Thursday, December 17, 2020

FANCY FENCES ATTRACT ATTENTION


 Build a fence... and  the world  takes notice .  An  extensive fence  built   at  the front of  a  large  block of  land on Magnetic Island ,   recently  cleared of  many old vehicles and pieces of machinery,  has attracted onlookers , many comments . There is speculation that the block is going to become a caravan  park .


In  this  blog's mixed up  files are rare  photos  of  a fence with an ingenious ,  adjustable corner post , designed  by  Darwin agronomist  Robert  Wesley-Smith , to   combat, we think, debris catching on fencing  wire  during    flooding   from   the   adjoining   swampland . The photo  does not reveal the top secret corner post ,soon to be patented,  floated on the  New York Stock Exchange . It  merely shows the netting to prevent crocodiles from swimming   into his adjoining  Lake  Weslee , into  which  Wes  oft  plunges , unless  it  is  bone  dry.