Standing near my door,
watching the rain as it falls
into my teacup
counting the tiny splashes
waiting shamelessly for mail.
~Michael Boiano
Today I was in a nearby Victorian Seaport.
I think the post
office has been there from the beginning of time.
It’s a fabulous building,
filled with row after row
of vintage post office boxes,
still in daily use.
I love these boxes, which are a type of art.
Eagle,
initials, circles, numbers, patina of age.
What’s not to love?
In my last post I offered a give away. Tonight Kurt kindly
drew three names. And the winners are
Hehjude, Babs, and Zendotstudio!
So please go to my blogger profile where you can get my
email address,
and send me an email with your snail mail address.
Soon you will have an envelope and tag in your mail box.
Letters are like wine;
if they are sound they ripen with
keeping.
A man should lay down letters
as he does a cellar of wine.
~Samuel Butler
i like the notion of laying down letters...putting the words to rest
ReplyDeleteso they can arise refreshed
to greet a new day, or year, or century
Me? Really.
ReplyDeleteWow,,,I'm very excited.
Thank you, Leslie ,,I'll be haunting MY post office box!
Congratulations to the winners! Love these vintage boxes . . lucky you . . haven't seen these since my youth.
ReplyDeleteI love snail mail....I now get it from my grandkid! What joy.
ReplyDeleteThe sound of mail coming through our mail slot each afternoon excites me and the cat.
ReplyDeleteLAM - very cool mail boxes and great you noticed them, photographed and shared the images. Thanks. B
ReplyDeleteCongrats to to winners...and a stunning set of mail boxes!
ReplyDeleteI love vintage mail boxes... I have brought home a few individual old mail boxes.. small rusty ones that hang on the wall and I think one like the ones featured here... well the door of one... and love your tags of course.
ReplyDeleteWaiting shamelessly for mail ... just as I am waiting for my Pulse to arrive :-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!
what's better? taking a key or combination and slowly opening one of these mailboxes, OR "waiting shamelessly" for the mail carrier to bring it .? love that phrase, those boxes, friendly mail. this post. and that there were WINNERS!! cheers...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winners...how lucky! Love your post ...I remember a field trip when I was 8 to the post office and we went behind the boxes...what a thrill!
ReplyDeleteyour beautiful tags have inspired me to make a few tags. but just curious....so you know japanese or chinese calligraphy?
ReplyDeleteoh how I love that first poem....made me silly glad:)
ReplyDeleteand mail,
mail is just the most delicious!
-Jennifer
Love your celebrations of subtle colors!
ReplyDeleteSo thrilling to find you in Seth's book.
Buster sends spring greetings.
Wonderful photos of those mail boxes. Just love the soul of beauty in what's aged! And mail boxes from long ago are such a treasure to see!
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