This old weathered fence in Falmouth catches the last rays of a setting sun. Fences define spaces and add beauty to the environment.

Horses graze between bright white fences defining fields of grass in separate pastures on the Falmouth-Cumberland line.

A chain link fence sporting bird houses and vines frames the sea and protects the public from a death plunge near Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth.

A tall wooden fence in Falmouth Foreside becomes a canvas filled with sunlight, shadows and a faux window display.

Wire barbs of a construction fence intermingle with plant leaves in the Old Port.

A long white picket fence encloses a Falmouth Foreside estate as a flag and flowers decorate the mailbox.

A rose bush hangs on a weathered chain-link fence and allows the beauty of a flowering rose to shine on in Cape Elizabeth.

An old lichen-covered wood-framed fence reflects the setting sunlight in Falmouth Foreside.

A blue star accents a tall picket fence bordering a well maintained yard and provides a backdrop for purple flowers and a climbing vine in Falmouth Foreside.

A wrought iron fence contrasts with the soft wheat-like grass in downtown Portland.

Black-eyed susans escape the confinement of a white painted fence in afternoon sunlight in South Portland.

A wrought iron fence in South Portland frames brightly blooming white hydrangeas in the afternoon light.

A black iron fence peaks out from under a group of lush plants with a granite post in Falmouth Foreside.