Monday, February 20, 2023

Mail thief caught on mailbox camera

KOLD 13 News in Tucson reports that forty-nine million Americans over the past year have had their mail stolen, according to Security.org, and 19% were from Arizona. This story includes a lot of tips… and a great video clip of the surprised thief when he sees the camera in the mailbox:

    Peoria homeowner captures mail thief on unusual mailbox camera

If you know of such a mailbox camera, please leave a comment below (you can be anonymous) or send me an email with the "Contact Us" form at the right edge of any page on this blog. I'll update this blog post. (By the way, I wonder if a different kind — a zoom camera mounted on your home, with a sign on the mailbox saying “You are on camera!” — would be more effective at preventing theft… but not as fun!)

Monday, February 13, 2023

4412 East 6th Street: This box is for the bird(s)

On September 9, 2022, David Aber took a photo of a mailbox with a bird nest and a bird on top. It was so amazing that I decided to go there myself and take several more photos — including one that showed this entire, uh, contraption. Thanks, Dave!

First a closeup of the nest (and the bird eating a worm!):
It looks as if the owner may have put fresh grass in the nest?! I was there on December 1; I didn't check. I also don't remember how tall it was (this next photo was taken from the ground looking up) but I'm guessing four feet:
Closer and closer views from the same side:


Wow.

Monday, February 6, 2023

Correo en un museo

I've been on the road for most of two months. (Maybe I should visit Tucson! šŸ˜)

In December I visited MUFI (short for Museo De La Filatelia… Latin America loves acronyms) in Oaxaca, Mexico. It's the Philatelic Museum, showing stamps and money. MUFI is one of the top-rated museums in town, which surprised me until I visited. It's full of unusual and unique stamps — most fairly recent. What gave me the idea of writing about it on the blog was this buzón (mailbox):
For instance, these stamps are from Ukraine:
Even their signs are in the shape of stamps:
Oaxaca is a wonderful city to visit — even if you aren't into stamps. I took these photos on December 12, 2022.