Fencepost



Laina RIdenour I took pictures of the stone fencepost in my parent's front yard. The post came from Kansas, where we lived when I was a child. My Mother always liked the way they looked and much to my Father's chagrin, we hauled it all the way from a rural Kansas farm (the owner's were friends of my Grandparent's) to Indy. It is very heavy and sturdy. This type of post is very common in the plains. Why would you waste the few trees you have on a fence? The picture above shows the post as part of the landscaping while the one on the right shows the rock up close I believe the nail was used to secure wires. In the pictures below, you can see an additional nail protruding from the other side.



These two pictures show perspective. The one on the left was taken by me and the one on the right was taken by my five year old neice. To quote my brother-in-law, "so you are saying there is really no difference." Unfortunately, he's right since I am only 4'6"!



This picture with my lovely assistant, the five year old Chloe, along with the house, gives you a better idea of the actual size of the post.

I have had a digital camera for about a year now, so taking the pictures was not a problem. I did think it was too bright outside, but even though I have the camera, I have no idea how to change settings to adjust for lighting. I just leave it on "automatic." It was fun taking the pictures, especially with Chloe. She took a lot of pictures herself. I have to admit, I am jealous of my brother-n law. He took pictures early this year of the kids sitting on the fencepost and with his camera (Canon EOS Rebel) that are much better in quality than from my little Fuji Finepix.