Concrete Wall- Philippines

To the right of this internet cafe in Cabadbaran, Mindanao Island (Philippines) is a concrete wall, and to the left is a cast iron fence painted a strange color of red or maroon. Both led to the back of the building, which is where the business owners live.

What?

This wall was blown up in an effort to keep out the Chick-Fil-A cow.

Burleson, Texas (USA)

(Sorry, I couldn't resist)

Retaining Wall at Residence

This is a retaining wall. Usually they are used when the slope would be less than practical for the landscaping around a house or business. Sometimes hills are too high or too steep.

In the case of this old house, the grade is so steep it took three retaining walls (four layers) to get up to the top level.

While I'm not very fond of retaining walls, this one looked new and was kept fairly well, so it didn't look too bad.

Wall with Tree

I spotted this wall in a nice, wooded neighborhood in the mid-cities. The house sits on a huge corner lot and has a winding driveway that connects to the houses on each side of it (you can see one of those houses in the picture).

The wall doesn't extend to a gate or anything, its just about 30 feet long and sits on the corner. I guess its only purpose was beautification of the lot. I didn't get a chance to look very closely (I was stopped in traffic, haha!), but I wonder if at one point or another there was a light on each of the pillars.

The thing that interested me most about this wall, though, was the tree that is nearly growing into the back side of it. Surely no one would build a wall this close to a tree, or plant a tree that would grow that large next to the wall. So I can only assume that the wall was there before the tree and the tree wasn't planted but grew there naturally. And the tree, with its HUGE size and height, looks like it has been there for years and years. So I wonder, how old is the house? How old is this wall?

Housing Development

This is a brick wall that turns into a stone wall right at the entrance to a new housing development in The Colony, Texas (USA). Since this is not a gated community, it appears the wall is meant to be nothing more than for looks, as well as to give the residents some privacy from the busy street outside.

Two Filipino Houses, with Fences

This picture was taken from Annie's grandma's front porch in Cabadbaran, Mindanao Island (Philippines).

The house to the left has a cinderblock wall with large swinging doors. The fence around the house to the right was made out of wood and appears to be as old as the house it surrounds.

Door #9

This is a short wall outside of the infamous "Door #9".

A Wall?

Sometimes a wall isn't made of brick or stone. Bushes, trees, or other greenery will be planted to have the same affect. This wall of shrubs was spotted in Lewisville, Texas (USA). It separates a new convenience store on Hwy 121 from the hurried traffic.

Fence vs. Wall

There's not a lot of differences between fences and walls. Both have nearly the same functions, and in many cases they are connected together and work hand in hand.

Below are the definitions that are applicable in this blog to each one-

Fence- a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape.

Wall- a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

While my main interest has always been in fences, I share the same interest in walls, as one might expect. This blog will share my fascination with both and labels will be used to let the reader narrow down what interest them the most.