Showing posts with label Gates railings and fences.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gates railings and fences.. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 January 2016

Granite for Good Fences


Granite is widely used in Portugal for the construction of houses, churches, walls, and even on the roads and it is made into numerous things for both house and garden. .
Most of us are used to seeing stone items for sale in shops and warehouses, so when hubby and I came across these roadside  scenes we were really surprised.  




These Columns were placed by the roadside to attract attention. It worked, for we stopped to investigate. 
 


A closer look at the quarry in the distance. 

Entrance gate to the stonemason's house.



This is the little house where you can order the stone.You are not seeing things, that is a fireplace and some chimney pots in the front yard



A wide variety of things for sale from polished stone for kitchen counters bathrooms and flooring, to elegant columns of stone for entrances, and smaller items's such as letter boxes and garden furniture, planters and ash trays.



You would never need to replace this garden furniture!



Letter boxes with any number of designs.



Rustic troughs for animal or bird feed were plentiful.



Bird baths, fountains, animal sculpures, dining room table tops, and large fruit bowls etc ect!!



This is the path we walked down from the road to the clearing where everything was displayed,

On our mountain roads you can come across the most unexspected things. All the stone was displayed on one side of the road, and the little house where you ordered the stone was on the other side.The Stonemason wasn't there, so we didn't actually see the cutting and polishing, so it was very quiet, and we just strolled around looking at all the things made in granite, impossible to show everything here, but it appears one can buy almost any decorative item in granite for the house and garden, including statuettes, not shown here. The last photo is an example of an entrance gate with two granite columns on either side for Theresa's meme Good Fences. Just click on the link to see more gates railings and fences from all parts of the world.
GOOD FENCES

Friday, 13 November 2015

Esplanade Fence









For Good Fences this week, I have choosen a few photos I took last month of a misty morning by the sea. If you would like to see gates railings or fences from around the world visit Theresa's blog by clicking on the Good Fences link.
GOOD FENCES

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Really!


I got the giggles taking this shot!!
 
Just one image to share for Good Fences this week. If you would like to see fences gates or railings from around the world click on the link, and it will take you to Theresa's meme Good Fences.

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Wisteria Gone Wild


On our travels, hubby and I came across this forlorn looking gate which clearly hadn't been opened for a while.
 

but it was the Wisteria fence that first caught my attention.
 

Just had to share this with you. and am linking it to Good Fences.
 
Just click on the link to see more fences from around the world.
GOOD FENCES

Thursday, 15 October 2015

A Day at the Beach for Good Fences.


Two weeks ago the beach looked like this.  Note the laughing posts of the fence.
 

Quiet after the August holiday makers have left, September is a lovely month to enjoy the beach.
 

Are those Cormorants I see in the distance!
 

Still not sure!
 

No! Just a few young guys enjoying the surf.
 

The waves weren't large but they gave them a good ride.
 

We enjoyed watching them for a while,
 

and then,
 

we put our best foot forward and,..
 

hubby and I walked to the next beach and back, taking in all the sights and sounds of this lovely day out.
 

GOOD FENCES
SATURDAY'S CRITTERS
I'D RATHER B BIRDIN<

Thursday, 17 September 2015

Green Gate with Granary

Always on the look-out for something for Good Fences, I was very pleased to come across a gate with an Espigueiro on top, which is a very unusual sight, as they are usually built from the ground up on four blocks of granite. Espigeiros are little granaries made of wood and granite of ancient contruction.
They are narrow rectangular structures used for drying and storing corn, and they dot the country-side of northern Portugal. Some date back to the eighteenth century and have crosses on top to bless and protect the corn. Perhaps not the best exemple of an Espigeiro but an unexspected and interesting find nevertheless.  






 
To carry on with the G theme here are a few juvanile greenfinches seen on the same outing.












One more look at the green gate with Espigeiro seen from the road.

 






GOOD FENCES
SATURDAY'S CRITTERS
I'D RATHER B BIRDIN

Sunday, 12 April 2015

The Nazareth Market



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Over Easter the Nazareth Market came to town, and set up their stalls to sell their wares which closely resembled the wares that would have been sold in Jesus's time.
GOOD FENCES and SATURDAY'S CRITTERS
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