Just back from a week of attempting to build a fence around our place in Fredericksburg, Texas. Well it rained the whole week. As I was cutting through briars one day with rain dripping down my glasses the thought struck me: I'm no fence builder! I did have a couple of ideas while attempting to be a fence builder. If someone could genetically engineer briars to grow horizontally that would substitute well for barb wire. Some day a natural alternative!