Tucson Mailbox Art

On August 11, 2016, David Aber found another Doozy! He wrote: “At first, I wasn’t sure that it really was a mailbox. So, I looked at it...

About this wild yard, David Aber wrote: “The first photo is the mailbox by itself. The second photo shows the steampunk motorcycle behind i...

This box with bugs has white insects and flowers over a teracotta background. I buzzed by (and landed, for a minute!) (sorry :) on October 2...

Here's another of the gems that David Aber found: Snoopy on top of a doghouse mailbox. He took the photo July 27th. How do you find ...

David Aber caught this bright-colored desert-scene mailbox on July 13th, 2016. Next time we'll see another of the boxes he's found...

On the way to (or from) Gates Pass October 22nd, this pinkish mailbox with a red spot on top caught my eye. Of course, I pulled over. ;-) ...

I drove past this abstract blue and white mailbox when I was on one of the fall 2016 Artists’ Open Studios tours. It wasn't at one of ...

David Aber reeled this one in: He found a photo of a piranha mailbox in Australia. David wrote to suggest that I post it. After all, he poin...

I normally wouldn't walk onto someone's front porch to take a photo of their mailbox! But this home was on the Dunbar/Spring house...

Here's a plain vanilla (actually, blue-violet :) mailbox. I don't photograph a box because of its color; there are lots of boxes pai...

The Dunbar/Spring neighborhood (just north of downtown) is full of art. This is the first of three boxes in two blocks of Perry Avenue: T...

This blue and white mailbox has what looks to me like a scene of mountains and clouds with (on the photo below) saguaro in front. Don'...

South of Reid Park on December 16th, I rolled by a home with a sense of humor. The yard has a rusted or brown (I couldn't tell which)...

This pair of spotted mailboxes is at 3142 & 3150 East 26th, just south of Reid Park. I spotted ;-) them on December 16th.

I usually don't post mailboxes on a Sunday. But I'm making an exception for New Year's Day, a great time for a snooze.

Last week, I posted one holiday mailbox every day; I'd found a lot of them! I was sure I'd find more, but I haven't yet. I'l...

Why not cover a mailbox with lights? The street was (like a lot of Tucson streets) pitch-black. So the lights really stand out.

This mailbox looks a bit worn. So do the boughs and ribbon. For some reason, I didn't get the exact address. The camera data says i...

The tinsel matches that on the home: There are some flowers on the side, but there's also a sort of disk on top that reminded me of ...

It's been a long time since I watched Sesame Street, but could that be Kermit the Frog dressed up in a sort of Santa outfit? I hop...

I'm not sure if any of this is for our December holidays — maybe it's more for Halloween? Anyway, I thought it was unique. This ...

This slightly worn-out building mailbox is worth showing even when its post isn't wrapped with tinsel. This is the west side. (Note ...

I've been super-busy for more than a month, so (except for the previous post), I haven't been able to take the time to find and po...

I couldn't resist posting a photo of little mailboxes on a shelf in the Christmas section of a dollar store: Happy holidays (or the g...

Here's another great find by David Aber, emailed to me on November 1st. The box is in the middle of the photo, but the surroundings (inc...

David Aber rolled by this mostly-complete mailbox along the Bronx Wash: It's more complete than the front-end bike-box shown on Augus...

David Aber emailed this photo on October 6th. The mailbox has a couple (at least) of coats of paint; one is wearing off. Though I'm no...

David Aber finds lots of mailboxes in parts of town that I don't reach on my bicycle. Here's one he calls “The Little Engine That...

I flew by this welded, rusted bug on September 30th.

Here's the third of three mailboxes along this stretch of Glenn. Let's start with a view from the top: That's the east side. ...