Views of the Neighborhood – Mailbox Toppers

~ John W. Howell

Today we are going to visit some mailbox toppers. Most are new, but there are a couple of repeats. We are catered by Trulucks of Austin. Our entertainment is Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Menu

Prime Seafood

  • AVAILABLE PAN-SEARED OR BROILED WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, FRESH LEMON, SEA SALT AND BROCCOLI
  • CHILEAN SEABASS MSC certified, all-natural, mild flavors with a clean finish
  • NORWEGIAN SALMON* all natural, well marbled with clean flavors
  • SUSHI GRADE TUNA* AAA sushi grade, bright red with a steak-like texture
  • IDAHO RAINBOW TROUT Idaho raised, tender, flaky, and mild
  • TEXAS REDFISH smooth textured, sweet, and firm meat

Prime Steaks

  • USDA PRIME HAND-CUT, AGED A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS. ALL STEAKS ARE SEASONED AND BROILED AT 1200 DEGREES
  • NEW YORK STRIP* center-cut
  • FILET* barrel-cut 
  • RIBEYE* center-cut boneless
  • STEAK FRITES* flat iron, truffle fries, tartar béarnaise

Plant-Based

  • MEATBALLS smoked tomato sauce  |  Three
  • BOLOGNESE Field Roast sausage, Impossible meatballs, tomato, cashew ricotta, basil, pappardelle

Picture of an old time school bus

The bus is ready.

The first is a peaceful pup without any holiday get-ups

Naked armadillo.

Mother and baby Armadillo.

Talavera pot.

Talavera frog.

Tin Gila Monster.

Butter wouldn’t melt in my mouth, cat.

Wise one.

Twiggy’s stone doppelganger.

A mockingbird interloper.

Temple guard (retired).

Just in case you promised to make something happen when pigs fly.

Big ole cement cactus.

Let’s finish with a cute bird and cat.

Now let’s have some food and listen to the music. I hope yu have a great week.

99 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Mailbox Toppers”

  7. “We’re far from the shallow now”. . . what a powerful line! ❤️ We don’t have individual mailboxes in our neighborhood, but outside this area, creativity reigns – everything from javelinas to roadrunners. Have a great day and enjoy your breakfast.

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  11. Views of the Neighborhood is one of my favorite things to check out each week, John. I’m always amazed by what goes on and what’s on display.

    Can’t pick a favorite of these wonderful mailbox toppers (of which there’s not a single one in MY neighborhood), but I really love the Twiggy doppelganger and the non-butter melting cat. Very ZEN, that one. Thanks for sharing, as always. 😀

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  16. I loved each of the sculptures, but being a cat lover I am partial to each of those sculptures. Thank you for sharing these images from the neighborhood…and such a great choice for music!

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  19. Mailbox toppers are not abundant around here, John. We’re lucky just to keep our mailboxes from toppling over. Big mailboxes on skinny posts, and rarely do they stand at full attention. These toppers pictured here do have my attention, and perhaps someday I’ll get to choose what goes above our better-fortified mailbox. The salmon sounds good today!

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  22. Such cool toppers! I loved the first armadillo. They have now made their way to North Carolina and people are freaking out! The Buddha dog could represent Lucy and her wisdom!

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  24. I’ve never seen mailboxes like those.
    Everyone has the same one?
    They look like little stone mansions.
    My fave topper is the Twiggy doppelganger .
    I’m gonna guess what’s on your mailbox!
    An ox?
    🐂📪🐂📫🐂📬🐂📭

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    1. It looks like it was a tradition in the early days of the town. I imagine when a house was built the bricklayer said he had some bricks left over so offered to build a mailbox column. (not sure this is the truth but now it costs over $1000 to repair them when hit by a car.)

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  28. These are quite imaginative, John. The one with the prickly pear on top probably keeps the mailman on his toes. I’d hate to tangle with that one. Thanks for the tour!

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  31. What delicious eats! So hard to choose.
    Same with the toppers. I just love that you guys have that – it’s not something we have here.
    And I cannot get sick of this song. It’s so beautiful

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