Foto Friday - Keeping boundaries

It's something we use as a barrier

to mark a boundary

or prevent an entrance 

We use them to separate 

one thing from another 

and to establish possession 

It's used for privacy 

and sometimes just to enhance the appearance 

of a garden 

Security and safety are good reasons 

to use these 

to keep children and pets from wandering 

and to prevent trespassing or theft 

We build these around ourselves 

to keep out that which we fear might hurt us 

Often we find things growing on them

or being used for support

They are not impassable 

and sometimes we jump them 

At times we build them to keep us from something that is not there 

and yet sometimes they are not restrictive enough 

We need them physically to keep us from harm

and spiritually to keep us from sin 

and we should always keep them mended 

We often sit on them because we cannot commit ourselves 

But one thing is for certain 

because life is lived in a forward motion it cannot be lived upon one . . . 
. . . a fence.
                                             - kim

Fear is the highest fence - Dudley Nichols

 Grapes, needing the support of a fence....

And things with wings that are not effected by the boundaries of fences...

Fences that are needed to keep boundaries for the sake of safety.

This cute little puppy came to investigate after she realized I was there and is

using the fence to get a closer look. If you look closely in her eye on the right you can see

the reflection of the fence and a dark figure at the top of it, that is me.

Who doesn't love a white picket fence and especially one with decorative finials and a border of roses.

And some are used to prevent movement across a boundary . . .

Then there are outdoor rooms, sanctuaries, created by them...

Things can be displayed on them . . .

While some take comfort on the other side of them . . .

And some are old, but decorative and used to enhance a garden . . .

As I was going through my photos from this week, noticing the theme of fences it made me think about how it's somewhat comforting to have a certain amount of boundaries in my life just as long as they don't cut me off from the rest of the world. Which is certainly different than the feeling of being fenced in because of too many. Boundaries to keep me safe and those that keep me from doing the things I shouldn't. It made me think about how I have unnecessarily put up fences along the way and even some without gates that neither allows an entrance or an exit, and how I'm learning to jump them despite it. Sometimes I can even tend towards being a fence sitter in my indecisiveness created out of fear,  but have learned much about the importance of forward motion even though I may be stumbling.

Have a great weekend, and let's help each other remember

that if we must at times sit on the fence,

we can't do it for long because life is passing by.

Love, Kim

XO