The Mailbox Series

Sept. 5, 2008

Postal Parrots in Bonita Springs, Florida

Parrots on a Mailbox

Bonita Springs Mailbox Theme Number Two

If it's not fish, it's parrots.  In the last week I have found two parrot mailboxes.  This parrot mailbox is in old Bonita Springs just off of Dean Street.  I wish I had a bike.  If I did I'd pedal my brains out all …

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Aug. 29, 2008

Chair Mail, Underware & The Red Cross

Bonita Springs Mailbox

Stuff a Big Check To The Red Cross in There!

This week I cut down Pennsylvania Avenue in Bonita Springs to get to Dolly's on Bonita Beach Road.  I call the area, as do many others, the State Streets because they're all, uh, named after states.  I was driving down …

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Aug. 22, 2008

Mailboxes, Quick Books & Lumberjack Closes Today

Dead fish mailbox

Dead Fish Mailbox | Old Bonita Springs

You were all holding your breath for the mailbox du jour, I just know it. Special thanx to a humongous issue with Quick Books and my extension looming in the not so distant future for getting me slightly derailed from the important things; …

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Aug. 15, 2008

Fish in a Barrel Mailboxes at Lowes in Estero, Florida

The Mailboxs at Lowes

This week has been a little hectic. For all the whiners who think southwest Florida is doomed rest assured that Bonita Springs real estate is, in fact, selling. There's been enough activity to get me buried a little behind. Yeah, I heard the recent foreclosure reports about Fort Myers and …

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July 25, 2008

Marine Life In Bonita Springs, Florida

Bonita Springs dolphin

Friday is For Dolphis and Tall Ones

Recently, I joined Rotary International. I'm having a great time meeting so many new people and getting involved with the community. Why did I join Rotary? To serve the community and to get out and meet people. Real people, not just the one's …

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July 18, 2008

The Fisherman at Bonita Beach | Bonita Springs, Florida

Bonita Beach Fisherman

The Gorton's Fisherman? | Bonita Springs, Florida

This one is coming from my Flickr.com archives. I took it a while back right after the bug incident on Old 41 while I was running. The experience was so terrible I ended up running on Bonita Beach to avoid the gnats on …

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July 11, 2008

Bonita Springs US Mail Pig

Pig in Bonita Springs

Yes, Mail Goes In The "Bacon End"

This little piggy went to Bonita Springs, not the market. I found this mailbox off of Windsor Road, just west of US 41. Know where Sneaky Pete's is? It's that street corner that you'll turn.

I've been taking the long way almost …

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July 4, 2008

Happy Fourth of July Bonita Springs

Manatee Mailbox

Bonita Springs Mailbox Series

Did you ever see such a patriotic Manatee mailbox? Me either. Bonita Springs has a ton of manatee mailboxes, by the way. They’re right up their with dolphin mailboxes. This is what a manatee is if you didn't know: West Indian Manatee Facts.

Last week one …

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June 27, 2008

The Sacrificial Mailbox on Fort Myers Beach

Mailbox Fort Myers Beach

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 …

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June 20, 2008

Seahorses in Sudbury Estates

 

Seahorse Mailbox Bonita Springs

Sudbury and Windsor Estates of Bonita Springs, Florida

Since I had gotten my free wind mitigation survey I stopped into my insurance agency Jones & Jones to deliver the report and hopefully receive a discount.  I actually received a $120 discount on my insurance premiums, which I will get …

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