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The kiwi gumboot fence


Road trip today! It was one of those Sundays where the weather was dismal and it was well worth getting outdoors instead of being stuck inside...so we decided to drive to Opotiki and on the way we spied this fence near the White Pine Forest in Awakeri.


It was covered in peoples donated gumboots, some old and some new. I had said before we left that I needed to get myself a new pair of boots as we quite often end up in places where it's muddy or wet, today I joked that this looked like just the place to get a pair.


Besides, they would've been perfect for today's rainy stormy winter weather...

Linking up with Our World Tuesday :-)

Comments

Billy Blue Eyes said…
The mind boggles as to why? But saying that I pass through a town in the UK where they used children's wellies (gum boots) as flower pots and they have been nailed to a fence
2 July 2017 at 18:51
Amypie71 said…
your guess is as good as mine, I have no idea either but it was kinda cool as well as odd :-)
2 July 2017 at 18:51
Andy said…
This is a first for me. I like it!
2 July 2017 at 21:51
Bill said…
Unusual and unique, I like it too. Nice capture!
2 July 2017 at 21:58
DrillerAA said…
You just have to wonder, how many critters make their home in these boots?
4 July 2017 at 01:22
Sharon said…
I've never seen anything like this before. How fun!
4 July 2017 at 02:40
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
This is fun. We call those galoshes here in the USA.
4 July 2017 at 05:09
Rhonda Albom said…
Hmm. I haven't been that far towards East Cape. Shouldn't they have mounted them upside down?
4 July 2017 at 08:16
William Kendall said…
Quite odd. Here they're called rubber boots.
5 July 2017 at 07:42
Graham Edwards said…
I was in Opotiki staying with friends last year. They never showed me that though. It makes a great blog post.
6 July 2017 at 06:24
carol l mck said…
What a delightful and colorful fence ~ great idea! ~ Great photos ~ ^_^

Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog ~ ^_^ ~ Hoping for improved weather for you
6 July 2017 at 11:58
NatureFootstep said…
something like the lock collections :) But I hope it does not start raining :)
6 July 2017 at 22:44
Unknown said…
Hi, there is a facebook page giving the back story on this fence. Check it out www.facebook.com/whitepinebushgumbootfence
29 July 2017 at 20:01
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