.
I like the way this fence butts up to the old tree, which now forms part of the fence.
The fencing on the far side becomes a hedge.
The rest of the field is hedged around the boundary lines, with just this small section of wooden fence.
The small marker, which you can see in the final photograph, is an old GPO stone.
When I spotted it I got excited, thinking it was going to tell me how many miles it is to Louth, or London ... but no, it denotes buried wires!
Love that first shot! Such a nice transition tree and beautiful countryside.
ReplyDeleteHello alwaysbackroads, I am so pleased you like it - I really like that tree. It has been around a long time.
DeleteWhoa! When I saw the first photo, I thought the fence had been there so long the tree had grown around it. That sometimes happens with metal fences but it would be really weird for the tree to swallow a wooden board--sorta like cannibalism. I truly love the stone fences and hedges in England. I remember when the plane was banking around to land at the airport, we could see sheep in the lovely fields below surrounded by stone fences. It was breathtaking! That's one of my many fond memories of my visit there.
ReplyDeleteHello Ms Sparrow, Drystone walling is pretty special and I share your fondness for it. Unfortunately we don't have any heareabouts, I wish we had! We have miles and miles of hedges, some of it is very ancient. There is some sort of guide for working out how ancient a hedge may be be counting the number of species within a 30 metre length. At a rough guess I reckon some of the hedges I walk along could be around five or six hundred hundred years old, in parts. Simply amazing.
DeleteWhat an interesting fence. Like Ms Sparrow I thought the tree had grown over it (cannabalism didn't enter my mind -- but, yeah!). The tree looks rather mossy and is covered with ivy -- how cool -- like the tree, fence and hedge has always been there and always will be.
ReplyDeleteHello Janet, That beautiful old tree has seen some comings and goings over the years. In more recent times it has seen some very famous musicians as it is very close to the recording studios. I doubt that it was very impressed.
DeleteHow neat is that; the tree is another fence post. Looks as if it might be removable, to be a gate. Like no one could duck under it.
ReplyDeleteHello Joanne, I like the simplicity of the fence and the solidity of the tree. No frills, they just are what they are.
DeleteWe don't have wooden fences here. There are hedges, wire fences, and most commonly, ghastly electric fences!!
ReplyDeleteHello Cro, What a shame. I love wooden fences - I have a real beauty for next Friday.
DeleteHello Elaine....Is the fence close to home? I love the little spot by the tree where one might crawl through to the other side.
ReplyDeleteDid you happen to look for a fairy door at the base of the tree?
Hello Meggie, The fairy door is about a third of the way up the tree where there is a little platform - they even have a plant growing alongside it. I'll add the photograph later! It is no more than a mile or two along the road from us.
DeleteThat tree almost seem to be making a statement situated between the fence and the hedge!
ReplyDeleteHello Green Dragonette, I see what you mean - it is making a big, solid statement - I'm not good at tree identification, but it is a very handsome, old tree. I must take my Tree Identification kit with me next time!
DeleteHello Elaine:
ReplyDeleteSo very quintessentially English, particularly the bole of the tree which is magnificent.
Hello Jane and Lance, I do love large, old trees. We have an old oak tree, not too far away, which is known as a 'Remarkable Oak Tree' - it doesn't look huge, but the circumference of the trunk is 7m and I believe it is around five or six hundred years old. I must do a post on that one day, I am sure you would enjoy seeing it.
DeleteI love the fence and what an amazing tree!
ReplyDeleteHello Mitch, It is a beautiful tree, one of the nicest ones along that road. Most fields around here are hedged, rather than fenced, so I am constantly watching out for wooden or metal fences which I can photograph!
DeleteVery pretty.
ReplyDeleteHello Nature in the Burbs, Thank you for calling by. I'm glad you like it, there is a very small, very beautiful village a short way further along the lane.
DeleteBeautiful, flowing countryside pics. It looks as thought the tree is a fencepost. What a beautiful area, too!
ReplyDeleteHello Crack You Whip, It is a really pretty area, I'm so pleased you enjoyed seeing it. You are right, that is a mighty fence post!
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