This picture was taken last month during our trip to visit my good friend, Pam, (mom to Sam of One Spoiled Cat). I’m not sure exactly WHERE this is, but somewhere between the towns of Smithfield and Strasburg, Virginia.
What I find interesting is that it appears that there are two fences built within a few inches of each other.
That caused me to wonder if perhaps there had been a quarrel at some time between the two landowners, and brought to mind the proverb:
“Good fences make good neighbors.”
Linking up to Friday’s Fences.
these days of mine 
It does make you wonder, doesn’t it? By the way…the ugly shed in my neighbor’s yard with the blue tarp? They brought in a dumpster this week and took it away! Wonder if my fence made her realize what an eyesore it was!
strange huh?!
I just bet your theory of why the two fences are next to each other is right! Some dispute long ago perhaps – maybe even the reason for it long forgotten but the fence remains. Love the proverb – totally fits!
Pam (and Sam)
Hmmmm….interesting!
I don’t know the reason, but it makes for a great capture for your Friday Fences!
And then I spy with my little eye, a chain link fence as well…
Beautiful shot. I think the fences keep critters very separate – one fence just doesn’t do it for some animals!
Makes you wonder as Frost did, “what I was walling in or walling out.”
Very interesting about those two fences! When I lived in Virginia, I had a 6-foot tall hedge that provided privacy between my house and my neighbor’s. He got upset with me one day and erected an 8-foot privacy fence on his side of the hedge. Funny thing was, the privacy fence was an eyesore (not to mention you don’t usually put them up in the front yard!) but on my side, you couldn’t see it at all once I allowed my hedges to grow another two feet. You have to laugh sometimes!
Calling by as another Friday Fences participant, an interesting composition with the double fences.
fences make great neighbors. (:
the double fencelines are for horses. they have a terrible habit of making contact over the fence, so a double fence-line prohibits that. helps stop territorial fights and even potential disease spread.
I like it! Don’t remember ever seeing one like this… Great old proverb, too !
I don’t think we need a fence? Do we? As long as you keep Motor Man in the house we won’t have a problem!
It does make you wonder…but Texwis girl has a good explanation!
ohhh…cover art for the book written about the feud! Makes me wish I was a writer of historical fiction so I could weave the tale….and great proverb!
I was thinking maybe a way to move animals from one pasture to the next, but Texwis girl is probably right.
Love this shot! Beautiufl!
I’m glad TexWisGirl explained…I was about to Google why that might be necessary (besides a neighborly fight of course)! Regardless, a great reason to get us bloggers thinking on this Friday 🙂
I was going to say if the first fence fails there’s a backup but TexWis makes more sense and she knows
great photo
well i always think they are trying twice as hard to keep me out ;)))
have a wonderful weekend!!
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a double fence like that. It must be a Texas thing, since TexWisGirl was familiar with it. 🙂
That proverb rings true today too, sometimes! Lovely picture.
A very interesting double fence! I wonder too…
Just read Theresa’s comment (TexWisGirl) and that’s so interesting! Maybe that was the reason for the double fenceline here…
I’ve never seen this. Maybe this is designed to keep neighboring horses from getting into spats, but you would think this would be a more common sight if that is the explanation. Or maybe this is only necessary when you have feisty horses living side by side! ~ Sheila