My picture from yesterday was indeed the end of the garlic. I had finished using 6 cloves and that was the last of it. I thought it made an interesting photo, which just proves I think almost everything is worth a photo, if I stare at it long enough, even that which is left on my cutting board. I looked at it and went “hmmm…” and there you go. It was an easy guess, yes? On to today’s post, a picture and a poem.
Along the quiet country lane they stand,
Each box a keeper of unseen hands.
Paint chipped, flags lifted, hopes enclosed,
Stories waiting where sunlight glows.
The breeze hums softly through the grass,
Whispering names as shadows pass;
Messages carried from heart to heart,
Tiny bridges where worlds depart.
And in this row of colors worn,
Dreams are delivered, love reborn—
A watercolor hush, serene and true,
Each mailbox holding a piece of you.
~Letters At The Edge Of The Day~
Thanks for visiting everyone. Thanks also for joining in yesterday and leaving your comments. Always very much appreciated!
Have a great weekend!



A lovely post Denise, it sure is a snippet of history.
ReplyDeleteVery kind of you Diane, thank you and it certainly is :)
DeleteThe app idea is wonderful—and I love how the photo looks both as a painting and as a photograph; seeing so many mailboxes lined up like that is just great.
ReplyDeleteThe accompanying poem is absolutely wonderful, too!!! Thank you for this touching post!
Have a good day—hugs, Elke
Thank you very much Elke :) so glad you liked my post this morning, and you are very welcome. I wish you a good day also. Hugs, Denise
DeleteLove the watercolor painting of the mailboxes. The poem is so wonderful as well
ReplyDeleteThat's great, thank you Ann :) very much appreciated.
DeleteGreat photo and I like the poem! Take care, Happy Friday! Have a great Memorial Day weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen, happy you liked them and I wish you the same :)
DeleteI have seen collections of mail boxes like that; perhaps not quite as many but they became a virtual tourist attraction.
ReplyDeleteThey really do, an especially welcome sight from us city folk :)
DeleteNice poem to go with the letter boxes, so many there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret, I don't think I have seen as many since :)
DeleteI have never seen mail boxes stapled together like that...how interesting!
ReplyDeleteThis is the largest one I have ever seen where probably their owners have to travel a distance to pick up their mail :)
DeleteMailboxes used to call to me to take a picture. I liked the rural mailboxes, many in a row such as in your picture. I liked individual mailboxes that resembled animals, fishes, small houses.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean Linda, I feel the same way :) I also like the individual ones. I loved the manatee mailbox when we were in Florida. Also pelican-shaped ones in seaside areas, lighthouses, the list goes on.
DeleteI missed yesterdays post so had to go back and look. I would not have guessed garlic. I do like the picture of the mailboxes. So simple, yet.... I don't know, I like it though.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim, for commenting and for also taking a look at yesterday's post. Yes, some of the simplest things, so they say, are the best kind of things :)
DeleteI'm with you that almost everything is worth a photo. :) I think I need to find that app. :) Have a super weekend.
ReplyDeleteHi Erika, a kindred spirit :) This app was on an old paint shop pro that I have had for years but I know there are plenty out there that you will have fun when you find one. You have a super weekend too.
DeleteThere is something appealing about rural mailboxes.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100 percent John :)
DeleteThis was an interesting place to visit this morning.
ReplyDeleteThank you Red, I very much appreciate you saying so :)
DeleteDenise what a fun row of mailboxes and poem
ReplyDeleteend of the garlic I would never have guessed
Hugs cecilia
Nice picture from long ago. You don't see many boxes are clustered together anymore. Lovely poem and goes so well with the feeling from the picture.
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Love the poem and the enhancement of your photo to go with the poem! Have a beautiful day, Denise.
ReplyDeleteI would never have guessed this is a photo you edited!! It is lovely. And the poem is just perfect for it!
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