Views of the Neighborhood – Mail Box Toppers

~ John W. Howell

Today, we are going to check out new mailbox toppers. Swifts Attic of Austin is catering our event, and Stevie Wonder is our entertainment.

Menu

Pad Thai – butternut squash & carrot noodles, tamarind peanut sauce, tempeh chorizo, spicy peanuts, mushroom, green onion
Hot Cheeks – Szechuan peppercorn braised pork cheeks, mala gravy, crispy rice cake, green onion, cilantro
Old Dirty Galbi – galbi braised Wagyu short rib, black garlic dirty rice, pickled mushrooms, galbi reduction
Shatta Cluck Up – curry crispy chicken thighs, brown butter Kabocha squash mash, breakfast radish, Shatta
Teres Major (Beef shoulder steak) – chile rubbed Teres Major, parsnip puree, confit cippolini onions, grilled broccolini, red wine reduction
Gulf Boys & Country Gals – marinated Gulf shrimp, yellow grits, cheddar, speck, balsamic onion jam, Anaheim peppers
Miso Salmon – crispy skin Scottish salmon, creamy miso, tare braised shiitake, candied Fresno, Bok choy, bean sprouts
Picture of an old time school bus
Let’s get going.
A Talavera boot.
Noble lion
Orchid cactus
A Talavera Gekko
Rattlesnake bones
Turkey with a sweet rock
Talavera turtle
Asian lantern
Snail sculpture
Have to wonder about this one. Looks like something Craig Boyack would invent.
That is the tour. It is time to relax, eat, and enjoy the music.

64 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Mail Box Toppers”

  12. These are all creative. Are they reflective of the owners, you think? The last one does make a statement of some kind. He is a rather appealing and i like the angle of the shot – makes him look bigger and the composition is very good with the sky/trees and the red bricks. I’ll try the Gulf Boys & Country Girls.

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  13. I had to laugh at the armored guy guarding his mailbox, John. Maybe he’s there to keep away all the requests for donations?? And I love the lion, turtle, and Asian lantern, too — what an interesting Sunday tour!

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  15. That certainly was some interesting and creative mail boxes. I used to work for a company that did automatic mail sorting. We used image processing and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to find the address and make out the characters, and then match the address to an address data base. The post office was our biggest customer, so they have a special place in my heart. So post office stuff, including mail boxes excite me a bit. I still send postcards to people so that I can support the post office.

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  16. Love the boot, the gekko, the turtle, and the snail. I think you’re right about that last one. It does look like something Craig would cook up.

    I enjoy Pad Thai, but I think I’ll give that Old Dirty Galbi a try.

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  17. Look at you.. what fun!!! you do know how jel jel I am of you that you just get on that “uber” and go and the food comes to you right? Fam from Chicago is in .. the visit is turning into an over night but I’m not complaining🤗😂💓.. just sayin, lol
    love iot have a great time❣️

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  20. I’ve enjoyed the many toppers in your neighborhood before. I don’t think anyone in our town has anything like this.

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  21. Those are terrific toppers, John.

    Art on mail… love it

    We have a mail slot. If I did put a topper out, it would be stolen in minutes.

    When we moved here, we put planter boxes under the windows. The boxes were screwed to the cementsills.

    One day there were no boxes, just screws…… still screwed.

    Fab song!

    Thank you John, and have a great week ahead!

    OX OX OX

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    1. Thank you, Resa. I hope you have a great week as well. It always amazes me how the crooked element of our society can’t stand beauty (Like flower boxes) You know they had no other motivation then to remove beauty
      OX OX OX OX

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