I’m a fan of old wooden fences. Modern fencing with either barbed wire or welded pipe I’m sure is a lot easier and cheaper to install than wooden fences but they just don’t have the same look to them. I mean, I’m a blogger so the whole world is about me right?
Woolaroc, in northeast Oklahoma has lots of old wooden fence remnants. The ranch has bison and cattle so the ranch has some very stout fencing to protect wandering bloggers from the the critters, or maybe the other way around perhaps. The ranch was busy that day because Phillips Petroleum Company was having their employee picnic that day and traffic was heavy so the ranch had all these guys in four wheelers going here and there making sure traffic was flowing. I was stopped on the side of the road taking some pictures of these fences when one of the friendly guys drives up and says: “You don’t need to park there, we have plenty of parking further up.” and I said “I know, I was just taking pictures of this old fence of yours.”
So he gives me that look that country people all over the west give idiots, bloggers, tourists, democrats, and other people of questionable worth, he smiles, starts to say something, stops, then says okay, shakes his head, waves and drives off.
He might have been starting to say something about it not being an “old” fence. From the picture it looks in pretty good shape.
Haha…some people just don’t appreciate a good fence shot, like we do here at FF!!
ha ha. too funny (and a bit familiar!) love the fence, though!
Love the rail fences.
I love old wooden fences, too. We see a lot of the buck and rail style here.
The trick to getting a good fence photo without getting that unsavory reputation with the locals is… don’t get caught doing it!
How wonderful we all do not like the same things. I enjoyed seeing all our fences.
I thought they shifted to barb wire for cattle and bison and fences like this were rare in the west.
These are beautiful photos
So funny and I do love wooden fences, too!! You always make me smile!! Thanks!! Enjoy a great weekend!
I love this post, so funny! I can just imagine the expression on his face. Have a great weekend Yogi!
That’s funny! I always wonder how those fences stay together.
Lovely old fence shot. Much more interesting than modern rubbish.
Glad to read you’re standing up for Bloggers the world over.
I have not heard of that type of fence before but I have never been to Oklahoma yet either.
enjoy the 2nd shot ( :
We have many of these wonderful old wooden fences around here and I always stop for a shot too. But then, I’m just another crazy blogger. These are marvelous.