Monday, July 13, 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020
Slowing down for the summer
I've decided to head for the hills this summer — to Santa Fe. So I'm going to publish mailboxes once a week — every Monday — until I'm home in September. If I see a great mailbox in Santa Fe, I might publish it here too.
Stay cool this summer! And by the way, if you haven't seen all of the mailboxes since this blog started in 2012, look for the “Blog archive” in the right-hand column on a desktop (or tablet?)… or just keep scrolling down the list of blog entries, page by page.
Stay cool this summer! And by the way, if you haven't seen all of the mailboxes since this blog started in 2012, look for the “Blog archive” in the right-hand column on a desktop (or tablet?)… or just keep scrolling down the list of blog entries, page by page.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
Mailbox archive: 956 North Richey Boulevard
Here's a mailbox with a mosaic post showing the sun, a saguaro, and a coyote (or wolf?).
The two sides are different.
You might have noticed a strange pattern in the second view above. The mailbox has a series of horizontal lines. But, as I edited the photo, I noticed that it had striped patterns that changed depending on how much I zoomed in. Here's an example:
If you see something like that, it actually isn't real! (If you have nothing better to do, click on the second view and zoom in and out… you might see the patterns. How exciting. :)
I took the photos on June 12, 2013, but haven't published them until today.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
Mailbox archive: 717 North Richey Boulevard
Someone went to a lot of work to make this elaborate flower “post” from nails and other cast-iron pieces!
I rolled by and stopped to gawk on June 12, 2013. I haven't published the photo until today. (By the way, I used my favorite free photo editor, GIMP, to select the flower and darken it.)
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
Mailbox archive: 3554 East Calle del Prado
I'm not sure what to call the design on the flag and under the mailbox. The one underneath looks kind of like an apostrophe to me. Whatever it is, it's interesting! (As always, you can click on the photo for a larger view.)
I stopped by and scratched my head on June 12, 2013, just down the block from the previous mailbox. I haven't published this photo until today.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Monday, June 8, 2020
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Mailbox archive: 4525 East 26th Street
The flamingo by this mailbox post is a lot more tame than the lion a week ago. I found this a bit later the same day, June 3, 2013. I haven't published this photo until today.
Monday, May 25, 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Monday, May 18, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Monday, May 11, 2020
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Monday, May 4, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
Mailbox archive: 4918 East Andrew Street
Here's a mailbox that looks to me as if it's by the same artist who painted the box across the street (see Mailbox archive: 4917 East Andrew Street):
It's another in the series of mailboxes that I snapped seven years ago (this one on June 3, 2013) but haven't published until now. The mailbox is signed SKay.
It's another in the series of mailboxes that I snapped seven years ago (this one on June 3, 2013) but haven't published until now. The mailbox is signed SKay.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Monday, April 13, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Monday, April 6, 2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
(Not) April Fools: Mailbox crash tests
I kid you not. This photo is from a government-funded 1978 University of Texas research study, Crash Tests of Rural Mailbox Installations. Click there if you'd like to see the report.
Scroll through for photos of cute mailbox installations as well as bizarre shots of different vehicles the study used to hit mailboxes. But, to make sure this isn't a complete waste of your time, you might also want to read Appendix A, U.S. Postal Service Specifications for Rural Mailbox Installations. You'll learn, for instance, that if you don't have stamps to mail something, you can leave money in the mailbox and the carrier will take care of it for you. (That was 40+ years ago, at least, in 1978.)
Monday, March 30, 2020
Mailbox archive: 6111 East 26th Street
Both sides of this handpainted mailbox are covered with desert scenes. Even the flag has a desert scene:
I took the pictures on June 3, 2013, but haven't published them until now.
Although I didn't snap a photo, the mailbox is on a camshaft post. I don't normally show mailboxes on a camshaft post, but the art on the box won. Here's a Google Maps Street View from May 2016 showing the post:
I took the pictures on June 3, 2013, but haven't published them until now.
Although I didn't snap a photo, the mailbox is on a camshaft post. I don't normally show mailboxes on a camshaft post, but the art on the box won. Here's a Google Maps Street View from May 2016 showing the post:
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Monday, March 23, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
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