Extra added Happy Fence Friday

Friday, It'l hit you wherever you are! :-)

Even in chains, Geo.

Great postcard, John !!!
HFF to you.

Thanks, José. I'm an admirer of 1960s postcards, so that's high praise to me. And -- I hadn't even thought of the similarity till you mentioned it. But those are postcard colours, especially the flowers'.

They look very happy!

HFF to you, John. :)

Thanks, k.e.s._kloset.

They look happy, despite the thick chains! ;-D

HFF, John!

And don't we all, Dida?

Felizes por estarem acorrentados... e não serem roubados? LOL!
HFF John, agora já deve ser sexta feira aí!

That's a good point I hadn't thought about, Xata. Thanks. A choice that faces us all, I guess.

wonderful photo. HFF
Happy weekend:)

Thanks, Annemarie, and a happy weekend to you, too.

That's a great find, John ! HFF and a very nice weekend for you !

Thanks, Ulrich, and the same to you.

They look happy that's it's Friday somewhere John
HFF and a great weekend

Thanks, Roger, and the same to you.

This was taken ten years ago. I think I was attracted in large part by the incongruity of the happy figures and the chains. Today, though, I am struck by the relevance of the issue of cultural appropriation. To my mind the problem is not appropriation but mockery, stereotyping, and misuse, and this view strikes me as relevant to a discussion of those issues.

So this has doubled the number of the photos I have taken over the years that actually has an idea in it that I'm aware of, even if I didn't put it there.

Happily chained up Buddhas - BDSM for a Friday? :-) HFF and best wishes for the weekend, John.

The title I first used for this was Buddha in Chains, George, so great minds do think alike. Don't know if it's a buddha, though. A good weekend to you, too. I see yours will start in about thirty seconds.

Kitsch. Of, as you point out, a rather offensive kind. It almost isn't worth pointing out that the petunias belly out (pun intended) to match the nearest Buddha, making it, to me, a bit more grotesque. Pfah.

According to Google Street View, Bob, only one of the figures remained in July 2018. They have never been replenished, so they pretty much seem to have had little market appeal. The petunias are gone.

HFF John and a pleasant weekend to you.

Thanks, Roger, and the same to you.

Chains - yes - but they look very happy. HFF, wish you a fine weekend, John !

Thanks, Percy, and the same to you.

An amusing shot John...............and well taken. I'm assuming the "buddhas" are garden ornaments of some sort (which would bring us back to the issue of cultural appropriation).

It makes me smile anyway! HFF to you. Have a great weekend.

My wife used to tell me I had the body of a god.............I think this is what she had in mind :-))

Thanks, Keith. There have been periods in my life when I had the body of Ganesh.

How lucky..........you'd be able to use two cameras at once!

HFF John, enjoy the weekend

Thanks, Lutz, and the same to you.

...immer nur lächeln...

They've been given no choice in the matter, Gisela.

extraordinary, what a find!

Thanks, Berny. I was close to awestruck by this.

Delightfully twisted! :)

Well spotted and captured, John!

Thanks, Will.

not much I can add here that hasn't already been said .....

Well, most people had a head start on you, Sarah. I took this 10 years ago and have yet to come up with any deep insights into it.

What a great and fun shot, John. Thanks for the smile!