She Don’t Call, She Don’t Write … Florida has its share of critters. I passed this mailbox the other day, a gray rainy day, and saw this frog hanging out. He was in Brendan Cove in Bonita Springs, Florida. I call these tree frogs. I don’t know if that is what they are. This kind [...]
A Back in the Day Mailbox & Post Office Did you know that the halls and walls of the Liles Hotel at Riverside Park are lined with old photos of Bonita Springs, Florida. I mean way old photos. The kind of photos you see in those books and think to yourself, boy, how did they [...]
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Santa Claus is Diggin’ The Mailbox Series Last week I took my fat, blind, old LBD for a walk and passed this home in Brendan Cove. Yes, I carry a camera with me everywhere. It’s the second home on the left through the gates on Driftwood Drive. There is a really good chance that this [...]
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What Does The Mail Carrier Think? So what did the mail carrier think the first time he pulled up to this mailbox covered with sharks eating bloody Barbies? It may have not phased him…or her. The whole street has funny mailboxes. If you’re looking for the land of fun mailboxes, they’re located in Bonita Farms [...]
The Gorton’s Fisherman Yes, it’s true, the Gorton’s Fisherman lives on Hickory Blvd. on Bonita Beach. He’s a couple of doors down from the Mermaid Mailbox. It’s been a spell since I’ve taken this photo. It’s been a while since I’ve even been able to post something on the blog. I’ve been a hostage. The [...]
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Nothing Runs Like a Deere, on a Post, Planted in Dirt When the storm called Fay (2008) came through Bonita Springs I took photos and did a little video to show people that mainstream media kind of has to sell commercial time and that we really were OK down here. Well, most of us were. [...]
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The Totem, The Brew & The $20 Salad If you take a day trip to Fort Myers Beach you’ll find this totem mailbox at the South end of the Island. It’s about midway between the drawbridge and Santini Plaza, on the gulf side. For you adventurous types that don’t know the area, there are only [...]
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Vanderbilt Mail Beacon In the quest to capture Southwest Florida mailboxes I ran across this lighthouse mailbox. Hey, it’s Southwest Florida. The city of Bonita Springs is peppered with unique mailboxes, the likes of which are mostly nautical themed, fish themed, boat themed, lighthouse themed or ocean themed. I feel like Forest Gump; shimp gumbo, [...]
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