Friday, 20 May 2016

Kaipara fences

A couple of weeks ago I stopped in again at the Kaipara Coast Plant Centre along SH 16 on my way to Auckland.

These are a few more gates positioned so they work as fences.




And a few random art works:



I really liked this and should have got out of the car to get a better angle as it was positioned  above my head.  It is titled "The weathermen".


I'll link to Teresa's Good Fences.
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20 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl20 May 2016 at 11:57

    really neat gates! the last made me laugh.

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:30

      Thanks, Teresa. I was puzzled until I saw the title then, like you, had a laugh.

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  2. Lee20 May 2016 at 12:17

    How wonderful they are. And thank you for showing these great pieces of joy to us, Pauline. :)

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:37

      Glad you liked them, Lee. Now I know they are there I will be tempted to call in every time I pass that way. They are for sale so change constantly.

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  3. Kerry20 May 2016 at 14:14

    So imaginative! The weathermen are funny.

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:34

      I like them, too, Kerry. With their special eye wear they are probably as accurate as the scientific guys.

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  4. Ida20 May 2016 at 17:05

    Both those gates are stunning.
    Such cool are pieces. I enjoyed them all very much.

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:38

      I agree, Ida. Stopping in to see them made a nice break in my 3 hour trip.

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  5. ADRIAN20 May 2016 at 18:20

    These are much better, I wasn't all that impressed with the rusty shovel gate. I spend my life looking at scrap.

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:40

      It was the innovative use of scrap that appealed to me, Adrian. That one wasn't there this visit so someone else must have liked it and bought it.

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  6. Tabor20 May 2016 at 23:57

    What a creative mini-culture in that area!

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:44

      It is, isn't it, Tabor? I've been driving past that garden centre since it opened a few years ago and had no idea it was anything other than a plant centre.

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  7. LV21 May 2016 at 02:11

    Very different and unique work.

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:48

      I agree, LV. I should take note of the artists names and see what else they create.

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  8. Graham Edwards21 May 2016 at 05:24

    A splendid series of fences. Wouldn't it be great to see something like that up here on Lewis!

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 08:56

      No! Graham, no! Oh, OK, the weathermen could have a place. A perfect place when I pause to think about it. But not the gates, they would look trite and silly in the big sky splendour of Lewis. Nothing should even try to compete with that. That's what I think anyway.

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    2. Graham Edwards21 May 2016 at 09:02

      Thinking about it you are, of course, absolutely right Pauline. They would look out of place.

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  9. messymimi21 May 2016 at 11:26

    Beautiful and practical fences! Lovely art, too.

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    1. Pauline21 May 2016 at 12:15

      It does prove just because it is practical it can also be beautiful. In the right place, that is. :)

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  10. Pondside28 May 2016 at 01:53

    I think that art on a gate is very generous as it's for the benefit of everyone passing by.

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