The temperature was only three degrees warmer than the previous day, but the windbreaker and hat I wore both days were too much. I left them to warm Connie’s and Marla’s mailbox as we walked on to the creek. With warmer weather coming, this was probably the last time I would use their mailbox as a coat rack. They are moving at the end of the month. We’re thankful they will be only 28 miles away (15 miles as the crow flies).
Marla didn’t realize her car was posing for the photo as she pulled out of her driveway. It seemed fitting that she was on the scene for this historic moment. When she stopped to chat with us, Albert added sound effects by barking from the porch. We will miss him, too.
Mehrling Muse 
We’re all adapting as we go along these days. The loss of your mailbox coat rack ’tis another sign of the times. Although maybe whoever lives there next will be open to you still using the mailbox as a coat rack. You never know!
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We think the new people will be nice and hope to have their friendship. Some families become close and some don’t.
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Spring is in the air, for once again you’ve hung your coat there. I’m sure the new neighbors will be equally as gracious. Remember, “Walk softly, and carry a big sick.” Except when it’s raining, then take an umbrella.
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Good advice! We’ve been caught by rain several times.
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Hopefully after they move you will have a few months to connect with the new neighbors before you use their public coat rack! 🙂
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It is sad that they are moving away and even sadder that you aren’t a crow! Crows do seem to have an advantage over us for getting places don’t they.
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Oh! To be a crow!!
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At least Connie, Marla and Albert are not too far away and you can still visit, though not the same as porch sitting with them … soon you’ll shed your coat/hat and make friends with the new owners of the mailbox and feel free to leave it there again.
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We all have things to look forward to, which is a good thing.
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Wow! That street looks just like ours in Alabama. Nice.
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Do you ever long to live in the South again?
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All the time.
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I didn’t expect that. I’ve never lived in Alabama, but I’ve been there.
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One day, I’ll write about what it is.
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I’ll look forward to that.
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I’m sorry to hear you are losing your neighbors, but at least they are close enough to visit! Maybe when you explain your tradition to the new neighbors they won’t mind you using their mailbox either. Stay safe!
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We hope to meet the new neighbors soon after they move in. I guess a lot will depend on whether we have to keep our distance.
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We’ll be back to the days of talking over fences soon.
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Your Photo is interesting. It made me speculate on how it looked 20 years ago or even 10 years. I find that all places that are lived in will be very familiar to many people. I am able to mentally relive many drives that I have had through the Great Smokies. Stay safe and socially distance where possible.
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Maybe your new neighbor will allow youth warm their mailbox also..:)
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I hope so. I carry my jacket when I have to, but it would be nice to be free of it climbing up the steep hill.
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Can’t believe it’s so warm so early. Hope your next new neighbors let you continue using the improvised coat hook.
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Our temps fluctuate. It was 33 degrees when we went out to walk this morning. Are you still snowboarding?
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We are under stay-at-home orders, and have been for a few weeks now. The slopes closed thanks to Covid on March 15. 😦
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Rats! That’s too bad.
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Some new potential friends may move in – and allow you to still leave your coat there.
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We hope to make friends with the new neighbors.
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Of course, I am sure it will be fun getting to know them. I have found loads of new friends when we moved here. Lucky we got to get to know them a little before the current crisis. I am hoping to pick up after everything go back to normality again. When that is is anyone’s guess, Anne.
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I didn’t think this crisis was going to last long, and I was wrong. We’ve had all our close neighbors visit on the porch, one family at a time. That part has been delightful.
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It certainly breaks the monotony of no social contact.
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